Running

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

MULTIPLE COUNTIES

4-H Youth Development Program. National program for youth ages 5-19. Opportunities to build confidence, learn responsibility, make friends, share interests, develop lifelong skills and make a difference in the community. Activities and projects range from building robots to raising rabbits and designing web pages, to landscape design, hiking, interior design, astronomy, dance and much more. 4-h.org.

Butte County (530)538-7201.
Glenn County (530)865-1107.
Shasta County (530)224-4900.
Siskiyou County (530)842-2711.
Tehama County (530)527-3101.

Girls on The Run of The North State; Butte, Glenn, Shasta & Tehama Counties. A fun, character-building program for girls in grades 3-8. Uses the power of running to help build confident, strong girls from the inside out. Strengthens girls physically, emotionally and socially in preparation to face the upcoming pressures of adolescence and helps create a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Fall & spring programs. gotrnorthstate.org. (530)636-0786.

BUTTE COUNTY

The Chico Running Club. Hosts fun runs & walks, weekly & annual events and online message board for members and the Chico community. Organizes a variety of annual races for participants from all over California. chicorunningclub.org.

Fleet Feet; Chico. For beginners all the way up to marathons, Fleet Feet offers training programs all year round and workouts designed by RRCA and USATF-certified running coaches. fleetfeetchico.com. 241 Main Street. (530)345-1000.