About She Runs Grand Rapids

Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just starting your movement journey, SHE RUNS GR is a race you won’t want to miss. With a range of distances to choose from, including a 5K, 10K and half-marathon, we want to see movement change as many lives as possible. 

New Location, New Season, New Adventure!

This year we’ll gather at the historic Grand Rapids community hub John Ball Park. Taking to the streets together this fall will bring new picturesque views and plenty of summer training time. We hope you’ll join us on this new adventure!

We’re Michigan-based, locally owned and operated, and proud to be born and raised in the Mitten. It is our mission to pursue, encourage and celebrate healthy lifestyles here in our local communities and beyond.

Each and every day, we strive to provide the best customer care, building relationships and empowering and inspiring others to move. We seek to foster and support an active community in every place we call home, giving back more than we take. This was true when we opened our first store in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan back in 1985, and it’s still true today across all our retail locations and our online store.

Our Commitment to DE&I

At Gazelle Sports, we believe movement can change your life. With that in mind, we are committed to investing in the communities we call home, and authentically sharing the stories of those who are actively engaged in those communities. SHE RUNS Grand Rapids is a Gazelle Sports’ event presented by University of Michigan Health-West and HOKA taking place on Sunday, September 29th, 2024.

SHE RUNS Grand Rapids is a race centered around the empowerment of women and gender non conforming, through running and fitness.  Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion ensures that every SHE (female and gender non-conforming) feels included and welcomed by way of representation, removing barriers to entry, and creating safe spaces.  We aim to ensure that our leadership, committee members, pacers, and ambassadors reflect the diverse audience we aspire to welcome into this space.

This event will represent all types of runners and walkers, celebrate the imperfection of running/walking/fitness, and embrace the importance of diversity and inclusion. She Runs GR is dedicated to creating a safe space to train, participate, and race.    

We acknowledge that the land on which we live, hold this event, and maintain our retail stores is the unceded ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the People of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi. With this awareness comes a responsibility and a commitment by Gazelle Sports to learn about and honor indigenous communities, to acknowledge our complex and painful past, and to name injustices where they exist

Learn more about Gazelle Sports commitment to DE+I