Welcome
Glen Ellyn Runners was founded in 1999 and is the largest running club in the Western Suburbs. Our members are runners of all abilities, from recreational runners to highly competitive road racers. We all share a love of running, a goal of fitness, and enjoy training together. Our club is friendly, supportive, and social.
We offer fun runs, variety of training programs, and social activities.

Come run with us!


Glen Ellyn Runners Run Katie Home


Pictured: Dave Weltzin, Tara Challenger, Ron Degnan, Katie Visco, Rick Johnson, Michael Thiele, Jessica Oldfather (Not Pictured: Michael Albrecht)

On Sunday, June 27th, a group of Glen Ellyn Runners welcomed Katie Visco home from her 3,200 mile trip across America. Joining her in Lombard, our group ran with her on the prarie path to her home in Glen Ellyn, marking her 1,000 mile mark. Katie is running from Boston to San Diego to raise money for Girls on the Run. Read her amazing story on the link below:

Find more videos like this on Pave Your Lane
Tara Challenger's web site dedicated to Katie (great photos)


Speed Training every Tuesday

View our Speed Training Pics Here

Each Tuesday, Glen Ellyn Runners hold speedwork sessions tailored to help them peak for the fall racing season. Workouts are designed to be beneficial to all abilities alike. You don't need to be speedy to do speedwork. You just need to want to get faster.

   

Weekly Events

 Tuesdays   6:30pm - Speed Training

 Thursdays 6:30pm - Mid Week Long Runs

 Sundays 6:30am - Marathon Training

* Speed Training meets at Glenbard West HS
    all other runs start at Gazebo

 
Upcoming GER Events

 July 10, Friday - GER Pub Run
  (Details Coming)

 August 15, Saturday - Mid-Year Dinner

 August 29, Saturday - Kane County Cougars

 
Featured Runner
         Jill Griffin