Morning Run Clubs in NYC
98 clubs found. Find NYC run clubs that meet in the morning before work or on weekends.
Front Runners New York
Front Runners New York is the oldest and largest LGBTQ+ running club in the country — founded in 1979, 1,100+ members, and the holder of a Guinness World Record for the largest pride charity run. Weekly fun runs on Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings in Central Park welcome everyone regardless of pace, identity, or experience level, with post-run dinners where members take turns picking the restaurant. The Saturday crew ends at Rutgers Church basement for bagels, and the club builds a tunnel to celebrate the final finisher every week. It's been holding down NYC's queer running community for 45 years with real infrastructure: coached track work, a spring Beginners Clinic, and an official NYRR partnership.
Almost Friday Run Club
Almost Friday Run Club is built around a single, repeatable premise: free 3-mile runs every Thursday at 7am, meeting at Morton St. and the West Side Highway, with post-run coffee baked into the culture. The mantra is explicitly 'run club, not race club' — every pace is welcome and nobody is racing anyone. What makes it distinct is the consistency and the ritual; it's a midweek reset that functions more like a recurring social event than a training session, and it has scaled that model to Boston, DC, and San Francisco without changing the format. The club has 1,655 Strava members and keeps the community tight through Instagram drops and community events rather than paid memberships.
Ave C Run Club
Sunrise runs of ~4 miles from Alphabet City on Wednesday mornings, with occasional long-run Saturdays and wellness collabs like yoga and sauna/cold plunge, followed by post-run beers. All paces welcome. Post-run at Local bar.
Badass Lady Gang
Founded in 2015 by Kelly Roberts after viral NYC Half Marathon selfies, Badass Lady Gang is a women-identifying running community that explicitly rejects diet culture and performance pressure. Free Tuesday nights at 6:30pm, the group runs through neighborhoods at conversational pace — everyone stays within yelling distance, no one gets left behind. The ethos is joy over speed: success is measured by confidence gained, not miles logged or pounds lost. Post-run coffee hangouts are a genuine part of the ritual, not an afterthought.
Black Men Run
Black Men Run is a mission-driven brotherhood built around the specific health crisis facing Black men — heart disease, obesity, and diabetes — using running as the vehicle for accountability and community care. Runs open with warm-ups and motivational check-ins and close with a celebratory finish, creating a ritual that is as much about mental and spiritual health as physical fitness. The NYC chapter meets at Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza entrance on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays and is explicitly open to all fitness levels and backgrounds, while centering Black men's wellness. Members describe it as 'probably the only space where I can be 100% me in all ways possible' — a sanctuary, not just a sweat session.
Boogie Down Bronx Runners (BDBR)
A Bronx-based crew with a mission of turning non-runners into runners, specializing in introducing running to people's lives as an inclusive group welcoming all levels. Beginner welcome.
Bronx Burners RC
Bronx Burners was co-founded in 2023 by Shaquille Roberts and Rob Dalto and has become something much larger than a running club: a nonprofit that has raised $260K and awarded $100K in scholarships to Bronx youth, with an NFL PLAY 60 partnership and mentorship programs that have sent kids to college. Free Wednesday night runs at Macombs Dam Park (7pm, Joseph Yancey Track) bring out ages 4 to 60+, with Roberts describing the scene as grandmas racing alongside first-time runners. The community investment is the point — running is the vehicle. Featured by ABC7 and NY1 as one of the Bronx's most impactful organizations.
Bronx Femme Run
Bronx Femme Run meets the first Friday of every month at 6:30pm at Joseph Yancey Track with a clear purpose: make women visible as runners in the Bronx. Founded in 2019 by Amy Ortiz and Michelle Nguyen, the club offers three options every run — 2.5-mile walk, 3.2-mile run-walk, 3.5-mile run — so no one gets left behind. The founders describe it as 'running in the hoods, in all the crevices of the Bronx,' creating real representation in neighborhoods where women running in public is still a statement. Free, first Friday every month.
Bronx Rockets
Bronx-based running club with a focus on speed and community. Saturday morning group runs.
