Run clubs in Chester

Alchester Running Club

Friendly Bicester-based running club. Meets Tuesdays 6:50pm at Gavray Drive, Langford Village + Thursdays 6:50pm at Bicester & Ploughley Sports Centre. Closest established running club to Brill (~6mi).

Alexandra junior parkrun, Moss Side

Junior 2k. Slug is alexandramossside-juniors while the senior event is plain 'alexandra' - the two do not share a slug root.

Alexandra parkrun, Moss Side

3. Note the slug is 'alexandra', not a Moss Side spelling - would not have been found by name search.

Alresford Run Club

Alresford's original run club since 2015 — a friendly, non-competitive, unisex group for all abilities covering road and trail. Group runs on Wednesday evenings from New Alresford.

Ancoats Run Club

Free community club founded 17 Aug 2020 by resident Deborah Todd. Tue/Thu 18:30 plus Mon/Wed/Fri 07:15, meets by the bridge at Royal Mills, Ancoats. Won MCR sports club of the year 2023.

Bagel Bunch

Informal Rochester-area run group listed by the Greater Rochester Running Club. Meets Saturdays at 7am and Sundays at 11:20am at Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, Latta and Long Pond Roads, Greece, NY.

Belle Vue Racers

Black Girls RUN! Buffalo & Rochester

Local chapter of the national Black Girls RUN! movement, encouraging Black women to make running and fitness a priority.

Burnage parkrun

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Cannon Events Running Club

Walking, jogging and running sessions for adults and children, grouped by effort. Fridays 5.

Certified Five and Diners

Informal Rochester run group listed by the Greater Rochester Running Club. Meets Wednesdays at 6pm -- winter at Johnny's Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Road, Rochester, NY, and summer at the Mendon Ponds Park beach lot.

Chester Brew Crew

Thursday evening brewery run meeting 6:00pm at Three Leg Run Brewery, 4418 W Hundred Road, Chester, Chesterfield County.

Chester FC Run Club

Meets the last Thursday of each month, 6pm-7pm, at King George V Community Sports Hub, Chester CH1 5BD. A choice of 3km and 5km routes led by a qualified run leader, from Chester FC Community Trust.

Chesterfield & District Athletics Club

Local athletics club for all ages and abilities (9+), track, road and cross country. Coached sessions Tuesday & Thursday 6.45-8.15pm at Tupton Hall School, Station New Road, Tupton, Chesterfield S42 6LG.

Chesterfield Tri Club

Triathlon club of 70+ members training swim, bike and run across the week, supporting complete beginners through to international age-group athletes. Coached swim Tuesdays 7.30-8.

Chester-le-Street & District AC

Sociable athletics club covering road, cross-country and track for all abilities, based in Chester-le-Street. Its RunTogether arm, Riverside Striders, meets Thursdays 6:30pm at the Riverside Leisure Complex.

Chester parkrun

Free, weekly, timed 5k open to all. Starts 9am every Saturday at Countess of Chester Country Park, Chester. Volunteer-run and walker-friendly. Verified active: listed as a live event in the official parkrun events feed.

Chester Road Runners

Friendly, inclusive club of 700+ members split into six ability groups. Meets Wednesdays 6:30pm at the Westminster Park car park, Hough Green, Chester CH4 8JW.

Chester Triathlon Club

Friendly multi-sport club with a full running programme open to members of all abilities.

Chichester Hash House Harriers

Hare-and-hound trail runs across the finest Sussex and East Hampshire countryside, finishing at a nearby pub. Runners AND walkers welcome.

Chichester junior parkrun

Free 2K junior parkrun for ages 4–14, every Sunday 9:00am in Priory Park (Priory Road, PO19 1NS). Confirmed active 2026. FB: Chichesterjuniorparkrun.

Chichester parkrun

Free, weekly, timed 5k every Saturday at 9:00am in Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP.

Chichester Runners & AC

Chichester’s favourite running and athletics club (est. 1984) with ~400 senior members, 150 juniors and 30+ coaches and run leaders for track, road, cross-country and trail, all abilities.

Chichester Runners & AC Couch to 5k

Chichester Runners & AC nine-week Couch to 5k course, taking complete beginners to a steady 5k with the club experienced run leaders.

Chichester Triathlon Club

Chichester Triathlon Club, known as Chi Tri, was formed in 2009 and is one of the country's biggest triathlon clubs with over 200 members across all age groups.

Chorlton Runners

CHSTR Run & Social

Sociable Chester run-and-social crew running a numbered Monday evening series around the city.

Colchester Castle parkrun

Free weekly timed 5k, Saturdays 9:00am in Castle Park, Colchester — a flat course run entirely on tarmac paths through the historic park. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. No barcode, no result.

Colchester Harriers Athletic Club

Long-established athletics club (est. 1982) welcoming all ages and levels for track & field, road, cross country and fun. Trains at Colchester Garrison Sports Stadium, Circular Road North, Colchester CO2 7TL.

Colchester & Tendring Athletics Club

Family-friendly, inclusive athletics club competing in the EYAL, EAL, SAL and EMAC leagues. Trains Monday and Wednesday evenings at Colchester Garrison Athletics Stadium, Circular Road North, Colchester CO2 7TL.

Didsbury Runners Club

Dorchester Athletic Club

Competitive, inclusive and enjoyable athletics for all in Dorchester and West Dorset, open to everyone from age nine upwards.

Dorchester / Cooldown Walk-Run Club

Easygoing 1-3 mile run/walk club followed by a social hour, all paces welcome.

Dorchester RIOT

England Athletics affiliated social running club launched in January 2018 for runners from Dorchester and the surrounding area, catering for all abilities from complete novice to experienced marathon runner.

