Read & Run Chicago
A chapter of Read & Run Tours, the first & only running organization with routes built by stories.
Our events feature running routes built by stories. This means our running guides use texts (usually books!) to create a literary-themed running route. Each guided run is followed by a discussion or author Q&A at a local business.
Running Tours
Book Club Runs
Trail Runs
Fun Runs
+ Author Q&As
We run routes built by stories.
We strive to use stories and movement to explore cities by providing meaningful, creative, and community-based learning for runners to connect better with themselves, their built environments, and each other, while promoting literacy and supporting libraries, authors, bookstores, and other local small businesses.
For locals and tourists alike.
Whether you’re a seasoned Chicagoan or visitor, everyone has something to learn from running through the city’s stories.
Movement with purpose.
We support local authors, independent bookstores, and the culture of reading.
Routes Built by Stories
Running events inspired by books set in Chicago, written by local authors.