Run clubs in Birmingham

Alchemy Running Crew

Birmingham's largest grassroots run crew, founded 2021 by Ace Graham. Meets outside Alchemy boutique in Five Points South, 1024 20th Street South, with free runs Tuesday (community run) and Wednesday…

ART of Running (Full Moon Run)

Monthly free social "Full Moon Run" hosted by run-coaching group ART of Running (Adventuring On Roads and Trails), meeting at Baumhower's Victory Grille in Vestavia Hills on full-moon evenings.

Aston Gazelles

Aston University's student running club. Two structured training runs a week, Tuesday (jointly with City of Birmingham Striders) and Thursday with a Level 4 England Athletics coach.

Bham Thursday Night Runners

Long-running Thursday evening social run in Birmingham. Meets at 5:15pm for a 5 mile run from rotating locations around town, with the week's start point posted to the group's Facebook page. All runners welcome.

Birchfield Harriers

Founded 1877 — UK's premier athletics club, home at Alexander Stadium, Stadium Way, Birmingham B42 2LR. Caters to all levels up to Olympic athletes (able-bodied and wheelchair). Phone: 0121 269 7258.

Birmingham Running and Training Society (BRATS)

Intermediate-pace running group (roughly 7:30-10 min/mile) meeting weekday early mornings from rotating locations around Homewood, Mountain Brook and Birmingham, and joining Birmingham Track Club's Sa…

Birmingham Swifts (LGBTQ+ Runners)

Free LGBTQ+ inclusive running club open to all abilities, ages, sexualities, genders. Weekly Thursday evening social run, beginners' programmes. Social: Facebook /birminghamswifts, Instagram @birminghamswifts.

Birmingham Track Club

Birmingham's flagship RRCA running club, welcoming every distance and pace. Free Saturday group runs from The Trak Shak in Homewood, with a long run at 6:00am and a moderate run at 6:30am. No registration needed.

Birmingham Ultra Trail Society (BUTS)

Trail running and ultra-marathon club and non-profit for Birmingham's trail community. The beginner-friendly Super Fun group meets Tuesday nights at Red Mountain Park. Group runs also on Ruffner and Oak Mountain trails.

Birmingham Vegan Runners

Facebook group, runs at varying locations across the city.

Black Girls RUN! Birmingham

Birmingham chapter of the national Black Girls RUN! movement — free to join, welcomes all paces and levels. Local ambassadors Yvonne Moreland, Temeka Carmel and Serena Robertson. Facebook group: facebook.

Black Men Run Birmingham

Birmingham chapter of the national Black Men Run movement. Saturday morning group runs rotate between the Lakeshore Trail in Homewood and the Rotary Trail in downtown Birmingham. 7am in spring and autumn, 6am in summer.

Black People Run, Bike and Swim (Birmingham)

Weekly running/biking/swimming group founded in Birmingham in February 2011 by health educator and certified fitness trainer Jerri, focused on motivating the Black community to prioritise their health…

Bluff Park Run Club

Community running and walking club based in the Bluff Park neighbourhood of Hoover, connecting local runners and walkers with regular group run/walks and community water stops.

Bournville Harriers

Friendly UKA-affiliated running club at Rowheath Pavilion, Heath Rd, Birmingham B30 1HU. Tagline: "Performance – Participation – Encouragement – Enjoyment".

Bournville Harriers

UKA-affiliated South Birmingham club based at Rowheath Pavilion, Heath Road, Bournville.

BRAT Club (Birmingham Running, Athletics & Triathlon)

One of the leading multi-discipline clubs in the West Midlands — running, athletics, triathlon. UKA-affiliated. Strong club identity — "ambitious club with a big, friendly heart".

BTND (Better The Next Day) Run Club

Eventbrite-ticketed Birmingham run club sessions in Edgbaston.

Cannon Hill junior parkrun

Junior event; the 5k is already CRM BIR-011.

Cannon Hill parkrun

Free weekly 5K, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B13 8RD, Saturdays 9am. Reached 600+ events — one of the highest-volume parkruns in the city. Sister event: Cannon Hill junior parkrun (Sundays 9am, 2K, ages 4-14).

CanRun

Stirchley B30 crew.