Brooklyn Kids Run
Kids ages 6-14, USATF registered team, coached by Maggie Deschamps (RRCA certified, 35+ years competitive running), small classes for individual attention, meet at 9th St entrance to Prospect Park by the monument in Park Slope, $15/class or $135 for 10-pack
Brooklyn Queer Run Club
Brooklyn Queer Run Club is a deliberately no-barriers Saturday morning run crew in Brooklyn for LGBTQ+ runners of every pace and experience level — no signup, no experience required, just show up. What sets it apart from other queer run clubs is the intentional post-run hang: every week wraps with coffee, pastries, and local food, and the club periodically hosts potluck picnics where members bring homemade food and games, building social fabric that extends well beyond the miles. Runs rotate between Prospect Park and other Brooklyn locations, keeping the community embedded in the borough rather than migrating to Manhattan. The club explicitly positions itself as unequivocally queer and community-led, rejecting hierarchical or performance-driven structure in favor of belonging first.
Brooklyn Tri Club
A triathlon club that welcomes members of all backgrounds from beginners to elites, offering group workouts, social events, and educational clinics. All paces welcome.
BX Endurance Runners
BX Endurance Runners is a long-distance training club rooted in the South Bronx, meeting every Sunday at 8am at Joyce Kilmer Park on 161st Street near the Grand Concourse. The culture is explicitly ego-free, designed to bridge the gap between walking and long-distance running for anyone 18 and up, regardless of pace or experience. The club organizes its own annual race event called 'The Race' featuring a half marathon and 5K, and competes in the NYRR Bronx 10 Mile alongside other Bronx crews, giving members real race goals to train toward. After 10 years in the borough, it functions as a cornerstone of Bronx running infrastructure rather than a scene or social club.
Central Park Run Club
Central Park Run Club is a free, coach-led club that punches above its casual branding — 15+ coaches build distinct structured workouts for each of the four weekly sessions, ranging from speed work on Tuesdays to long runs on Saturdays, all meeting at the Loeb Boathouse. It draws runners training for marathons alongside pure social runners, and the no-cost barrier keeps the field wide and mixed-pace. With 12K Instagram followers and a Strava presence, it has built real scale without a membership fee. The vibe is community-first with genuine coaching infrastructure underneath — closer to a coached group than a casual jog.
Central Park Running Club
A free social run club meeting every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30am at the Loeb Boathouse, breaking down the walls between elite and social runners. All paces welcome.
Central Park Track Club
Founded in 1972, CPTC is NYC's premier competitive running club — 450+ members coached by former Olympians and world-record holders, with a roster that includes 12 Olympians and nine national championships. The mix is wider than you'd expect: college-age runners training for sub-elite races alongside masters runners in their 70s and 80s, all at the track Tuesday and Thursday nights plus Saturday morning road runs at 7am. The culture is serious but not exclusionary — one review calls it 'a fun, intelligent group of people who take running seriously' and the club is flexible about schedules. If you want actual coaching and a competitive team environment, this is the best club in the city for it.
Corillo Run Club
Official run club of Cafe Colmado, a Puerto Rican coffee shop at 286 Broome St in Loisaida (Lower East Side). Latino-community focused, Sunday morning runs departing from the cafe.
Crown Heights Run Club
Crown Heights Running Club is a free, volunteer-led community that runs five days a week out of Prospect Park and the surrounding neighborhood, with pace groups from 8:30 to 12:00 min/mile and a dedicated leader who always stays with the back of the pack so no one gets left behind. Long runs go all over the city — 7 to 15 miles across boroughs — and the club also volunteers with the Prospect Park Alliance, partners with Girls On The Run, and delivers meals together. Post-run bagel and beer is the stated tradition, and the annual Brooklyn Marathon celebration at Spumoni Gardens has become something of an institution. Tight Slack community, active racing crew, no fees.
Dedicated To Run (DTR)
A Staten Island-based running club listed in the NYCRUNS community directory. Dedicated to serving runners on Staten Island with a community-first approach welcoming all paces and distances. All paces welcome.
Define New York Run Club
Define New York Run Club is a Saturday morning long run community rooted in social justice and radical inclusion, founded by Coffey (ThatCoffeyBoy), a filmmaker and Nike pacer from rural North Carolina who built the club as a vehicle for community organizing after the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The ethos is explicitly anti-elitist: no pace requirement, no fee, no typical member profile — 'I run, you run, we run together, no one gets left behind.' Runs are adventure-oriented, threading through NYC streets to find hidden gems and street art, and the club has organized memorial runs, shown up at races, and maintained a cheer zone at the 2025 NYC Marathon — it functions as much as a civic community as a running club.
