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Run Club Menlo Park Spring Season 2026 Registration Notes

Please read the important notes below about Spring Season 2026 and then follow the link to registration.

No Fees Due Until March 1st. Payment requests will be sent by email at that time.

Practice Schedule:
• Location: Encinal Elementary School track/field: 195 Encinal Ave, Atherton CA
• First Day of Practice: Monday, March 16th
• Available Practice Days (any 2): Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays 3:15-4:45pm.
• Kids from non-Encinal schools (e.g. Hillview, Oak Knoll, Laurel, etc.) may arrive by 3:30 and not miss any running.
• Spring Break Week (No Practices): 4/3-4/10. Runners will be assigned running to do on their own that week.
• Season fees include race fees for end of season 5K.
• For some races, a USATF Youth Membership may be required (Track) = ~$40
• Last Day of Practice: Wednesday, May 13th.

** An Important Note About Pactice Days
The best days to practice (in order) are • Mon/Wed or Tue/Fri • Mon/Fri. • Next best is Tue/Wed. • Least best is Mon/Tue or Wed/Fri as we do the same workout on Mon/Tue and Wed/Fri, but any two days are allowed. I hope that makes sense (you may have to read it twice). The day choices will be listed on the registration from.

** An Important Note About Practices
Your runner needs to attend all practices. Doctor, dentist, and other appointments need to be scheduled for other days. We only practice two days a week and in order to make meaningful progress, your runner needs to be there for both days (especially if they would like to do races). We have great flexibility for dual sport athletes who have schedule conflicts, so feel free to reach out to Coach Scott about that if it affects your runner.

** An Important Note About Advanced Runners (Have Already Done USATF Races)
This spring will be Run Club's 17th season and we have runners who have trained with us for many seasons. Many of these runners are ready to advance their running so we will be offering advanced runners the option to train one extra day each week (3 days instead of 2). Run Club is technically an after-school program that competes at the "Club" running level. Getting a third day of training will give your runner a similar amount of training as a formal "Club" runner while still allowing for plenty of rest and staying safe from injury.

** An Important Note About Carpools
Last year we had very good carpools from all MPCSD and other schools, so let me know if you are interested in carpooling and I can help parents organize.

Spring Season is lighter than Fall Season (8 weeks vs 11 weeks). There were 10 races last fall with 32 runners qualifying for Junior Olympics in Shelbyville IN, There are 2 5K racing opportunities and 2 USATF track races for advanced runners. More track races may be added to the schedule but is still TBD. We keep spring season a bit lighter to avoid burn-out in young runners especially since the cross-country season is so intense and longer.

Run Club Menlo Park is the least expensive after-school program offered at any MPCSD elementary school and the only under $26/hour based on the winter catalog. Compared to other USATF youth running clubs, RCMP is half the cost (e.g. San Francisco youth running club costs $1,350 for the spring 2026 season). See the comparison below (rates taken from MPCSD/Homeroom online course catalog). Run Club is also a Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation Business Partner Sponsor!

Season fees are not due until March 1st (you will receive a payment request by email at that time).

After School Program: Per Hour
Run Club Menlo Park:  $25.89
Chess:                $26.25
Clay Arts:            $27.28
Flag Football         $30.15
Pickleball:           $30.91
Stem LEGOs:           $31.37
Basketball:           $31.82
Stem LEGOs:           $31.37
Soccer:               $34.73
Arts & Crafts:        $37.18
Cooking:              $42.00
Hi-Five Sports        $42.34
Drama:                $46.46
Dance:                $47.72
Tennis:               $55.56