Join Read & Run Chicago Programs Manager Fernanda Wetzel for a 4-mile, easy-paced (11:00 min/mile) guided running tour focused on women in West Loop's history in honor of International Women's Day and Women's History Month. The route and content are inspired by Connie Fairbanks's Chicago's West Loop Then and Now. After the route, enjoy social time with snacks and drinks.

Join Read & Run Chicago founder Allison Yates and Heyday Homes founder Meg Daday for a 5-mile, easy-paced (11:00 min/mile) guided running route inspired by Christie Tate's memoir, Bff: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found. After the route, we'll have an intimate author Q&A with Christie Tate, plus snacks, drinks, and a raffle.

Run a 4-mile route inspired by the young adult novel Clark and Division, followed by a panel with Japanese-Americans resettled in Chicago.

Join Read & Run Chicago's Programs Manager Fernanda Wetzel for our sweetest run. This easy-paced (11:00 min/mile), 4-mile Fun Run through Little Italy inspired by Jennifer Billock’s Historic Chicago Bakeries includes samples from three bakeries, brief Little Italy neighborhood history, and outdoor movement when we need it most (winter!).

Join Read & Run Chicago Programs Manager Fernanda Wetzel for a ~4-mile guided route through Hyde Park, stopping at various locations that shaped Michelle Obama’s trajectory from a South Shore student to a lawyer in the Loop and eventually, FLOTUS! After the run, join us for a book club discussion, snacks and drinks.

Join Read & Run Chicago and Street Fight author Anne Morrisy for a 5-mile running route inspired by her gripping account of the 1920s Chicago taxi wars.

Join Read & Run Chicago, Gerber/Hart Library & Archives, and Betsy Tomszak of Books with Betsy for a 3-mile running route inspired by Rebecca Makkai's award-winning novel, The Great Believers.

Join us to celebrate all the miles we ran and books we read in 2024! RSVP required — RSVP here.

A 4-mile guided run in Bridgeview inspired by Sahar Mustafah's novel followed by an in-person Q&A with the author.

A 3-mile guided running tour in the Loop about the 1968 DNC and the infamous trial of the “Chicago 7.”

A 3-mile run in Cicero inspired by I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter followed by a Q&A with the author.

Join us for a spooky, season-appropriate run into the chilling world of Summerdale and Summerdale II with author David Jay Collins!

An easy-paced (11:00 min/mile) guided running tour inspired by Alison Mariella Désir's memoir, Running While Black.

A 4-mile, easy-paced running tour all about the history of Chicago's infamous Union Stockyards.

Join Read & Run Chicago for a 6-mile fun run between Pilsen and Little Village to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month!

Join Read & Run Chicago founder Allison Yates at a free community run at this year's Strength in the City Festival.

A 4-Mile Running Tour in Hyde Park followed by a panel with reproductive rights activists past and present. Cover photo credit: AP

Join Read & Run Chicago and CRR19 for a 5-mile running tour in Bronzeville to commemorate the 1919 Chicago Race Riots. Register here.

Join Read & Run Chicago and Black Girls Read Book Club for a 5-mile Book Club Run + Author Q&A with Toya Wolfe. Register here.

Join Read & Run Chicago and Gerber/Hart for an easy-paced 3-mile running tour and post-run lecture at Vuori.

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Read & Run Chicago for an easy-paced, 4-5 mile run in Pilsen and virtual Q&A with author Ann Napolitano!

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Read & Run Chicago for an easy-paced, 3-mile run in Bronzeville and Q&A with author Dawn Turner!

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An easy-paced 3-mile route inspired by David Jay Collins’s Gaybash, followed by an in-person author Q&A at Elevate.

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Join Read & Run Chicago on this special Book Club Run of Becoming to help On Running celebrate the launch of the new Cloudmonster Hyper!

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Join Read & Run Chicago and Lemont Downtown for the second run in our series inspired by local author Pat Camalliere’s Cora Tozzi Historical Mystery Series.

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Join Read & Run Chicago for three running tours in Lemont inspired by Pat Camalliere's historical mystery series!

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Join Read & Run Chicago for an easy-paced running tour of the West Loop neighborhood!

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