El Barrio Running
El Barrio Running is a Latino-founded running crew in NYC, built for Latinos by Latinos, rooted in the cultural heart of East Harlem (El Barrio). The club runs the streets of New York corriendo en español, celebrating Latin heritage through movement, community, and pride. Runs cover 6+ miles on Saturday mornings and welcome all paces and experience levels with no registration required — just show up. Routes are announced on Instagram every Friday, and the crew maintains a monthly calendar on Strava. The club is less a fitness group and more a cultural statement: running as a way to reclaim, celebrate, and move through the neighborhood that defines them.
Endorphins Running
A run club on a mission to spread positivity and happiness through movement and exercise. All paces welcome.
Forest Park Runners
A friendly neighborhood run club in Forest Park, Queens that organizes the annual Forest Park Classic 4 Mile Road and Trail Race in May and Summer Series 1 mile runs in July. All paces welcome.
Girls Run NYC
Women-focused run community in NYC. Saturday morning group runs in Central Park. All paces welcome, strong social culture.
Girls that Runn
An all-women's running and walking group in Inwood, Manhattan, meeting every third Saturday of the month. All paces welcome.
Godspeed Run Club
A multi-city run club operating in the US and Canada, anchored in NYC across Central Park, Prospect Park, and McCarren Park. Known for Sunday morning group runs with a strong social and community focu All paces welcome.
GoldFinger Track Club
Goldfinger Track Club is a community-first crew founded in March 2016 in East Williamsburg/Bed-Stuy by Jerry Francois, built around the motto 'Diverse, But Never Divided' and the open invitation of 'All Paces, All Faces.' The club uses running as an explicit platform for racial justice and social change, organizing runs that spotlight Black-owned Brooklyn businesses and supporting underserved community members alongside competitive training. With nearly 500 Strava members and events that draw 500+ participants, GFTC operates at real scale without sacrificing its neighborhood-roots energy. Membership unlocks Nike discounts, NYRR race bibs, and club singlets, but the cultural through-line is belonging first, performance second.
Harbat Running Lab
Harbat describes itself as an offline social network with running as its core foundation. Community-first, all levels welcome. Meets at Think Coffee, 10 Devoe St, Williamsburg. Also has Paris operations. Email team@harbat.co to join.
HoodFit Runs Crew
A Queens-based community fitness and running crew rooted in Southeast Queens. Listed in the NYCRUNS directory with a focus on making fitness accessible and inviting in the local community. All paces welcome.
Just Us Running Club (JURC)
A run club with the motto "no one runs alone," supporting runners from 5K to marathon across Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Liberty State Park. All paces welcome.
Korean Road Runners Club
Founded in 2004 in Queens, a social co-ed running group representing runners of all ages and abilities from the Korean-American community and beyond. Welcomes runners of all backgrounds and actively p All paces welcome.
Latin Runners Club
A multi-borough running club serving Latin communities across Brooklyn, Queens, and Westchester. Listed in the NYCRUNS directory with weekend group runs and a strong cultural community identity. All paces welcome.
Latin Running Club
Supportive community built on friendship and joy, welcoming all fitness levels. Based in Upper Manhattan. Listed in NYCRUNS club directory.
Latinas in Motion NYC
National multi-chapter running and wellness org for Latinas with a NYC chapter known as 'NYC Bellas,' founded by Walesca Marmolejos. Focuses on community, health equity, and empowerment across 12+ chapters and 5,000+ members nationally.
Latinas Run NYC
A running community for Latina women in NYC. All paces welcome.
Latinos Run NYC
A running community for Latino/Latinx runners in NYC. All paces welcome.
Lean Strong Fast
Performance-focused run club meeting at Grand Army Plaza for Saturday morning runs into Prospect Park. Training-oriented community.
Left Overs Run Club
Multi-day training schedule: speed workouts Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings at Joseph Yancey Track (Macombs Dam Park, Concourse Village), easy runs Friday evenings, long runs Sunday mornings.
