Long Island City Runners
Queens · Long Island City, Astoria
The vibe
Non-competitive, socially focused community meeting at Hunters Point South Park. All paces welcome. Runs typically end at Rockaway Brewing. Partners with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy for annual LIC Waterfront 5K.
About
Long Island City Runners meets Wednesdays and Saturdays at Wednesday 7pm, Saturday 8am at Hunters Point South Park, LIC in Long Island City and Astoria, Queens. Free to join, drop-in friendly, open to all paces. The club typically draws 20–50 runners per outing.
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Hellgate Road Runners
Hellgate Road Runners was founded in 1995 by Jared Mestre and his wife Luann in direct response to a competing Astoria club that started turning away slower runners — Jared wanted a place where a 5-minute miler and a 12-minute miler would be treated exactly the same. The club formalized as a nonprofit in May 1996, grew from 5 founding members to 160+ by 2009, and now has 382 Strava members. All four weekly workouts are based at Astoria Park beneath the RFK Bridge: Monday hills, Wednesday track/speed, Thursday easy, Saturday group long run — all paces welcome, no one gets left behind. Traditions include an annual 5K race, a members' awards dinner dance, and a post-NYC Marathon party; the club also competes as a team in NYRR events throughout the year. Jared remains president, coach, and photographer — entirely unpaid — and the culture reflects that: patient, humble, rooted in community over competition.