If you have any questions or comments, please email info@runningkids.net.

Additional Contact Information:

Mailing Address: Running Kids, P.O. Box 3593, Chester, VA 23831

Call 804-706-1038 if you need immediate support.

New Running Kids Staff Member - Jack Edward Grosso

Born Jan 18, 2008

Noelle M. Grosso, President

Noelle graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1994 and spent 10 years as an Army Officer in both Aviation and Quartermaster branches. As a commander and logistician, she developed extensive logistical plans for major operations. In her free time she participated in and organized many races and sporting events. She has coordinated a number of road races, triathlons, golf tournaments,  basketball tournaments, and soccer tournaments.  She has worked with and continues to work with many athletes in the greater Richmond community. In 2003 she organized her first youth mini-sprint triathlon and immediately saw the opportunity to get kids excited about exercise and the educate them on health & fitness.  After deciding to dedicate herself fulltime to her passion, she started Running Kids in 2005. She is committed to organizing youth racing events to provide children a healthy and safe environment to develop life skills and a healthy lifestyle through Running Kids.

Noelle has been a runner since high school cross-county. She played both basketball and team handball at the collegiate level.  A triathlete and distance runner, she has raced in and continues to participate in numerous triathlons, full & half marathons, and 10K races.

 Noelle presenting medals to participants Evan Nicely, Dante Favale, and Jonathan Fox

Director of Advertising & Sponsorship - Jan Monnier

 Jan graduated with a B.A. from The College of Mount St. Joseph and a M.B.A. from Xavier University with a focus in marketing.  She was commissioned thru ROTC and served in the US Army for 20 years.  Following the military, she started a consulting business in the Richmond area, but was sidelined by cancer.  Not letting that slow her down, she celebrated 3 years of cancer free living by completing the Richmond Marathon in ’99 and has never looked back. 

She is incredibly active in the community.  She has been a Boy Scout leader for 7 years and a certified US Sailing Instructor for over 10 years.  She has extensive experience teaching sailing to kids and has coached the high school sailing team for a local high school.  A competive sailor herself, she continues to race sailboats on the Chesapeake.  In her free time, she has been known to be her eldest son's "belay slave" and enjoys hiking, climbing & rapelling as well!