The Prairie Striders Running Club was organized on September 12, 1969 under the auspices of the AAU to promote jogging and distance running for fun, fitness, and fellowship at the instigation of Jay Dirksen, then track coach at South Dakota State University. The first President was Bob Bartling, who still functions as Treasurer.

The Club has sponsored runs of every distance, from one mile to the marathon and has teams representing it in many races in the Midwest. Prairie Striders also boasts one of the finest running libraries in the nation. The library is housed downstairs in the Bartling's Nike Shoes building at 410 4th street in downtown Brookings. If you can't find the information here, you won't find it anywhere.

Prairie Striders Running Club is a non-profit organization.
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