Masala Milers
Masala Milers is NYC's first South Asian run club, founded in 2023 by Vinayak Prabhu and Natasha Saran after Prabhu posted on the /RunNYC subreddit looking for Desi runners and found community instead of answers — the three co-founders eventually met at the Queens 10K. Unlike a general South Asian affinity group, Masala Milers explicitly bridges the Indian-Pakistani-Bangladeshi divide, welcoming the full diaspora without religious or national distinctions. The club runs across all five boroughs — Saturday mornings from Central Park West and W 72nd St, rotating Queens runs from Hoyt Playground in Astoria, and women-only routes crossing the Williamsburg Bridge — with post-run chai chats and coffee stops (Kaafi on Lenox Ave, Qahwah House, Bohemian Beer Garden) treated as equally important as the miles. Sponsored by Rupee Beer and Perfect Stride PT and recognized by both NYRR and NYC Runs, the club has grown to 186 Strava members and consistently brings large groups to city races including the NYC Marathon.
Mile Stylers
A Bronx-based run crew accepting people of all fitness levels, aiming to uplift the Bronx community through the sport of running, one mile at a time. All paces welcome.
MMM Atletico
A Brooklyn-based athletic and running club listed in the NYCRUNS directory with a Latin-influenced athletic culture and welcoming atmosphere for all runners and endurance athletes. All paces welcome.
NeverFold
A Bronx-based running club listed in the NYCRUNS community directory. Community-focused crew serving the Bronx running community with a resilient, never-quit ethos. All paces welcome.
New Mom Run Club
Founded by journalist Nadia Neophytou in March 2023, New Mom Run Club is built around the uncomfortable truth of postpartum running — the physical setbacks, the identity shifts, the slow and nonlinear return. Runs are intentionally short (about 2 miles) and chat-first, designed for moms who are still figuring out what their bodies can do again. The community gathers around a Substack newsletter featuring raw interviews with postpartum runners, and the in-person runs feel like a moving support group as much as a workout. The tagline 'new = state of mind' signals it's for any mom at any stage, not just women who just gave birth.
New York Athletic Club
Elite private athletic club on Central Park South. Running club operates within the NYAC membership. Competitive runners with training in Central Park.
New York Instarunners
Member-supported USATF club operating in Manhattan and New Jersey. $25 annual dues. Club updates delivered via a private Facebook page. No public Instagram or Strava presence confirmed.
Nice Jewish Runners
Jewish community running group meeting Saturday mornings in Central Park. Social and welcoming to all paces.
No More Lonely Runs
No More Lonely Runs started in February 2023 with seven friends running Central Park on a Saturday morning and has grown to 10,000+ members globally and 1,500+ in Manhattan alone. The name is the whole philosophy: show up solo, leave with friends — all paces, all backgrounds, judgment-free. Founded by Mallory Kilmer, the club has partnered with Propel, Gymshark, and Mastercard, and has a recurring Mastercard NYC Marathon partnership. Free to join, with a warm community infrastructure that makes it easy to find your people even in a group this size.
NY Harriers
Founded in 1988, the NY Harriers are a serious but welcoming competitive road racing club based in Central Park, with over 175 members and a coaching staff of 7 RRCA/USATF-certified coaches. Workouts run Wednesday and Friday mornings at Engineers' Gate and Wednesday evenings at Tavern on the Green, divided into 3-4 pace tiers from 5:30 to 9:00 min/mile — structured, coach-led sessions with real training plans, not just group jogs. The club competes in the NYRR Club Points A Division and runs an intra-team Runner of the Year series to keep competitive stakes year-round. The social side is equally intentional: monthly First Thursday happy hours, seasonal parties, destination long runs to donut shops and breweries, and an annual Harriers Mile and Donut Relay race.
NYC Dragons
A Manhattan-based running club listed in the NYCRUNS directory. Community-focused group serving the Chinatown and Lower Manhattan running community. All paces welcome.
NYC Muslim Running Club
A community run club encouraging physical, spiritual, and mental growth through weekly Sunday group runs for all fitness levels. Location rotates and is shared via Telegram. Post-run smoothies and foo All paces welcome. Post-run at Smoothie spot or nearby restaurant.
Ocean Parkway Runners
A South Brooklyn organization focused on promoting an active lifestyle through running and charitable community support. All paces welcome.
Oiselle Volee NYC
The NYC chapter of Oiselle Volee, a membership-based women's running community affiliated with the Oiselle running apparel brand. Offers group runs, team events, and access to a nationwide network of All paces welcome.
Old Man Run Club
Despite the name, Old Man Run Club is young, diverse, and majority women — the founders named it as a joke about post-marathon blues, and it stuck. Every Saturday, 50+ runners meet for long runs of 9-22 miles at a genuinely conversational pace, with routes that rotate weekly across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens so it never gets repetitive. It's free, no membership required, and the 'we're not leaving you behind' policy is real rather than aspirational. Beyond the weekly run, they organize marathon training blocks, community events, and cultural runs — it's one of those clubs where the running is the excuse to actually build friendships.
