Events/Runs

• Valentines Runs – 2/9/12 Elmhurst, 2/12/12 La Grange

  Love is in the air…our love for running. Bring your special someone or meet someone new at our Valentines theme runs. Join us and test wear a pair of Merrell running shoes, followed by a pizza party in the store plus raffles and prizes.

• Luna Chix Chili Cook Off – 2/27/12 – La Grange

  Calling all cooks! Come join the Chicago Triathlon Luna Chix team at The Runner's Soul La Grange for a Chili Cook-off! We will be hosting our regular 6:30pm Monday run, followed by a Chili Cook-off! Bring your favorite prepared chili recipe on Monday, February 27th to The Runner's Soul La Grange to be tasted by all! Prizes will be given to the top three chili recipes!

• Soul Sister Night – Elmhurst 1/19/12

  It's time to celebrate the "sisters". We celebrate your strength, perseverance, stamina and beauty. Join us Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 6:00 - 9:00pm as we Celebrate You at Soul Sister Night.

• The Doctor Is In

  Dr. Misty McNeill, founder of Prairie Path Foot and Ankle Clinic, a foot and ankle physician and surgeon will be in the Elmhurst store at 7:30pm to answer your questions. No appointment necessary, pleaseRSVP for attendance. Enjoy this complimentary opportunity.

• Back By Popular Demand – Meet John “The Penguin” Bingham

  Back by Popular Demand! Known by fans as “The Penguin” for his back-of-the-pack speed, John Bingham is the unlikely hero of the modern running boom. Hear excerpts from his upcoming book An Accidental Athlete: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Middle Age, the best-selling author and magazine columnist recalls his childhood dreams of athletic glory, sedentary years of unhealthy excess, and a life-changing transformation from couch potato to “adult-onset athlete.”

• Meet the Penguin – John Bingham Sept 19 – La Grange

  Known by fans as “The Penguin” for his back-of-the-pack speed, John Bingham is the unlikely hero of the modern running boom. Hear excerpts from his upcoming book An Accidental Athlete: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Middle Age, the best-selling author and magazine columnist recalls his childhood dreams of athletic glory, sedentary years of unhealthy excess, and a life-changing transformation from couch potato to “adult-onset athlete.”

• Natural Running Clinic – Elmhurst

  Back by popular demand! Join us for a special Natural Running Clinic sponsored by Hofmaier Chiropractic. The clinic will consist of hands on instruction for form, posture and gait; followed by a 1 mile run for runners new to natural running. The total clinic may last up to 2 hours. Dress ready to run.

• Run with The North Face

  Run with Us and The North Face, Thursday August 4th at the Soul Asylum Run.

• Brooks Cavalcade of Curiosity – July 28 La Grange

  This one of a kind Shoe-a-poloza Carnival will “feet-ure” The Brooks Run Happy® Cavalcade of Curiosities. Runners of all ages, skill levels, shapes and sizes will be entertained, educated and awed by the Cavalcade, which is highlighted by a custom double-decker British bus featuring free running gait analysis on the upper level and an Arcade of Oddities on the lower level.

• Run With Us For More Fun

  Don't miss the fun Monday, July 11, adidas runs with us at the Luna Run and Thursday August 4 when The Northface runs with us at the Soul Asylum Run.