The Harrisburg Area Road Runners Club (HARRC) was founded in 1974 by a few avid distance runners who wanted to share ideas and provide an organized running program to interest other people in running. An article first appeared in the April 21, 1974 edition of the Harrisburg Patriot-News announcing the formation of a new running club in the Harrisburg area. HARRC’s first run was held on June 9, 1974, a two mile fun run along Harrisburg’s Riverfront Park. And in Feb 1976, HARRC became a chapter club of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), and at that time became the 52nd such running club nationally and only the 4th chapter club in Pennsylvania.