Paso Run Club
A Queens-based run club serving the diverse Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Corona neighborhoods. Listed in the NYCRUNS directory with community-focused group runs through western Queens. All paces welcome.
Pitch and Run
Pitch and Run launched in 2019 as a running club for startup founders, investors, and tech people who want to build relationships while moving — and it's exactly what it sounds like. Monday and Friday mornings at 9am from Bluestone Lane at Chelsea Piers (22nd St & West Side Highway), ~4.5 miles at 9:45 min/mile pace, coffee after. The format is intentionally conversational: no formal pitching, just two people running and talking, which is how multiple funding rounds have reportedly started. Free to join; after five runs you get added to the group chat.
Point B Movement
A Brooklyn-based movement and running community listed in the NYCRUNS directory. Combines running with broader fitness and community wellness goals, welcoming runners of all backgrounds. All paces welcome.
POLSKA Running Team
A Queens-based running team with ties to the Polish-American community in Ridgewood and Maspeth. Listed in NYCRUNS directory and welcomes all runners from the neighborhood for weekend group runs. All paces welcome.
Queens Distance Runners
Queens Distance Runners is the borough's most ambitious running organization — part community club, part race management powerhouse — founded in 2013 by Jackson Heights resident Kevin Montalvo with just three members and now surpassing 700 registered members and 3,200+ on Strava. The club runs seven neighborhood locations across Queens every week, intentionally routing through overlooked communities to build civic connections alongside miles. Their Cultural Run Series celebrates the borough's specific ethnic communities with themed races — Filipino 4-Milers, Jackson Heights Miles — making the diversity of Queens the actual subject of the run rather than a backdrop. QDR also produces the Queens Marathon, which crossed 1,000 participants for the first time in 2024, cementing their identity as institution-builders, not just a club.
Queens Rebels Run Crew
Queens-based run crew with a strong community identity. Saturday morning group runs across the borough.
Rabbit Movers Running Club
A Brooklyn-based running club listed in the NYCRUNS directory with a focus on consistent movement and progressive training for runners looking to improve their fitness. Intermediate welcome.
Reservoir Dogs
Founded in 2000, a run club that loves to run and socialize, catering to every type of runner with training plans and social outings. All paces welcome.
Respect The Runner
Founded by Noel Campbell for motivation, encouragement, and training, this Bronx club primarily runs in the Wakefield and Northeast sections of the borough. Partners with local organizations for food All paces welcome.
Run It Forward
A Queens-based running club with a community-giving focus. The club emphasizes paying it forward through running and supporting local causes. Listed in the NYCRUNS community directory. All paces welcome.
Running Sistahs Social Club
Running Sistahs Social Club is a Black women's run club based in NYC, founded in 2023 to create a dedicated space for Black women to run, connect, and build community together. The club formed under the LLC name Running Sistahs Social Club (confirmed via 2023 LLC filing) and operates primarily through Instagram, where the community coordinates runs and shares its identity. With 454 followers across 38 posts, the club is grassroots in scale but intentional in mission — providing a safe, welcoming environment where Black women runners find their people rather than adapting to spaces that weren't built with them in mind.
Running Souls Run Club
Small, friendly group. Free to join, coached workouts led by RRCA-certified founder Howard Abrams. Tues/Thurs speed/endurance, Sat social run with coffee. Accessible (10:30/mi min pace). Meets at Prospect Park West and 15th St entrance across from movie theater.
Saints Run Club
Southeast Queens-based club. Motto: 'We start together, we finish together. No runner is left behind, regardless of pace.' Runs Track Wednesdays and Long Run Saturdays.
Scaries Run Club
A Brooklyn-based social run club listed in the NYCRUNS directory. Sunday morning runs through North Brooklyn with a fun, low-pressure vibe welcoming runners of all paces. All paces welcome.
Shore Road Striders
A Bay Ridge running club for those interested in running as a sport, drawing members from Bay Ridge and surrounding Brooklyn communities. Runs for fun and friendship along the scenic Shore Road waterf All paces welcome.
