Skokie SwiFters Run/Walk Club

Skokie Swifters is a running and walking club for everyone from beginners to experienced distance runners. Whether you want to get moving outside, are looking to make some new friends, or need a little motivation while you train for an upcoming race, you'll find a welcome community in the Swifters. Read more about our mission.

Check out the calendar page for details about our weekly Tuesday Trails and Saturday Scamper meetups and special events. And check out the race log to see what other Swifters are running, and if you feel inspired, sign up for a race and let us know!

Swifter szn Stops now open for registration!

Every year, we aim to put together a series of six races that we hope will be the Swiftiest of them all! We hope you'll join us at these upcoming races!

Rick Byrdsong Memorial Race against Hate

8k & 5k Run/Walk
Youth Mile/Half Mile Fun Run

Szn Stop #3
June 15, 7:30am

Register now!

BackLot Dash

5k and Kids Half Mile Color Fun Run

Szn Stop #4
August 23, 8:30am

Let's paint the village yellow!

Sign up to join us.

Long Grove's
PrairIe State

Half Marathon & 10k Run/Walk
Oktoberfest 5k

Szn Stop #5
October 4

Upcoming Events

Niles Township Fun Run/Walk

May 31, 9am

Join us for the Niles Township Food Pantry Fun Run!

This 5k color run promises fun for all ages, with exciting extras like face painting, a balloon artist, Kona Ice, the Soul Good Coffee Truck and Treats, and a Touch-a-Truck experience. Explore tables from local community organizations and help us reach our goal of raising $25,000 to support Niles Township students in need of school supplies.

A Swiftacular swift-raiser

June 10, 6:30pm

Save the date for a special Tuesday Swift-raiser! Meet at 6:00pm as usual for our run/walk, then head back to the tap room for a fundraiser for our club! We’ll have raffle tickets available ($1 each/$5 for 6 tix) for you to drop into various buckets for super sweet prizes! Stay tuned, as we’ll be featuring some of the prizes available in the next few weeks. Hope to see you and your Swifty support then!