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Press coverage and stories about Run Your City chapters from around the world.

The State Press / May 3, 2026
ASU track athletes coach youth community through Run Your City Tempe
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Washington Square News / Apr 30, 2026
Washington Square News | NYU athletes bring free running sessions to local kids
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BU Today / Oct 21, 2025
Run Your City Boston Teaches Running Skills and Racing to K-8 Athletes
BU track and cross country student-athletes coach and mentor local K-8 students at Run Your City Boston.
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Valley News / Jul 1, 2025
Dartmouth athlete-led program helps kids put their best foot forward
A Dartmouth athlete-led program helps local kids put their best foot forward.
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UMTerps / Apr 30, 2025
Making Running Fun Again
Maryland student-athletes are turning their passion for running into community impact.
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Nashville Voyager / Feb 24, 2025
Meet Alix Still of the Vanderbilt area
Meet Alix Still, the Vanderbilt student-athlete behind Run Your City in the Nashville area.
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Daily Trojan / Nov 20, 2024
Student athletes launched free running club for children
USC student-athletes launched a free running club designed to introduce kids to track and field.
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Run Your City / Nov 15, 2024
Celebrating Success: Fall Highlights
Our 10 new chapters wrapped their very first season with over 900 participants and 160+ volunteers.
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Run Baltimore / Nov 13, 2024
Exciting Engagement This Season
Run Baltimore saw remarkable engagement this season, with over 100 kids and strong community support.
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Run Athens / Nov 12, 2024
Success Following Our First Season
Congratulations to our University of Georgia student-athlete leaders and volunteers on a successful first season.
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NBC29 / Jan 10, 2021
Run Your City Charlottesville goes virtual
University of Virginia student-athletes take Run Your City's free running program virtual.
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CBS19 / Jan 9, 2021
Run Your City moves free running program online
A local Charlottesville nonprofit moves its free youth running program online.
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Run Harrisonburg / Dec 20, 2020
How I Started My Running Journey
Run Harrisonburg volunteer Meredith Beaver shares how she started her running journey.
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Run Harrisonburg / Aug 2, 2020
Dealing With Injuries and Other Setbacks
Run Harrisonburg's Maddi Knight on dealing with injuries and other setbacks as a runner.
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Run Your City / Jul 27, 2020
The Story Behind Run Your City
Founder Mary Blankemeier on the passion and community behind the founding of Run Your City.
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Run Harrisonburg / Jul 19, 2020
Combining Running and Nutrition
Run Harrisonburg's nutritionist Caitlin on combining running and nutrition.
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UVA Today / Jan 14, 2020
Two students had an idea. One year and 150 kids later, it's a thriving nonprofit.
How two UVA students turned a simple idea into a thriving youth running nonprofit, reaching 150 kids in its first year.
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