THE OVERGROUND MARATHON/RELAY

THE OVERGROUND MARATHON/RELAY v3: October 25, 2026! Sign up: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/GrandRapids/theoverGRound

the overGRound is a free, unsanctioned marathon / marathon relay through the city of Grand Rapids celebrating community and a grassroots, no frills spirit of running.

Meet participating clubs! Move ConmigoSociety Track ClubFriendship MilesNovember Project Grand RapidsLyon Street Run C...
09/22/2026

Meet participating clubs!

Move Conmigo
Society Track Club
Friendship Miles
November Project Grand Rapids
Lyon Street Run Club
Speed State Society

It’s no secret that a grassroots, free race takes a lot of community enthusiasm and effort. This race couldn’t happen without local clubs like these stepping up to host aid stations, field teams, and contribute to the spirit of the endeavor. We hope you check them out for your next run or fitness sesh!

Just under five weeks to go, and more relay teams are forming and registering. Are you signed up yet? Link in bio.

Whether you run, cheer, volunteer, or some combination thereof, we hope to see you on the course on 10.25!

Now that’s it’s September: next month is race month! We are still getting sign ups for the full marathon! More are welco...
09/06/2026

Now that’s it’s September: next month is race month!

We are still getting sign ups for the full marathon! More are welcome, but we know that the relay option is more approachable AND a lot of fun. So now’s the time to get your team together and start signing up (you don’t need the full team assembled to start signing up members!). See the second slide. And register at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/GrandRapids/theoverGRound

What’s coming next:

• Info about this year’s participating clubs (you don’t need to be in a participating club to run the overGROund, or course)

• Participant Guide for this year’s race, including updated route and aid station info

• After Party info

Let us know if you have any questions for now about the relay!

The third annual overGRound, a free grassroots marathon/relay through the city, is coming up this fall. • Registrations ...
08/02/2026

The third annual overGRound, a free grassroots marathon/relay through the city, is coming up this fall.

• Registrations are coming in, especially for the full marathon!

• Now’s a great time to start getting your relay teams together. How to sign up as a team? The first registrant creates a team name, and teammates find and select that team name from the list when they sign up.

• Want to run a half marathon? Sign up for relay and we can match you with another registrant to complete the full.

• Many configurations are possible, as long as you and teammates cover the 26.2.

• We can also use race day volunteers signing up too!

Coming next:

• We’ll announce this year’s participating clubs!
• Participant guide
• Route updates!

Follow us here, but even better is to register via the RunSignup link in our profile 🙂

More soon!

The news some of you been waiting for. You can now sign up for . Get your team together and hit up that registration li...
02/27/2026

The news some of you been waiting for. You can now sign up for .

Get your team together and hit up that registration linked in our bio. More news to follow about participating clubs, guide, and more. But today you can book your spot in a free grassroots marathon/relay going off in a little under eight months 🙂

Find our events on Strava as well. But RunSignup is where you sign up:

https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/GrandRapids/theoverGRound

More to come!

Join us for the third running of marathon / relay on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Registration to officially open in the ...
12/02/2025

Join us for the third running of marathon / relay on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Registration to officially open in the spring.

Mark your calendar to run, cheer, volunteer on 10.25.2026.

Race day 10.26.2025 pt. IIY’all did it.Some more photos from Sunday’s marathon/relay through the city.This year by the n...
11/01/2025

Race day 10.26.2025 pt. II

Y’all did it.

Some more photos from Sunday’s marathon/relay through the city.

This year by the numbers: As best we can tell, we had at least:

• 64 total runners
• 8 relay teams participated, with 56 relayers
• 8 full marathoners completed the course, including 4 first-time 26.2 marathoners (shoutout to Spencer, Ritchie, Benjamin, and Kevin!)
• 20+ volunteers(!)

Thanks again for everyone who was part this ‘community potluck’ style race around Grand Rapids!

A link to all photos and a short survey was sent by email to all registrants. Have some photos from the day you’d like to contribute? Email [email protected]

(Photo credit & thanks: Yoshi Saka, #7-8)

Race day 10.26.2025What a fun day.THANK YOU for everyone who was part this ‘community potluck’ style race around Grand R...
11/01/2025

Race day 10.26.2025

What a fun day.

THANK YOU for everyone who was part this ‘community potluck’ style race around Grand Rapids! To the extent this was a successful second running of /the overGRound marathon/relay, it was surely a ‘group run’ —without the energy, enthusiastic participation, and readiness to chip in from the various run communities, partners, and individuals who ran, cheered, and volunteered, it wouldn’t have happened.

Participating clubs: Friendship Miles, Lyon Street Run Club, No Surrender Running Club, November Project Grand Rapids, Society Track Club, and Village Rec Club.

Another post is coming shortly. A link to *all photos* and a short survey was sent by email to all registrants. Have some photos from the day you’d like to contribute? Email [email protected]

Photo credit & thanks:

• Tim Motley 1,2,3,14
• Yoshi Saka 4,5,6,7,8,9

Race day coming up! Swipe for updates on post-race party and gear. And sign up for a race distance if you haven’t alread...
10/05/2025

Race day coming up! Swipe for updates on post-race party and gear. And sign up for a race distance if you haven’t already!

Join runners from the area and local clubs Friendship Miles, Lyon Street Run Clubb, No Surrender Running Club, November Project Grand Rapids, Society Track Club, Village Rec Club

and see you on Sunday 10/26!
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Sign up link: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/GrandRapids/theoverGRound

Gear order link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2-yjaCbZmyFM2eI3xaogm-YkabZ4UzuIqx4PWZqxAn1XZaA/viewform?usp=header

*7 Weeks to Race Day! Calling All Relay Teams*The second running of the overGRound is in seven weeks! We have an impress...
09/07/2025

*7 Weeks to Race Day! Calling All Relay Teams*

The second running of the overGRound is in seven weeks! We have an impressive *13* full marathoners signed up to cover the urban course showcasing a variety of GR neighborhoods and features.

Time to start getting those relay team together! RunSignup makes it easy: either start a new team yourself and give it a name (can be changed later), or find an existing team to join. You can split up the 26.2 with your teammates however you'd like.

The 2025 Participant Guide is now (mostly) ready and found on the RunSignup page, for those who'd like more details about teams, course, and more.

Reminder: the overGRound is a free, grassroots, co-hosted event featuring the many wonderful running and fitness communities of Grand Rapids. This year's participating clubs include (so far) Lyon Street Run Club, November Project Grand Rapids, Friendship Miles, Society Track Club, Village Rec Club, and No Surrender Running Club.

See y'all out there on October 26th!

https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/GrandRapids/theoverGRound

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