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06/02/2026

Welcome to JUNE, readers & runners nationwide! 🌈

It’s Pride, it’s summer, it’s running through history—literary style. 💅

Here are this month’s ✨signature events✨ we created—the book-themed guided routes where stories take place—hosted by Read & Run Chicago and independent organizers with the Read & Run on the Road program.

📅 June 13
📍Chicago 👉
Running Tour of LGNSQ with contributing writer, author
Host:

📅 Sunday, June 14
📍D.C. 👉
Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run of Best Offer Wins with author
Host:

➡️ Tap the ‘Events’ link in bio for tickets!

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05/23/2026

No one ever regretted stopping into a while on a walk… 😅

This , I thank all of the stewards, donors, and neighbors that help keep all the book-sharing boxes delightful. ❤️

Loved this telephone booth-style one I recently saw off the Monon Trail in Carmel, Indiana!

05/14/2026

📝 Writers Who Run: Wendy N. Wagner

Portland-based author and trail runner .n.wagner is a person you’d describe as “chipper” and “instantly disarming,” writes journalist in this month’s Writer Who Run.

Her most recent novel? Definitely not the same adjectives.

Girl in the Creek is set in the fictional Pacific Northwest town of Faraday—and it’s a “mindbending mystery.”

Creepy. Dark. Delightful.

Read this month’s Writers Who Run (no spoilers!) to learn more about Wendy, including her penchant for long distance, how she infuses fear into her writing, and what she’s reading.

Tap the ‘Writers Who Run column’ link in bio or visit readandruntours.com/blog.

05/11/2026

No volunteer was hurt in the process of making this reel. 😛

This week is your last chance to RSVP for the Dare2tri and Read & Run Tours Storytelling 5k on ✨Sunday, May 17✨!

As you run or walk, you’ll stop along the route to hear powerful, funny, and honest stories from Dare2tri athletes and volunteers, shared in the very places they happened.

From race-day highs to unexpected challenges, these are the moments that shape what it means to be an athlete.

What to Expect
👟 A guided 3.5-mile run or 1.2-mile walk/run option
🎤 Live storytelling stops throughout the course
☀️ A welcoming, community-focused pace (~12:00/mile)
👩🏽‍🦽‍➡️ A fully accessible route (flat, mostly paved, with some crushed gravel)
👟 An intro to guiding a runner who is blind or visually impaired

However you move—running, walking, or rolling—you’re invited.

Tap the ‘Events’ link in bio to save your spot.

💡 Thanks so much for the inspiration, !

05/07/2026

Alright—The soft launch is over. Read & Run Tours’s event services are now in motion!

Last summer, I decided I wanted to transform everything I’d learned hosting community events for Read & Run Chicago into experiential events for authors, nonprofits, and brands looking to connect with communities in meaningful, intentionally curated ways.

After months of planning, I hosted my first experiential book event. Over 20 readers gathered at to bring book to life—actually trying out a few of the science-backed ways to bring more calm to our lives.

Thanks to our workshop facilitators , , and , and enormous thanks Megy for trusting me and cheering me on throughout the process.

Shoutouts to:

📚 being my bookstore partner
💐 .florals for supplying the flowers
🫂 for introducing me to Megy
📸 for photography
📍 for providing space and being the best community

The business Read & Run Tours was always here—the name was just quietly behind the scenes.

Now, we’ll be a lot more visible. ✨

❤️ Interested in working with me? Tap the link in bio to learn more and get in touch!

05/04/2026

Meet our flower vendor, Kim Prado of .florals 💐

Next Monday, May 5, we’re producing an experiential event with author out of . The evening includes hands-on workshops of three of the scientifically-proven ways to reduce stress, including floral therapy.

Each guest will leave with their own mini-bouquet sourced from Kim Prado of .florals.

Kim Prado (she/her) is a lifelong Chicagoan and the owner of Bloom & Bliss, a Latina-owned floral business built on creativity, intention, and community. She has spent the past four years in the floral industry, from a 17-year-old starting in grocery stores and later launching her business at 20.

💐 Her designs are affordable, long-lasting, and thoughtfully arranged to leave a lasting impression.

💐 Kim offers custom bouquets, arrangements, and event florals for weddings, celebrations, and more, along with an interactive Bloom Bar experience.

Can’t make on Tuesday?

👉 To learn more and order, message Kim .florals or email [email protected]

👉 Visit her at on May 20 and the at on May 24!

05/02/2026

Miranda Priestly isn’t impressed…

But you will be! 🤓

Join Dare2tri and Read & Run Tours on ✨Sunday, May 17✨ for a one-of-a-kind 5K experience that brings movement and storytelling together along Chicago’s lakefront.

As you run or walk, you’ll stop along the route to hear powerful, funny, and honest stories from Dare2tri athletes and volunteers, shared in the very places they happened.

From race-day highs to unexpected challenges, these are the moments that shape what it means to be an athlete.

What to Expect
👟 A guided 3.5-mile run or 1.2-mile walk/run option
🎤 Live storytelling stops throughout the course
☀️ A welcoming, community-focused pace (~12:00/mile)
👩🏽‍🦽‍➡️ A fully accessible route (flat, mostly paved, with some crushed gravel)
👟 An intro to guiding a runner who is blind or visually impaired

However you move—running, walking, or rolling—you’re invited.

Tap the ‘Events’ link in bio to save your spot.

05/01/2026

Welcome to May, readers & runners!

Read & Run Tours programs and independent organizers with are always cooking up meaningful events with book-themed guided routes where stories take place—here’s where you can catch them this month!

📅 May 5
📍Chicago
More Calm, Less Stress: An Experiential Evening with
Host:

📅 Wednesday, May 13
📍D.C.
Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run of Lost in the City
Host:

📅 Saturday, May 16
📍Chicago
Running Tour of From the West Side, With Love with
Host:

Sunday, May 17
📍Chicago
Storytelling 5k with
Host: x

Tap the ‘Events’ link in our bio for info and tickets!

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