Proud To Run

Sign up to lace up and run to help support these beneficiaries, to support your community, and to get out there and run, and celebrate pride like we have been doing for 40 years of Proud to Run!

Beneficiaries for 2022 include @BraveSpaceChi and @WeSayYEPP - very excited to work with both groups!

New website, registration for 2022 race is on! proudtorunchicago.org

We are excited to announce that Proud to Run 2019 was recognized as the Community Partner of the Year by the LGBT Chamber of Commerce for the work done this past year for the greater local LGBTQ+ nonprofit community, raising a new record of $80,000 for our LGBT Beneficiaries.

If your interested in joining the Proud to Run Board 2020, please let us know!!

Thank you @PondRippleMedia for creating this beautiful video of highlights from Proud To Run 2019! Watch it here: vimeo.com/350360905

Proud To Run is disbursing $80,000 to our 2019 Beneficiaries, the LARGEST disbursement in Proud To Run history!!!! Thank you to our participants, our volunteers, and our corporate sponsors for helping to make Proud To Run 2019 our most successful race ever!

THANK YOU to Proud To Run 2019 sponsor PepsiCo for their generous donation of water, Gatorade, and Bubly (and cups!) for race day! ❤️

Be sure to stay for the stage ceremony after tomorrow's race, featuring the awards ceremony and closing remarks ... PLUS a special appearance by one of Chicago's most notable LGBTQ+ icons!

Packet pickup from 12:00 to 7:00 pm at Fleet Feet Lakeview (3359 N Southport Avenue). Be ready to show your confirmation email and the email of anyone else you're picking up for. To avoid long lines at race day packet pickup, we STRONGLY encourage you to pick up your gear today.

We've got fewer than 140 spots left open for the 5K Run! Visit proudtorun.org to register today! Registration closes tomorrow at 7:00 p.m.! And remember there is NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!

IMPORTANT NOTE regarding transferring registrations and changing race distances.

We officially have over 2,000 proud participants registered to #RunForward at Proud To Run 2019! Thank you all for supporting Proud To Run and our wonderful beneficiaries!

Volunteer as a Course Marshal for Proud To Run 2019! Direct runners along the course — and cheerlead and encourage them as they #RunForward! Visit proudtorun.org today to volunteer!

There's another round of packet pickup today from noon to 8:00 at Fleet Feet Lincoln Square (4762 N Lincoln Avenue)! Be ready to show your confirmation email. And if you're picking up for a friend, make sure you have a copy of their email too.

Our medals are here! Visit proudtorun.org to register for Proud To Run 2019, and make sure you get yours on June 29! (Half marathon medal designed by Chicago Frontrunner Curtis Tom, 5K/10K Run medal designed by Chicago Frontrunner Eric Cortez; Photos by Jose A. Rios)

We're proud to announce that WGN-TV's Mike Lowe will be joining us once again as Master of Ceremonies at Proud To Run 2019! -- Visit proudtorun.org to register or volunteer for Chicago's Original Pride Week Running Event. (Remember, there is no race day registration.)

We've got another day of packet pickup today from noon to 8:00 at Fleet Feet Old Town (1706 N Wells Street)! Be sure to have your confirmation email. And if your picking up for a friend, you'll need a copy of their confirmation email too.

If you need to pick up a friend's race packet, make sure you have a copy of their confirmation email! See you at Fleet Feet Old Town (1706 N Wells St). We'll be here until 5:00!

Packet pickup starts today NOW at Fleet Feet Old Town (1706 N Wells St.). We'll be here until 5:00! Just be ready to show your confirmation email, then pick up your swag for Proud To 2019! Visit proudtorun.org for more packet pickup dates and times this week.