Our Run Programs
Choose the perfect program for your running goals
Youth Run Program
While this program is not active in 2025, we hope to resume it again in the summer of 2026! The program is for kids aged 8-12. Runs are on Thursdays at 6:15pm and Saturdays at 8am. The program includes a track meet with local run group, Fast Track!
Fun Run Mondays
If you like to run with others, Xtra Mile is the place! Get connected with local runners from Fast Track and Busse Woods Running Club. Runs are held Mondays at 6:15 p.m. for a fun run - all paces welcome! You don't have to be with a running group to join in!
Friday Night Flights (Year-round!)
Xtra Mile's One-Friday-a-Month local brewery tour. A run takes place before enjoying local beer and great company!
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Couch to 5K
The spring session has concluded!
New to running, or returning from a sabbatical? Join our Couch to 5k program! It's a 10-week walk-to-run course that concludes at a local 5K. When in session, runs are held Tuesdays from the store from 6:15-7 pm, and Saturday mornings at Volkening Lake from 9-10 am.
Our Races
Roselle's Run for the Roses 5K & Youth Dash
June
Xtra Mile Running is proud to host a local race that has been going on for more than two decades! The course is flat, fast and run on the streets of Roselle. The race starts and ends at Lake Park High School West Campus. Following the 5K race, there is a 0.6K Youth Run (1/3 mile)! This race is held every year in June. The 2024 race was selected by CARA to be part of the Runners Choice Circuit!
Fast Track Cross-Country Open
November
The 2025 race has concluded.
Experience or relive the glory days of the cross country season in early November at this fun, 3-Mile MacNider cross-country course! Open to all ages and abilities, and proudly on the 2025 CARA Chicago Racing Circuit.