Chicago Area Runners Association

A community of over 10,000. We are Chicagoland’s running club. We advocate for runners & provide opportunities to train, race, learn, be social, & volunteer CARA, is a non-profit organization committed to serving & advocating for the local running community The Chicago Area Runners Association, CARA, is a non-profit organization committed to serving and advocating for the local running community. We are Chicagoland’s running club, providing accessible opportunities for all runners to train, race, learn, be social and volunteer.

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Address: 1540 S Ashland Avenue #201, ChicagoWeb: cararuns.orgFacebook: ChicagoAreaRunnersAssociationX (Twitter): CARARunsEmployees: 6Volunteers: 500Revenue: 1473963ICO: 363054942

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Love seeing all the amazing opportunities CARA provides for our local running community! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Can’t wait to lace up my shoes and join you all for the next event! 💙

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So proud to be part of such a vibrant community! 🙌 Let's keep supporting each other, training hard, and smashing those race goals together! #CARAfamily 🏅✨

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