Centurion Running Club

Based at North Solihull Sports Centre, Conway Road, Chelmsley Wood, Solihull B37 5LA. Trains Tue/Thu at 18:30. Social media: Facebook 69702682488, Twitter @CenturionRunni1.

Change of Pace

Sat 09:30, city centre.

City of Birmingham Striders (COBS)

Free weekly runs plus structured coaching. Tue 18:30, Wed 07:30 and Thu 18:30 from the city centre; Tuesdays start at Centenary Square. Mix of social runs, parkruns, long runs and occasional track.

Cool Runnings (University of Birmingham)

University of Birmingham student running society.

Digbeth Run Club

Dimension Run Club

Sun 08:45, city centre. Nike-affiliated crew but locally led with its own handle and weekly session, unlike the dead Nike+ Run Club city branches.

Downtown Running Club

Free, sociable Saturday morning run club in downtown Birmingham. Meets at 10am in front of the Paramount on 20th Street North for a 3 or 6 mile run around the city. Open to runners of all speeds.

Edgbaston Reservoir junior parkrun

Junior event; the 5k is already CRM BIR-012.

Edgbaston Reservoir parkrun

Free weekly 5K, 115 Reservoir Road, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 9EE, Saturdays 9am. Has both adult and junior events. Scenic reservoir-loop course — one of the more attractive Birmingham parkrun venues.

Edgbaston Reservoir Running & Wellbeing

Facebook-only presence.

Fleet Feet Birmingham Group Runs

Group runs and seasonal training programmes from the Fleet Feet store on Healthy Way in Birmingham. Weekly Tuesday evening group run at 6pm covering 3 to 5 miles.

FORDY RUNS Running Club Birmingham (FRRC Birmingham)

Birmingham chapter of the FORDY RUNS Running Club (FRRC) national network of 46 satellite groups. Weekly social runs of about 45 minutes, all abilities welcome, explicitly no pressure to attend every week or to be fast.

Girls Run Brum

Women-only Birmingham crew.

GoodGym Birmingham

Weekly community group run combining running with community tasks. Precedent: CRM MAN-014 GoodGym Manchester is already filed as a club.

Green Heart Runners

RunTogether/ClubSpark group based on the University of Birmingham Green Heart campus.

Kings Heath Running Club

Structured weekly runs Tuesday and Thursday from Kings Heath. Runs a thriving Couch to 5K programme with structured progression to longer distances — strong beginners pipeline.

Knowle & Dorridge Running Club

Suburban Birmingham/Solihull club with a fully published committee — chair@, clubsec@ (Sallyanne Sheppey), join@ (Karen Bell, Membership Sec), runleaders@ (Stephen Ray), info@ (Alice Walker, Comms). Twitter @KandDRC.

Lesbian Run Club Brum

Tue 18:00, city centre.

Monday Runday Birmingham

Sociable Monday evening run club meeting at 6pm at Tin Roof Birmingham, with 2 and 4 mile route options (extra mileage optional). Routes linked on Strava (strava.app.link/roDh1fyCYUb). Instagram @mondayrundaybham.

Moseley Run Club

Never Left Run Club

Community run club meeting Tuesdays 6pm on Birmingham's Rotary Trail and Thursdays 6:30pm in Gardendale (Taco Mama), confirmed active with posts and TikTok run reports through August 2026.

Oaklands parkrun

Course page confirms Oaklands Recreation Ground, just off the Coventry Road A45 in Yardley, Birmingham (B25 8AS). Post-run coffee at Costa, Swan Centre, Yardley - a live venue-deal opportunity.

Offline Runners

Sun 14:00, city centre.

Perk + Pace

Sun 10:00, city centre. Coffee-and-run format.

Perry Hall parkrun

Free weekly 5K, Perry Hall Park, Perry Avenue, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 1RS, Saturdays 9am. North Birmingham's flagship parkrun — adjacent to Alexander Stadium / Birchfield Harriers area.

QNTM Run Club Birmingham

Free weekly run club meeting Wednesdays at 6pm from 3501 1st Ave S (beside Live Active: Spine & Sport), 2 or 4 mile routes, open to all paces. Confirmed active with posts from the past week.

