Run clubs in Belfast
Browse 16 running clubs in Belfast. Find social, road, trail, and beginner-friendly groups, see where they meet, then join your first run free with the RunClub app.
DirectoryAfriRun Belfast
Community/beginner-friendly Belfast running group (Go Run NI listed) supporting the African diaspora & wider community. Trains Saturday 9:00am. Inclusion-focused, welcoming to new runners — good community fit.
DirectoryAnnadale Striders
Long-standing South Belfast athletics/road running club, all abilities — cross country, road, track & field, mountain. Based in South Belfast; track work at Mary Peters Track. Athletics NI affiliated. Twitter @AStriders.
DirectoryBARF (Belfast mountain & fell running)
Belfast mountain & fell running club — organises and competes in hill/fell races across NI (Mourne, Belfast hills, Cave Hill). Trail/hill social runs from Belfast hill venues. Athletics NI affiliated. Twitter @BARF_NI.
DirectoryBeechmount Harriers
West Belfast athletics/road running club — cross country, road, track & field, mountain. Weekly training Tuesday & Thursday evenings ~6:00pm at Mary Peters Track. Athletics NI affiliated, active on Facebook @BMHbelfast.
DirectoryBelfast Frontrunners
LGBTQIA+ running & social club for Belfast, established 2021 — welcoming, all-abilities, message to join. Group runs in/around Belfast with post-run socials (typical Frontrunners model). Instagram @belfastfrontrunners.
DirectoryBelfast Running Club
Sociable South Belfast club for all abilities across greater Belfast. Tuesdays 6:30pm interval/group runs in the Ormeau area (Ormeau Park hub); Thursdays 6:30pm strength & conditioning / social runs a…
DirectoryBoundary Brewing Running Club
Free weekly 5K social run from the Boundary Brewing taproom, East Belfast — every Wednesday, bag drop 5:30pm, run starts 6:00pm, everyone welcome, drinks/social after at the brewery. Instagram @boundarybrewingrunningclub.
DirectoryLagan Valley AC
One of the major Belfast-area athletics clubs — track & field, cross country, road and mountain running for all ages and abilities. South Belfast / Lagan Valley base; track sessions at Mary Peters Track.
DirectoryNorth Belfast Harriers
Large, well-established North Belfast athletics club & registered charity. Senior squad split into pace-based training groups (Top Track, Team North, R.I.O.T., Rockets, Following On). Cross country, road, track.
DirectoryOrangegrove AC
All-abilities East Belfast athletics club founded 2009 — road, trail, track & field, cross country, ultra. Helped set up Belfast Victoria parkrun and JogBelfast East. Access to a 400m track; East Belfast base.
DirectoryOrmeau parkrun
Free 5K every Saturday 9:30am around Ormeau Park, South Belfast — the biggest Belfast parkrun. Junior parkrun (2K) same venue Sundays 9:30am. Volunteer-led; families, beginners & club runners.
DirectoryOrmeau Runners
Sociable, all-abilities recreational running club in the Ormeau area of South & East Belfast, officially formed September 2015 — "fun, fitness and friendship".
DirectoryVictoria Park & Connswater AC
East Belfast athletics/road club ("Lions"). Home venue Victoria Park, Belfast BT3 9EF — meets several times a week to train there. All-abilities. Active Strava club. Twitter @VPCAC_Lions.
DirectoryWaterworks parkrun
Free 5K every Saturday 9:30am at the Waterworks, North Belfast — the first parkrun in Ireland. Junior parkrun (2K) same venue Sundays 9:30am. Volunteer-led, beginner-friendly.
DirectoryWe Run Belfast
Belfast city-centre social running crew, founded 2018 — free weekly community runs followed by coffee/donuts and Strava tags.
DirectoryWillowfield Temperance Harriers
East Belfast running club, established 1898 — friendly, all-abilities. Senior training Monday & Thursday 6:30pm-7:45pm at NICSSA Pavilion Sports Pitches, BT4 3TA, beside Stormont; summer sessions also…
How to join a running club in Belfast
Belfast has a thriving running scene, with 16 clubs listed here — from beginner-friendly social runs to fast road and trail groups. Most clubs are free to join and welcome runners of every level. Pick a club above, check where and when it meets, and just turn up.
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