About the YMCA STRIDE Boy’s Running & Character Fitness Program
STRIDE is an afterschool running and character education program for boys in the upper elementary grades, run through the YMCA. Sessions meet weekly across a full fall season, and each meeting pairs running with open discussion on topics like bullying and sportsmanship. The season wraps with a closing race, so there is a real finish line to work toward.
Program locations around Springfield include a school site, a university athletic center, and a YMCA branch. Depending on which site a boy enrolls at, the closing race is either a standalone event run alongside a girls program or the local Turkey Trot held on Thanksgiving morning on a college campus.
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Distances & Start Times
Students11/14/2026 10:00$140
Coaches11/14/2026 10:00Free
Jr. Coaches11/14/2026 10:00$75
Family/Friend 5K Runner UIS Site11/26/2026 08:00Free
Family / Friend 5K Runner Blessed Sacrament Site11/14/2026 10:00$40
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