Resolute Running

Run-coaching group hosting a free Thursday 5:30am group run (5-8 miles) rotating between Homewood, Mountain Brook and Birmingham, plus seasonal programmes such as Turkey Trot 10K training, based out o…

ROCUP (Rise Over Challenges Up)

Free 5K community run every Saturday 9am from Centenary Square. Has rapidly scaled to 250+ runners — one of the most active urban run crews in Birmingham. Mission: "Make Fitness The New Cool". Co-founder: Seb Mills.

Run4FunBHM

Social running group meeting weekdays at 5:00am from Petticoat Lane in Mountain Brook Village and Sundays at 6:00am from rotating locations, paces roughly 8:00-11:00 min/mile. Facebook group: facebook.

Run BHM

Beginner-friendly community walk/run club promoting fitness through running and walking, meeting Saturdays at City Walk in downtown Birmingham.

Run Brum Crew

Mon 18:30 from The Fountain, Chamberlain Square (findmyrun lists a Wed 18:30 Victoria Square session too). England Athletics licensed run leader, 18+, comfortable 5k. Emphasis on inclusivity and mental health.

Running Buddies Bham

Thu 18:15, city centre.

Run of a Kind Birmingham

Running club + social enterprise — Lucy Canham founded ROAK to organise Birmingham city running tours with a charitable mission (buys trainers for children in temporary accommodation).

Run Talk Run Birmingham (Jewellery Quarter)

Weekly free 5k in the Jewellery Quarter, listed on the national Run Talk Run locations page as running Tuesdays AND Wednesdays. Gentle routes, non-competitive, mental-health-first; booking is via a Heylo account.

Run University

Birmingham-area running group with free group runs open to every pace. Tuesday evenings at 6pm from Life Time in Vestavia Hills, with 2, 3 or 4 mile options.

RWC Run Club (Run With Christ Birmingham)

Faith-based run club launched November 2025, meeting Saturdays at 8am in the back parking lot of 2200 Lakeshore Dr for a 3 mile run or 1.5 mile walk, all paces and dogs welcome.

Samford Run Club

Samford University-affiliated run club open to all experience levels, meeting Mondays and Wednesdays at the Samford soccer field parking lot and Fridays at the Red Mountain parking lot. 180+ Instagram followers.

Sanctuary Runners Birmingham

Launched 2026-07-23 at the Unity 5K on the final day of the European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026, with 30 members on its first run. The region's first Sanctuary Runners group.

South Birmingham Striders

Established South Birmingham community running club, based around Northfield/Bournville/Cotteridge area. Active Facebook group (sbsclub) and Instagram (@southbirminghamstriders).

Sparkhill Harriers

Established athletics club at Fox Hollies Leisure Centre, Shirley Rd, Birmingham B27 7NS. Active across Instagram (@sparkhill_harriers), Facebook, TikTok (@sparkhill_harrier). Phone: 0121 705 8706. Re-attempt in next

The Goodsyard Run Club

Monthly themed running events run out of The Goodsyard venue, booked through Eventbrite. Venue-hosted rather than a membership club - good deals-programme fit.

Trak Shak Group Runs

Free weekly group runs from Birmingham's independent running store, established 1995. Wednesday nights at 5:30pm from the Homewood store, with 3, 5 and 8.5 mile routes.

Trecho Walk.Jog.Run.Club

Faith-based walk/jog/run club in Trussville hosting free 5K/10K community runs, typically starting and ending at the Veterans Memorial in Trussville (also hosts a recurring "Maple Ave Coffee Run" from…

Tuesday Night Trails

Free weekly trail run/walk at Red Mountain Park every Tuesday from March to September, meeting at the park entrance at 6:00pm with six pace groups to suit different speeds. Confirmed active with an August 4, 2026 event.

University of Birmingham Athletics & Cross Country Club

One of the largest clubs at the university, 300+ members plus an active alumni base. Daily sessions across all event groups; track sessions on the university track and at Alexander Stadium's indoor HPC, XC in local parks.

Ward End junior parkrun

2km junior event at Ward End Playing Fields, 4. Course page confirms Ward End Park, Birmingham.

Well Run Brum

Men's wellbeing running group — free fortnightly 5K runs at conversational pace, each opening with a guest speaker on mental health. CIC structure (Companies House #16277055).

Woodgate Valley Country Park parkrun

Free, weekly, timed 5k open to walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers of every ability.

ZARTASHA Wellness Run Club

Women-only run club in Edgbaston.