
free run clubs
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:
Brooklyn Clubs:
Bronx Clubs:
Staten Island Clubs:
Social Clubs:
Lunge Run Club: Lunge Dating App’s run club, Wednesdays + drinks after
Cooldown Running: National, weekly NYC meetups on Wednesdays
Identity-Based Clubs:
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
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
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