Running group for whole family or ages 6&8
Hi. I am looking for a fun running group for the whole family, with coaches that teach proper form and help train for races. Ideally this would be a family event, as we the parents would like to also be involved and use running for fitness. But, since that may be hard to find, we would love to find a relaxed, and fun running group for elementary aged children. We don't want a hyper competitive environment, as it seems to be the case with kid sports nowadays. We want this for fitness, and a skill to learn, would be fun to run some races too. Thank you. (anywhere in the bay area is fine)
Jul 29, 2023
Parent Replies
We love Running for a Better Oakland (RBO)! They meet on Saturday mornings at Snow Park in Oakland and the RBO coaches guide them through practice. While it's for kids (all ages), many parents volunteer and participate in both the trainings and the races. Not competitive at all (though they do have medals, acknowledge race winners, etc. and some of the older kids also run competitively).
Cannot say enough good things about Olympian Joy Upshaw's ages 3-14 running group Jack Rabbits Track Club https://jackrabbitstrack.com/.
My son started with Coach Joy in 5th grade, stayed with her through middle school, and she was his coach through high school for long jump- she is an amazing athlete / coach / human being. Highly recommend.