Slow AF Run Club
Slow AF Run Club was built on a simple but radical premise: you don't have to be fast to be a runner. Founded by Martinus Evans — a 300+ lb marathoner who rejected his doctor's weight-loss ultimatum and completed 9 marathons instead — the club is explicitly anti-diet-culture and anti-shame, welcoming back-of-the-pack runners, walkers, and every body type. The NYC-area chapter meets Sunday mornings at Exchange Place in Jersey City for a 2-mile fun run, plus hikes, yoga, and brunches throughout the week where running is optional. Evans' book (Penguin Random House, 2023) and Runner's World cover say everything about the legitimacy of what he's built.
Slow Girl Run Club
Founded in fall 2022 by Isabel DiGiovanni, a writer and producer who started the club while training for her first NYC Marathon after struggling to find a group that didn't leave slower runners behind. SGRC is an all-women, pace-inclusive club that runs two miles at roughly an 11-to-12-minute-mile pace every Tuesday evening along the Hudson River — slow enough to hold a full conversation the whole way. The crowd skews women in their 20s and 30s who came to running during the pandemic and wanted the social layer that faster clubs can strip away; weekly turnout regularly hits 80 runners. Post-run, members migrate to nearby wine bars, and DiGiovanni has watched those runs turn into genuine friend groups and group chats that have nothing to do with running anymore. The club has attracted brand partnerships with Nike and Tracksmith, signaling real cultural traction beyond a grassroots meetup.
Soca Run Club
Soca Run Club is the weekly run arm of Soca Run Nation, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit founded by Troy D. Johnson after he completed the 2017 Rock & Roll New Orleans half marathon and noticed Black runners made up less than 5% of mainstream running clubs. The club explicitly centers Afro-Caribbean and Black runners who felt shut out of existing run culture, with runs designed to end at local Black-owned businesses rather than sponsored beer gardens or brand activations. The vibe draws directly from Caribbean carnival energy: soca music, community warmth, and celebration of fitness as culture rather than performance. Johnson has said 'a lot of the existing events were not geared to appeal to our culture,' and the club is the living answer to that gap. IRS ruling year for Soca Run Nation Inc. is 2021, placing the nonprofit formalization in that year, though the club and festival activity traces to 2020 pandemic-era neighborhood runs.
Social Striders Running Club
A Manhattan-based social running club listed in the NYCRUNS directory. Emphasizes the social aspects of running with welcoming, conversational-pace group runs through Manhattan's parks and streets. All paces welcome.
South Asian Run Club
The South Asian Run Club (SARC) is a free, inclusive running community built around the South Asian diaspora in NYC — welcoming people of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Nepali, West Indian, Guyanese, Trinidadian, and Tobagonian backgrounds, as well as runners of all creeds and backgrounds. The club formed to address the underrepresentation of South Asian runners in the New York running scene and to serve as a network and resource for that community. Saturday morning runs in Central Park are the heartbeat of the group, with all paces welcome and a shared schedule coordinated via Google Group. Members train together for NYRR and NYC Runs races from 5Ks through the TCS New York City Marathon and other World Marathon Majors.
South Brooklyn Running Club
South Brooklyn Running Club is a free, unpretentious community based in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, and Red Hook that runs everything from 6:45am Tuesday track sessions at Red Hook Park to leisurely Friday coffee runs that end at a different neighborhood shop each week. Pace ranges from 5:45 min/mile speedwork to beginner-friendly 10:30 min/mile loops, with frequent regroups built in — as their FAQ puts it, 'just come on out' and wear shorts and sneakers. Post-run drinks at Vekslers (where a draft is ) are as much a tradition as the miles, and the club actively centers BIPOC runners with anti-racism training and community partnerships baked into their guidelines. No cost, no gatekeeping.
South Central Brooklyn Runners
Diverse running group for all types of runners, walkers, and endurance athletes in South Central Brooklyn and beyond.
Spartan Sundays Run Club
An all-inclusive run club with over 13 years of history, meeting primarily on Sunday mornings with multiple weekly runs and organized Spartan mud races several times yearly. All paces welcome.
StartLine Runners
An NYC community group specifically for women active lifestyle seekers, providing motivation, a support network, and a healthy social outlet for women runners, run-walkers, and walkers at all levels. All paces welcome.
Staten Island Athletic Club
Staten Island's athletic club with a running program. All paces welcome.
Streets 101
Community running collective. Tuesday evening intervals/hills and Saturday morning long runs. Contact via Instagram @streets101nyc for meeting location.
