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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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