A cornerstone of the new SC415 Presented by PNC is our year-round Cause for Celebration. This year we are honored to be celebrating Triumphs of Women in Running!

The 2025 campaign is inspired by our very own Central Illinois native Bev Enslow, the only person to compete in all 50 Steamboat Classic races and a 3x women’s overall Steamboat winner in both the 4-Mile and 15K distances.

In celebration of National Girls & Women in Sports Day, The Steamboat Classic Presented by PNC is proud to announce the annual SC415 Cause for Celebration, a year-round campaign that will highlight accomplishments and triumphs in the sport of running.

The 2025 campaign will celebrate Women in Running by honoring Central Illinois native Beverly Enslow’s 50-year Steamboat Classic Run (and her impressive career as an elite athlete) and by featuring elite women athletes (including a special panel discussion focused on women in running during race week).

The SC415 Training Tours Presented by PNC are a series of diverse training tours designed to take runners (and walkers) on tours through various events and neighborhoods, highlighting places with unique stories and historical significance.

Additionally, the tours will invite participants to earn prizes and more at events building up to the SC415, including road races, fun runs, and so much more.

PNC is not only the title sponsor of the SC415; they support the training tours as a way to unite the diverse communities of Central Illinois as we work towards making the start line look more like the region as a whole.

Andiamo!

Training Tours are here! St. Patty’s is right around the corner and we're beginning the festivities with a St. Patty’s warmup on Wednesday, March 5, at 5:30pm! SC415 Presented by PNC will get the good times rolling with a fun run/walk/stroll that begins at RC Outfitters and finishes with food and drinks right down the street at Kelleher’s On Water!

SC415 will sweeten the deal by raffling off some awesome prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters!

Regardless of your current fitness level, if you are looking to have fun, meet new people, and improve your health and wellness, this warmup is for you.

See you there!

This Saturday, join SC415 Presented by PNC as we ease into our weekend with an easy fun run/walk beginning at RC Outfitters at 8am, followed by complimentary authentic Italian pastries from Trefzger's Bakery and some amazing coffee by Zion at 9am, courtesy of Diadora!

You will also be able to test out the latest Diadora running shoes at the event. If you find the perfect pair, you can purchase them when the store opens at 10am; Diadora will be there to thank you with one of Zion’s speciality drinks on the house!

Come on out this Saturday to start your weekend on the right foot in the best shoes and enjoy some delicious handcrafted pastries and drinks.

See you there!

We love to laugh, but this is no joke.

…on Tuesday, April 1, you’re going to be a runner! 

SC415 Presented by PNC will be posted up April 1 at 5:30pm at Olympia Sports Bar & Grill for some good old-fashioned fun. Whether you have never tried running before or you're a seasoned veteran, on April 1 we’re going to celebrate your step towards bettering your health and wellness. 

Like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters! See you there!

Embrace a healthy habit in the midst of nature that will power your mind, body, and soul on this very special Sunday Funday. Join a community of people looking to make fitness fun while supporting everyone around them.

On Sunday, April 6, at 7am, SC415 Presented by PNC will begin a run/walk/ride — however you like to move — from the Alta Road Trailhead section of the Rock Island Trail; you are welcome to go as far as you’d like!

Afterwards, join us for some post-movement refueling at Last Chance Bar & Grill where, like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes (including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards). Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters! Join us!

Looking to improve your health this spring and expand your circle to encompass a larger community?

Look no further. On Wednesday, April 9, at 5:30pm, SC415 Presented by PNC will kick off a fun run/walk/ride — however you’d like to move — from the Metamora Village Square. Go as far as you’d like, then head on back to hang out afterwards at Hanover’s Pub and carbload of all their comfort eats and quench your thirst with their huge draft list.

Join a tribe where exercise is more than a half-hearted elliptical workout or a circuit of the machines: a community where connection is woven into the fabric of every event.

Like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters! See you then!

The Owls Nest in West Peoria is calling! Join SC415 Presented by PNC for a westward fun run/walk/ride — however you like to move — on Wednesday, April 16, at 5:30pm at Owls Nest in West Peoria.

We will start at Owls Nest and have a couple different groups based on your pace, so whether you’re a walker, first-time runner, or pro, you are welcome; come on out and connect with a new group!

Afterwards we’ll refuel and grab a bite and maybe a beverage. Plus, like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters! See you then!

Celebrate Earth Day differently this year.

You and a teammate will literally be running around trying to pick up not miles, but trash. You heard that right. SC415 Presented by PNC will have trash bags and a dumpster begging to be filled right outside of RC Outfitters at 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 22!

This won’t be your typical community service. It's going to be competitive, fast, and fun. 

Did we mention prizes? 

The team with the biggest haul wins a $50 gift card to RC Outfitters, second place receives $25, and third place gets $10. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters!

So come improve your health, meet some new friends, and help clean up the area we are so fortunate to call home. See you there!

Fitness is more fun with friends.

Join SC415 Presented by PNC at Pour Bros. in Peoria Heights on Thursday, May 1st at 5:30pm and find your tribe. 

We will start at Pour Bros. and hit the trail together. Regardless of your current fitness level or ability, and whether you’re walking, running, or biking, we will have a group for you! 

Stay afterwards to refuel and, like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters. See you there!