Sundays Run
A Queens-based Sunday morning run club listed in the NYCRUNS directory. Casual and welcoming to all paces with a community-first approach to weekend running in Queens. All paces welcome.
Sunset Park Runners
A fun and casual group in Sunset Park meeting twice weekly, welcoming all paces and abilities, stroller-friendly and pet-friendly. All paces welcome.
Team Trevi
A Queens-based running team listed in the NYCRUNS directory. Community-focused weekend runs serving the Queens running community with Italian-inspired team spirit. All paces welcome.
TEAM WEPA
A Queens-based platform that allows every level of athlete to feel like they belong. All paces welcome.
TeamWRK
A performance-based training group with nearly 10 years of history offering 1-on-1 coaching and group training for competitive racers and running enthusiasts specializing in long-distance running. Competitive welcome.
TGIF Run Crew
A fully community-led run crew meeting Friday mornings rain or shine, with a post-run hangout at a coffee shop or bakery. All paces welcome. Post-run at Coffee shop or bakery.
The Just Us Running Club
Staten Island-based running club with the philosophy that no one runs alone. Ranges from 5K runners to marathoners with training runs throughout NYC and occasionally Liberty State Park for NJ members. All paces welcome.
The Most Informal Running Club Ever
An open social running club for everyone, any pace, for any distance. All paces welcome.
The Self-Love Club Runners
A Brooklyn-based running club centered on body positivity, self-love, and mental wellness. Listed in the NYCRUNS directory and welcoming to runners of all paces who want to prioritize wellbeing and co All paces welcome.
Theory 9 Run Club
Community-first nonprofit run club embedded within Theory 9 Inc., a Bronx-based youth and community development organization. The run/walk/bike club is one program among many (basketball, food distribution, STEM, arts) rather than a standalone running crew. Mission-driven, wellness-oriented, and deeply rooted in the Kingsbridge/Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood. Grassroots and civic in tone, not trendy or social-media-driven. Registration via Google Form; schedule details shared post-signup. Tagline: 'Step into community and wellness where every mile brings us closer together.'
Type One Run
A running club for people living with Type 1 diabetes and their supporters. Listed in the NYCRUNS directory as a Manhattan-based community club providing motivation and camaraderie for T1D runners of All paces welcome.
Unrushers Running Club
Body-positive running community in Manhattan built on one principle: no one gets left behind. Pace is deliberately slow and the club explicitly states it is not a weight loss community — members come in every shape, size, and speed. Routes rotate across Central Park, Riverside Park, and the Hudson River Path. Schedule is informal and announced week-to-week via Facebook and Twitter rather than a fixed calendar. One of the most accessible beginner-friendly clubs in the city.
Urban Feet NYC
A Saturday morning run club meeting at the W72nd St. entrance to Central Park for runners of varying abilities, with a post-run stop at a local coffee shop. All paces welcome. Post-run at Local coffee shop.
Village Run Club
Based in Greenwich Village, bringing together runners of all paces and backgrounds every Friday morning. Philosophy is 'run together, celebrate together, grow together.' Hosts Friday morning miles and All paces welcome.
We Are NYC Running Club
We Are NYC Running Club was built on one idea: bring runners together regardless of pace, background, or experience level — and it shows in the crowd. Founded in 2018 around a Facebook group for people training for the NYC Half, the club has grown to 1,800+ members and is officially recognized by NYRR. The vibe is social over competitive — think group prep runs for the big NYC races, post-race celebrations, and a genuinely welcoming energy that also makes it a great home base for out-of-towners running in the city. No gatekeeping, no minimum pace, just a crew that actually means it when they say all levels welcome.
We Run Hollis
A community-based crew in Hollis, Queens inspiring better health and support within the community, with a walking option available. All paces welcome.
Women Make Moves
An all-women crew that holds space for women of all paces, shades, and sizes, covering 3-4.5 miles alternating with strength workouts. All paces welcome.
Woodside-Sunnyside Runners
Neighborhood running community in Woodside and Sunnyside, Queens. Weekend morning group runs. Welcoming to all paces.
Yalla Let's Run NYC
A social run and walk club organizing 5K loops in Central Park with an Arab-American and Muslim community focus. Meets at Jo & the Juice on Lexington. Updates shared via WhatsApp group. Open and welco All paces welcome. Post-run at Jo & the Juice.