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The whole Rundalay crew posing in the street at night in Downtown LA

Every
Monday night.
Downtown LA.

Run, jog or walk the streets of DTLA with a crew that shows up for each other. No race, no pace, no experience needed.

The meet-up time and spot are posted on Instagram.

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What’s
coming up.

Every Monday night at Grand Park in Downtown LA. Special runs, drives and race days are added below as we plan them.

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Monday Rundalay

Every Monday night, Grand Park

Run, jog or walk with the family. All paces and levels are welcome.

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Día de los Muertos Run

Monday, November 2

For many in our community, it’s how we stay close to the people we’ve lost: our parents, grandparents, friends and children. Rundalay was born from loss, so this night means a lot to us. Grand Park has an altar right where we meet, and we run beside it, a reminder that the people we love are still part of every mile. We run in their honor. From death came life. We will have face painting and other activities prior to our run.

Thanksgiving Run

November · Food can drive

Thanksgiving is about gratitude, and gratitude means more when you pass it on. Not everyone has a full table, a warm meal or someone to share it with.

Our Thanksgiving Run is our way of paying it forward. We gather as a family so we can show up for people who aren’t as fortunate. When we give, we remind someone that they are seen and that they belong. A little from each of us adds up to a lot for someone who needs it.

Toys for Tots Run

December

Every child deserves to feel the magic of the holidays. For a child whose family is struggling, a toy can be the difference between a morning of joy and a morning that feels like any other day.

Every December, our Rundalay family comes together to collect toys for Toys for Tots so more children wake up to a gift with their name on it. A toy might seem small, but to a child it says someone thought of them, and that kind of feeling can stay with them long after the holidays. When our crew runs, we run for the families we can’t always see, because we run for family.

Think Pink in October and the Luau Run in August return every year.

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We run
for family.

Rundalay began with a decision to change my life. I weighed 315 pounds, and I knew which road I was on and where it ended.

Two weeks after our first mile, my father died of complications from diabetes, a loss that could have been prevented. The following Monday, I ran in his honor. He had passed in the morning; I would run for life at night. Four people came.

It grew into a community of hundreds. One person’s need to change reached an entire city.

One of the first Los Angeles run groups to bring 100+ runners together every week, and a blueprint many crews now follow.

Rundalay members celebrating with medals and a giant letter R after the Los Angeles Marathon

Rundalay runners lined up and waving from a pedestrian bridge at night

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Every month,
a cause.

Every month, we pick a cause. Our log goes back to 2014, and we are still doing it.

150+monthly drives and awareness runs

350+runners on our biggest Monday nights

2013the year we started. Still running.

No matter what

Some runs never get skipped: the Toys for Tots drive every December, the Luau Run every year, and the Think Pink breast cancer awareness run every year.

2014–15

Socks, pillows, hygiene kits, clothing and shoes for Love in the Mirror, Fred Jordan Mission, LA Mission, Downtown Women’s Center and The Midnight Mission. Supplies for North Central Animal Shelter, and donations for Breast Cancer Foundation, Breastcancer.org and Donate Life.

2016

Blankets for LA Mission, socks for St. Vincent de Paul, a Be The Match bone marrow swab drive, clothes for the VA Hospital, tools for Habitat for Humanity, school supplies for the D.A.D Project, pet supplies for Cause for Paws, a food drive with Salvador Society, and Toys for Tots.

2017

Blankets for Downtown Women’s Center, supplies for Camp Paivika and Country Villa Homes, camp supplies for St. Vincent de Paul, socks for earthquake and flood relief, Gobble Gobble Give, Toys for Tots, plus a Luau Run and a Pirate Scavenger Run.

2018

Blankets for Fred Jordan Mission, shoes with Movement Runners and Alleviate Skid Row, clothes for the VA Hospital, school supplies, Vegas Strong remembrance, California fire relief with Lululemon, and Toys for Tots.

2019–20

Blankets for LA Mission, a clothing drive for The Midnight Mission, a food drive with Lawndale Elementary School District, a gift to Donate Life, hygiene kits, school supplies, a Mustache Run food drive and Toys for Tots.

2020 on

Monthly charity events and drives continue today, including Toys for Tots every December.

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involved.

No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, when you’re here you are family. Here is how to be part of it.

Run with us

Show up any Monday night. Bring a friend.

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Volunteer

Help with water stations, safety, drives and race-day support.

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running.

Your gift provides water and post-run nutrition, lights and vests for safe night runs, and cheer and water support at local races. It also covers the day-to-day costs of running a non-profit.

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