Run for the Schools

The 2023-24 Run for the Schools race is celebrating 25 years on October 29, 2023. This is a family-friendly event and you can pick your distance – Half-Mile, Mile, 5K or 10K.

Registration for the race is now open! Click here to register!

Race participants have the opportunity to raise money for our schools by:

The race is title sponsored by MidWestOne Bank and is hosted by Iowa City Road Races.  The event has been raising money for Iowa City Community School District and Regina Catholic schools since 1999 – contributing over $700,000 to our community schools.

Run for the Schools is a major fundraiser for the Iowa City Community School District schools.  In fall 2022, the Iowa City Road Race (ICRR) group delivered Participation Award checks to our schools totaling $8,600.  These awards to our individual schools’ libraries and physical education departments are based on the number of students, parents, friends, and school staff that walked, ran or volunteered for the event.  In addition, ICRR donated an additional $23,400 to the Foundation for the ICCSD to benefit all of the schools!

Money raised for ICCSD schools through Run for the Schools benefits the Foundation for the ICCSD’s Excellence Fund – our fund that supports programs in all of the schools such as School of the Wild, Symphony Goes to School, Visiting Author, STEM and MakerSpace related initiatives in the secondary schools, LiveArts@Hancher, KinderTales, and staff recognition and events.

Program Sponsors

For more information on the run, visit runfortheschools.com.