The Lakes Area Running Club (LARC), established in 1978, serves runners in southeastern Wisconsin with support and information about the sport of running. It is comprised of over 100 athletes of all ages and abilities.
The club’s primary fund-raiser is the John Jantz Memorial “S-No-W Fun” Run, held in January each year. The five-mile road race is held in the Lake Geneva, Wis., area, and attracts 700+ runners from all over the world. Profits from the race are used for scholarships for area high school seniors who plan to run at the collegiate level.
Other charitable projects have included grants for underprivileged children to attend camp, running camp tuition for promising young athletes and grants to athletes who have become disabled due to accident or illness. The club also provides free scoring assistance for area charity runs for churches, civic groups and a breast cancer screening program. LARC hosts fun runs on Tuesday evenings at various locations in Walworth, Racine and Kenosha counties.
Other club activities include: carpooling to races, weekend fun runs in the winter, trail runs and the summer “Whimpathon” competition.
And above all, it is a friendly, non-competitive group that you will enjoy being a part of.