Our Purpose

The Running Outreach Initiative is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to make running accessible for all children.  Although running seems like it would be a sport with few financial barriers, running shoes required for injury prevention and race registration fees, as well as coaching fees can add up to hundreds of dollars.  We believe that running can strengthen work ethic, help create communities, and support physical and mental health.  We strive to remove these barriers for children to allow them to experience all the joys running can bring.  Running Outreach raises money throughout the year to purchase good quality running shoes and host a 5k event free for students.  Additionally, we also host free practices for our students after school where we help train our students for our 5k at the end of the season and help these students form meaningful relationships with one another.

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Find our upcoming events in the calendar below!

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