Calling all you taco lovers and margarita connoisseurs…

On Sunday, May 4, from 1pm-5pm, SC415 Presented by PNC will rendezvous at Blue Margaritas in Germantown Hills! This local family-owned restaurant has delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine and infamous blue margaritas.

For this training tour you will get your movement in on your own time and then join us at 1pm where every 30 minutes we will raffle off a $25 RC Outfitters gift card to anyone who has purchased food or drink. This will go until 5pm, and eight total gift cards will be gifted! Come hungry and stay awhile as we gather to support this awesome family-owned restaurant!

Even if you don’t win a gift card, you will still leave with a full belly and can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters. See you there!

Did you know that time passes twice as slowly when you’re running on a treadmill?

Okay, that may not be totally true…but it sure does feel like it! The truth is, time flies when you’re having fun, and no one knows how to make exercise fun like SC415 Presented by PNC. 

Join us on Tuesday, May 6, at 5:30pm as we get outside to enjoy the beautiful spring weather on the Rock Island Trail. We will begin at Olympia Sports Bar & Grill and return after the run/walk/ride for plenty of good eats and drinks. Olympia has been generous enough to partner with the Steamboat Classic this year, so please join us in showing them support and show up with an empty stomach!

Like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters. See you there!

If you’re a foodie and not following Silver Bullet’s Instagram, you’re missing out! (Only check it around lunch or dinner, though, because it will cause some serious hunger pangs.)

SC415 Presented by PNC will kick off a fun run/walk/ride starting at the Silver Bullet and linking up with the River Trail on Wednesday, May 14, at 5:30pm; we will then indulge in some of the tastiest bar food around afterwards.

If you haven’t yet joined us at a training tour, it’s never too late to start. We have people of all abilities and fitness levels who are united by a commitment to bettering their health and wellness and supporting the community. 

Like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters. Join us!

Move over, Indiana…Marie at Schooner's of Morton makes the biggest, crispiest tenderloins in the Midwest!

SC415 Presented by PNC will be hosting a training fun run/walk/ride — however you’d like to move — starting at Schooner's of Morton on Tuesday, May 20, at 5:30pm. We will follow the Morton Bike Path and, regardless of your pace or experience, we have a training group for you!

Afterwards, join us for some fabulous food & drink at Schooner’s as we raffle off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters. See you there!

A local hometown favorite for pizza, wings, and beer in Washington, Illinois, Kep's Sports Bar & Grill is the next stop for SC415 Presented by PNC training outings! 

Join this fun, supportive group of health enthusiasts on your feet or on a bike as we kick off at Kep’s and hit the Washington Recreation Trail on Tuesday, May 27, at 5:30pm. Stay afterwards for some good eats as we raffle off four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters.

If you’ve been looking for a new way to be connected to your community and fill your cup, SC415 is the vehicle to get you there. See you then!

Steamboat is right around the corner, and there's no better way to train for it than to actually run the course!

Be among the most prepared runners come Race Day when you join SC415 Presented by PNC for a course preview on Saturday, May 31 at 7:00am. We’ll offer a guided tour beginning at RC Outfitters and cover both the 4 Mile and 15K courses to ensure you know your race like the back of your hand. Afterwards, we’ll grab some coffee at Zion and swap race day strategies!

Like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters. See you there!

What better way to celebrate Global Running Day than getting a couple miles under your belt and finishing with a cocktail, mocktail, or whatever cool beverage you're thirsting?

On Wednesday, June 4, at 5:30pm, SC415 Presented by PNC will kick off a fun run/walk/bike from RC Outfitters and head out onto the Riverfront Trail for a nice adventure. We will then gather afterwards at Martinis on Water for some nice community and cheer.

If you haven’t joined us yet, come on out and bring a friend! We invite folks of all abilities, walkers, runners, bikers, rollers, and more…our goal is to make fitness fun for everyone.

Like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters. See you there, and happy Global Running Day!

Enjoy a sneak peak of the Steamboat course and get some expert tips for Race Day by joining SC415 Presented by PNC on Saturday, June 7, at 7:30am at RC Outfitters!

We are hosting a fun run/walk/ride/roll starting at RC Outfitters that will take you through a new segment of the course and deepen your Steamboat involvement by helping clean up some of the streets you’ll be running through!

In addition to running a segment of the course, we will be doing our part by cleaning it up and removing any trash. This will ensure every runner/walker/roller has an amazing Race Day experience and most importantly will keep our community clean!

Afterwards we will gather and connect at Martinis on Water Street and the Riverfront Market. So join us for some fun and show up for your last chance to preview the Steamboat course with some of the people who have had a hand in organizing it! 

You don’t have to be an Olympian to come walk, run, ride, or roll with us…simply hit the trail at your pace and join us afterwards at Olympia!

Tuesday, June 10, at 5:30pm, SC415 Presented by PNC will be getting in one of our last training runs before the big one. Join us at Olympia Sports Bar & Grill as we return to the Rock Island Trail for a nice June tour and then gather afterwards to refuel with food and drink. Olympia has been generous in their partnership with the Steamboat Classic this year, so help us show them some support and head on in with an empty stomach!

Like all of our training tours, we will be raffling off prizes, including four $25 RC Outfitters gift cards. Additionally, everyone who attends can check in with the RC Athletic Club app to receive 25 RCAC points redeemable for merchandise at RC Outfitters. See you there!