Free Run Clubs

There are 200+ run clubs in New York City, and majority are FREE. There are run clubs by neighborhood, ones by identity or affinity group, and others with a more social focus. Please note this list is not exhaustive, and I’ve also shared resources for run club websites. See below for more details and links for each!

Manhattan Clubs:

• El Barrio Running: Weekly on Saturdays
• Dyckman Run Club: Weekly on Thursdays
• We Run Uptown: Mondays in Washington Heights & Wednesdays in Inwood
• Upper East Side Run Club: Wednesdays and Saturdays
• Central Park Running Club: Tuesdays - Thursdays + Saturdays
• Run for Chinatown: Weekly Monday evenings
• Roosevelt Island Runners: Weekly Tuesday evenings

Queens Clubs:

• We Run LIC Run
• Worlds Fair Run Crew
• Ridgewood Runners

Brooklyn Clubs:

• Brooklyn Heights Run Club
• Ridge Runners NYC
• Lean Strong Fast
• South Brooklyn Running Club

Bronx Clubs:

• Bronx Sole
• Bronx Nomads
• Milestyle

Staten Island Clubs:

• Staten Island Athletic Club

Social Clubs:

• Endorphins
• Lunge Run Club: Lunge Dating App’s run club, Wednesdays + drinks after
• Peak and Pace
• NARC (Not a Run Club)
• Midnight Runners
• Cooldown Running: National, weekly NYC meetups on Wednesdays

Identity-Based Clubs:

• Hey Girl Run
• Bronx Femme Run
• Asian Women Slay Running
• Slow Girl Run Club
• Bad Ass Lady Gang
• Black Girls Run
• Black Men Run
• French Running Club
• Masala Milers
• Asian Trail Mix
• Nice Jewish Runners
• Queer Walks and Hikes: Event based meetups, public-transit accessible walks and hikes around NYC

Brands w/ Clubs:

• NYRR Open Run: free, weekly community-led runs to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area
• Fleet Feet: Each store has a weekly run (e.g. USQ Sundays, UWS Tuesdays)
• Paragon Sports
• Nike
• Lululemon
• Fabletics
• On Run Club
• Champs Run Club: National & event-based, more to come in NYC!

Walking Clubs:

• City Girls Who Walk: Weekly walks + happy hours, brand walks & more
• Walk It Away: Women’s walking & wellness club
• Hot Girl Walk: Event based walks

Additional Resources:

• Runclubs.nyc: Shows run club runs by day on a map
• nycrunclubs.com: Shows run club runs by day on a map