Kids on the Run

05/02/2026

Walter B. Jacobs Nature Center is Celebrating 50 Years of connecting our community to nature, adventure and outdoor discovery!

Mark your calendars for NEXT SATURDAY and help us celebrate 50 wild and wonderful years! 🥳✨🌿

Come explore the entire park FREE of charge and enjoy a fun-filled day for all ages. Bring your family, friends, and your love of the outdoors as we celebrate the past, present, and future of Walter B. Jacobs Nature Center. Whether you grew up visiting the park or this is your first time, we’d love for you to be part of this special milestone!

04/21/2026

🚨 ½ FULL ALERT! 🚨
Register early or miss out on the best kids’ summer running program. Spots won’t last! 🏃‍♂️👟

04/14/2026

04/09/2026

🏃🏽🏃🏻‍♀️It’s RACE DAY‼️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️

03/20/2026

Get ready, runners! 🏃‍♂️💨🏃‍♀️
Our FINAL race of the season is happening Thursday, April 9 at 5:45 PM at the Stoner Ave Skate Park! 🎉🔥
You don’t want to miss this one—every single kid crosses the finish line with a medal! 🏅💛
Let’s make this our biggest, loudest, most fun race yet! 🎶👏🌟

03/15/2026

Caddo Parish Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with Shreveport Strikers are excited to present a dynamic 3V3 soccer tournament, the Red River 3V3 Bayou Battle, on March 22, 2026, at Lee Hedges Stadium. It is designed to bring more soccer opportunities to our community. This fast-paced, high-energy format offers a super fun and engaging way for young players of all skill levels to get involved in the game. The event will be played on the AirPitch Format used by Arsenal, Manchester City, and many TOP clubs around the world.

Enjoy a unique, non-stop-play environment with more dribbles, more passes, more intensity & more FUN!

Registration
Teams of 3-5: $250/Team
Individual Players: $50/Player

Boys and Girls Division:
U6 – U 12, Middle School & High School

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 18 @ 11:59PM (or until full)
Click here to register.
https://airpitchusa.com/shreveportla-3v3soccertournament-bayou

For additional information, contact Shreveport Stricker's at 619-587-5116 or 945-267-0888, AirPitchUSA.com, or Mary Murphy at [email protected] or 318-220-6284.

03/06/2026

The Shreveport Mudbugs Hockey present race #5 official results:
https://runsignup.com/race/results/?raceId=24190 -630523;perpage:2000
School Scores:
~Most participants: 1) Fairfield (N=301), 2) Eden Gardens (N=165), 3) Haughton (N=134).
~Top 10 boys: 1) Fairfield (N=13), 2) Elm Grove (N=7).
~Top 10 girls: 1) Haughton (N=18), Eden Gardens (N=10).
Remember, we award $$$ to the schools with the: 1) most participants and 2) most top 10 finishers at the end of the school year and there is only ONE RACE remaining:
·Thursday, April 9 at Stoner Skate Park, hosted by Haughton Elementary

03/01/2026

RACE #5 🎉 Thursday, March 5, 5:45pm start at LSUS Rec Field. Parking is noted in RED. New registrations and bib replacements ($10) until 5:30 (HARD STOP). Reminders: 1) Kids eat FREE following the event at Smalls Sliders. 2) Race numbers should be worn on the front, right side up (so we can read the number), and about mid torso area. 3) Results are posted the same evening as the race. Any changes to results should be requested immediately. All results will be final 24 hours after race is over.

02/10/2026

Race results from tonight’s event hosted by Eden Gardens Magnet School are live!

https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/24190 -620603;perpage:5000

02/08/2026

There will be a SPECIAL APPEARANCE before Monday's race- the Shreveport Mudbugs Hockey team! The players will be on-site from 5-5:30PM for photos and autographs. The race begins at 5:30PM at Lee Hedges Stadium.
Please remember:
• If you participated in previous races, you will NOT need to check-in before the race- just show up with your race number on, ready to run!
• Day-of registration and/or race number replacement is $10 and will begin at 4:30 PM and end at 5:00 PM at Lee Hedges. We cannot register people after 5:00 PM due to timing constraints.
• Only kids will enter the track when called by age group. Parents will have a great view from the stadium.
• KOTR participants eat FREE at Small’s Sliders after the run.
• Create a “meeting spot” for your child to meet you after the race when they exit the track.

02/04/2026

Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Girls only make up 39% of our participants this year😢Getting girls involved in sports can have long-term physical and mental impacts, keeping them strong, confident, and capable🤩Help us for our upcoming event on Monday, Feb. 9! https://runsignup.com/Race/LA/Shreveport/KidsontheRun