What Others Are Saying

  • Ryan Sullivan

    I, along with several of my friends, found the Striders to be the most welcoming group imaginable when we moved into town. We started showing up to group runs and all made long-lasting friendships…

  • Chris Sovacool

    As someone whose job has moved them around quite a bit (7 states in 8 years)- I've often struggled in new locations with meeting new people and making friends. The Striders has been a great way…

  • Conrad Cole

    I have been a member of the Club since 1984, and have to attest to the soundness of its running philosophy. Our mission statement is to improve the health and welfare of the community through…

  • Christie Aschwanden
    Author of GOOD TO GO: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn From the Strange Science of Recovery

    Mesa Monument Striders is my kind of running group — friendly, good-natured, inclusive and fun-loving. The Striders are an assortment of serious runners who run hard, but don’t take themselves too…

  • Christopher Pack "Packman"
    Program Aide Organic Research Station Rogers Mesa, CSU
    After retiring from the Army and moving to Grand Junction in late 2014 I found that I was missing some of the camaraderie that I had experienced in the military.