World Runners is unique among nonprofit institutions. The organization is interested in the fitness of both its members and its beneficiaries. However, there is a difference in emphasis on the type of fitness between the two groups. Physical fitness is the main interest for the member and financial fitness for the beneficiaries.

World Runners was founded in 1977 by a group of runners with a mission to make a difference in the world. The difference to make? To end the existence of persistent hunger and poverty in the world.

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Thanks to all who participated in our Race to End World Hunger, at Shoreline at Mountain View Park, on New Year's Day, helping to make it a very successful event. The race photos are available and the results are posted! Barry Walton's race photos are stunning. If you have run past events with World Runners take a look at them. You might see one of yourself in a past race that you love!

Your comments on the race would be greatly appreciated. They may be entered on the bottom of the Acitve.com race registration page.

[Mountain View Race Results]
[Prior race results and photos]
[Details for Mountain View Race, 01/01/2014]
[Details for Sunnyvale Race, 10/26/2014]

On November 30, 1980, 170 members of the World Runners organization ran in the Oakland Marathon. This is a film about their participation.