Welcome Runners

We are pleased that you are visiting the website of the Illinois Valley Striders (IVS) running club. The purpose of this site is to encourage you to become a member of IVS.  If you are already a club member, we hope this site will serve your needs and interests.   The site will be updated frequently to compel you to return often.  Feel free to email us with suggested events and/or topics that you believe should be posted on this site by clicking "Contact us" at the top of the page.

If this is your first visit, we encourage you spend some time discovering all that's available here. Just click on the various menu items above. Perhaps you will consider participating in an upcoming race. Certainly you are welcome to join for one of our frequently scheduled training events.

Nancie Alexander
President, Illinois Valley Striders

IVS Tornado Disaster Assistance (click here) - message from IVS Vice President, Philip Lockwood