About Girls Gone Rx
Mission
Compete for a Cure™
Our all-women competitions and events encourage fun and fitness while raising awareness for Breast Cancer.
How it all started
Girls Gone Rx started with the idea of getting women together to benefit a great cause. We wanted to do something that showcased women’s strengths and weaknesses, because those are the two most important parts of battling something like cancer. You have to learn to be strong even when you’re feeling weak, but sometimes you also have to be willing to be weak and allow your team to support you. Our team building events help women learn to fight through obstacles and overcome them while learning to be strong, confident and fearless.
Celebrating a Decade of Competing For a Cure!
Our first event was in 2012, hosted at our previously owned CrossFit gym in Denver, Colorado. Girls Gone Rx brings strong, powerful women together to compete in in a competition that also raises money for breast cancer research and awareness.
We are all about the fun, rocking pink and glitter, challenging workouts, PR’s, and tons of epic moments. We have ladies who have never competed to advanced athletes and everything in between. This is not just another competition, it’s an event full of energy and a belief in supporting something greater.
What does the Girls Gone Rx competition look like?
Compete for a Cure- our events benefit the breast cancer charity called Compete for a Cure. As part of every event, your team will get the opportunity to create a fundraising page! Fundraising is also part of your overall event score (how freaking fun).
GGRx focuses on community over competition; celebrating and lifting each other up. When you get women together, it is all about empowering each other and supporting each other. The workouts will be hard but you will have the best time!
Linda’s Story
In September of 2008, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. This was a scary blow for me and my husband and our entire family. At the time, all three of my children were in the military and were either in Iraq, about to go to Iraq or just coming home from Iraq. Our daughter, Lindsey, was the one stationed in Iraq when we found out, which was heart breaking. I had to wait weeks to be able to talk to her and when I did, I finally had to tell her my prognosis. It felt awful to share this news with her while she was in such a difficult place, so far away from home. But she is, and always will be, a rock solid soul. Lindsey and her husband, Kris, are truly great, hardworking and loving people who have supported me every step of the way.
In October of 2008 I underwent a lumpectomy and spent the next six weeks enduring radiation treatment. As of this date, I am “symptom free” of cancer, which is a blessing. I’m proud to be a small part of the Girls Gone Rx program, helping to raise money for cancer awareness. I am also immensely proud of my daughter and son-in-law, Lindsey and Kris Marcelli for all they do for me, and for breast cancer awareness!
