About

Read & Run Tours, LLC is the first and only organization that hosts running events with routes inspired by books set in the location of the runs.

Founded in Chicago in 2021 by queer educator, freelance writer, and runner Allison Yates, the mission of Read & Run is to use movement and stories to explore locations to better understand each other, ourselves, and our built environments.

Read & Run is the parent organization to city chapters and independently-organized Read & Run on the Road events, which provide community-focused run programming including running tours, book club runs, author talks, and other literary-themed fun runs all inspired by books set in the locations where the events take place. While connecting runners to the city’s stories, Read & Run programs actively support literacy programs, public libraries, independent bookstores, and local authors. 

You can read more about Read & Run’s origins here.