Fleet Feet Chico The Big Run
Date
Wed, Jun 3, 2026, 5:30 PM PDTDistance
5K
Quick take
Celebrate Global Running Day with a free 5k, scholarship awards for local seniors, and an ice cream social.
Best for: cause-driven runners
Race feel
- Fun
- Scenic
- Festive
- For a Cause
Fun
Scenic
Festive
For a CauseJoin Fleet Feet Chico for The Big Run, a free 5k celebrating Global Running Day. This community event invites all runners and walkers to enjoy a route through local streets and a beautiful park. Before the run, a special ceremony will award scholarships to deserving high school seniors through the Run Strong Program, in partnership with Chico Striders. Conclude your morning with a fun post-run social featuring a delicious ice cream bar. It's a wonderful way to connect and celebrate running.
What to expect
- A free 3.1-mile run or walk through Chico's streets and a local park.
- A pre-run ceremony honoring graduating high school seniors with scholarships.
- Enjoy a post-run social with a delicious ice cream bar.
Standout details
- Free 5k for Global Running Day
- Scholarship awards for local seniors
- Post-run ice cream bar
- Walker-friendly course
Ready to register?
Finish signup on the organizer site (check fees and dates there).
From the organizer
Join us for a fun FREE 5k sponsored by Brooks Running. Celebrate Global Running Day on Wednesday June 3rd with us at Fleet Feet Chico. This is a celebration of the activity that we all love and that brings our community together! We are inviting all runners and walkers to join us for a fun morning running and walking…
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from our local Fleet Feet through our beautiful surrounding streets and park. To make this event even more special we will be partnering with the Chico Striders to help celebrate deserving graduating high school seniors with a scholarship from the Run Strong Program. Before our run we will have a short ceremony awarding the scholarship and learning more about their future educational plans. This run will take place at Fleet Feet Chico, (241 Main St. ) with a fun pre routed 5k course that will finish back at the store for a fun post run social with a delicious ice cream bar from Shubert's Ice Cream. Festivities will start at 5:30pm with the run kicking off at 6:00pm Registration is used to sign our event waiver and provide a headcount for Ice cream!