The Running Outreach Initiative is an Ohio State University student-led nonprofit organization dedicated to coaching underprivileged students in the surrounding community to complete a 5K race, with the support of fundraising efforts which engage the Ohio State community. Our goal is to bring joy, confidence, self-motivation, perseverance, and camaraderie into the lives of elementary and middle school students by introducing them to the sport of running. Simultaneously, we eliminate the financial barriers to entering the sport such as coaching fees, running shoe costs, and race entry fees. With this 5K, we break down the financial barriers to competing for our athletes by granting them free admission, where race entry fees from all other participants are donated to the schools hosting our running programs, Graham Elementary & Middle School and North Columbus Preparatory Academy.

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