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Who We Are

RunGR is a Grand Rapids running group who lives, trains and runs to become better athletes.

We’re a group of everyday people accomplishing amazing things. We’re masters of motivation, gurus of goal setting, and road warriors of adventure.

Our Mission

We support a lifestyle of running. Our members build relationships beyond the training, use their passions to give back to the community, and to achieve their personal best when they race.

Live, Train, Run!

What We Do

We run. We also enjoy mixing things up by cross training with group rides and open water swims.

In typical RunGR fashion there are plenty of opportunities for socializing such as weekly post run coffee, annual kayak trip, soup run, post-race celebrations, beer runs and our annual party!

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  • "Only RUNGR has this crazy mix of zany, funny, supportive, dramaqueenish, serious, stylish, and awesomeish cast of characters.. and somehow it all works." — Jim Bomhof

  • "It's the people, the Gu, the Gatorade, the support of others training alongside you, the kick in the pants to run one more hill, one more mile, one more interval and a fantastic coach! He ran an entire marathon with me to help me get my Boston time!" — Jim Rathbun

  • " I've made my best friends in the years of training with this group." — Mike Dopke

  • "Before joining RunGR in January, I had never run more than 5 miles and would have never thought I would be running my first half-marathon just four months later. Thank you RunGR for all of the encouragement and support!" — Lisa Barrett

  • "It keeps me accountable. I would be way less likely to get up so early on a Saturday morning if there was no one expecting me to be there. I love how I feel after a tough speed workout
" — Brittany Cutler

  • "RunGR is something to look forward to each week—the people, the energy, the AWESOME-NESS" — Michelle Swift

  • "RunGR encourages the smallest and biggest of achievements" — Beverly Chesebro

  • "The friendly competition!
"— Kyle Cutler

  • "It's my family"— Jamie Nye

  • "RunGR is something to look forward to each week—the people, the energy, the AWESOME-NESS" — Michelle Swift

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