Affiliations
The Mighty Youth Runners is affiliated with Road Runners Club of America. The RRCA is the oldest and largest organization in the US dedicated to distance running. The RRCA promotes and encourages distance running as a national and international competitive sport, and it improves national fitness and health by supporting running and jogging.
The Mighty Youth Runners follows the RRCA's running program, Kids Run the Nation. The Kids Run the Nation Program is a gender and ability inclusive, multi-week, youth running program designed to meet the physical activity goals outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for youth.