Dorchester Running Club

Welcoming all-paces Dorchester club meeting at Garvey Park every Saturday morning.

Dorset Sole Sisters

Women-only running club for all ages, shapes and sizes, running in Dorchester on Monday evenings and in Weymouth on Wednesday evenings, heading off-road to explore the Dorset countryside through the summer months.

Em & G Run With Me

Free, friendly women's run club in Chichester, West Sussex - all paces welcome, walk, jog or run, with coffee afterwards. Runs Sundays at 9:30am and Thursdays at 7:30pm, on dates published monthly on Instagram.

Fleet Feet Rochester Run Club

Free weekly community runs hosted by Fleet Feet Rochester, for runners and walkers of all levels.

Fletcher Moss parkrun

Didsbury, 7. Filed under MAN- to match CRM precedent (MAN-009 Didsbury Runners).

FLOCK Running

Free-to-join trail running community (formerly Run with KARIBU) based in the South Downs National Park, with every route starting within about 10 miles of central Chichester.

Flour City Hash House Harriers

Rochester's hash house harriers — a light-hearted, non-competitive run and walk group for the 21-and-over crowd, tracing trails through the area's many local parks.

Founders Running Club Manchester

Genesee Valley Harriers

Premier Rochester running club founded July 1996, sends members to USATF Club Nationals.

Girls That Run Winchester

Welcoming all-women run club in Winchester with 3k and 5k groups and regular social events, runners of all abilities welcome. Active community of 1,600+ on Instagram @girlsthatrunwinch.

Godmanchester Running Club

Free community running club with no membership, for all ages and abilities — around 5k on Wednesday evenings at 7pm and around 10k on Sunday mornings at 9:30am from Godmanchester, with routes agreed e…

Gold Rush Runners

Informal Rochester-area run group listed by the Greater Rochester Running Club. Meets Saturdays at 7am at CAMS New York Pizzeria, 717 Titus Avenue, Irondequoit, NY.

GoodGym Colchester

Community group combining running with good deeds for local causes. Meets every Wednesday 6:45pm from Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, running to help a community project and back.

GoodGym Manchester

Goodwood Run Club

Coached running club run by Goodwood Health & Wellbeing on the Goodwood Estate just north of Chichester, based at The Goodwood Hotel, PO18 0QB.

Greater Rochester Running Club

One of the oldest and largest running clubs in the Northeast, founded in 1958, with around 380 members of all abilities across an eight-county region.

Highwoods parkrun

Free weekly timed 5k, Saturdays 9:00am at Highwoods Country Park, Chanterelle, Colchester CO4 9RY. A scenic country-park course of paths and grassland. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate.

Holmebrook Valley junior parkrun

Free, fun and friendly weekly 2k for juniors aged 4 to 14, every Sunday at 9:00am at Holmebrook Valley Country Park, Watermeadow Lane, Chesterfield S41 8XB.

Inspire Runners Chichester

Friendly Chichester running club (founded 2021) promoting running as both sport and recreation, for all abilities.

Irchester Country parkrun

Free, fun and friendly weekly 5k community event — walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate, it is up to you.

iRUNdequoit

Free weekly community group run/walk from I-Square (400 Bakers Park), Irondequoit, every Tuesday at 6pm -- routes of 2 to 5 miles, meet outside I-Square (inside if raining), socialize after.

Jog Derbyshire Chesterfield

Small, friendly free jog group with a steady group Wednesdays 6.30pm (up to 5km) and a faster group Thursdays 6.30pm (up to 10km), from Loundsley Green Community Centre, Chesterfield S40 4QU.

Just A Run Club

Named as a participating club in two independent 2026 sources (TheManc's Cross Club Social line-up and the council's Moonlit Miles event).

Levenshulme Runners

Also known as Levy Runners. Wednesdays 18:30 at The Quadrants, Fallowfield Loop, M19 2SW. Named in TheManc's 2026 cross-club social piece.

lululemon Rochester Run Club

Free community run hosted by the lululemon Clover View Plaza store, 2924 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618, for the 'Pittsford Trail' route.

Manchester Frontrunners

Manchester Harriers and Athletics Club

Manchester Metropolitan University Athletics Club

Meets three times a week, full track, field and cross-country training.

Manchester Metropolitan University Running Society

Meets Mondays and Wednesdays 18:00 at the MMU Union reception. Separate from the MMU athletics club.

Manchester Road Runners

Manchester Run Club

Manchester Running Club

Welcoming 250+ member running club in Manchester for all ages and experience levels.

Manchester Running Company

Manchester YMCA Harriers

Medved Endurance Project

A supportive, community-based training group from Medved Running & Walking Outfitters (3400 Monroe Ave, Rochester).

Mile Shy Club

Mojo Running Club

A running club for all runners and walkers in the West Chester and Cincinnati area.

Moms in Motion (Pittsford)

Informal Rochester-area running group for moms, listed by the Greater Rochester Running Club.

Montana Mills Milers

Informal running group listed by the Greater Rochester Running Club. Meets Saturdays at 8am at Montana Mills Bakery, Main Street, Canandaigua, NY.

Moston and District Harriers

Junior athletics club established 2004, North and East Manchester, ages 6-17. Based 198 Waterloo Street, Blackley, M9 8GW. Tel 0161 740 8171 / 07931 143590.

Naples Running Group

Small-town running group listed by the Greater Rochester Running Club. Meets Saturdays at 9:30am at St. Januarius Church, 180 North Main Street, Naples, NY.

New Energy Fitness Outdoor Running

Friendly, supportive 45-minute community run session for all abilities, exploring the streets and trails of Winchester. Weekly sessions start and finish at New Energy Fitness, 36 Middle Brook Street, Winchester SO23 8DQ.

North Derbyshire Running Club

Friendly all-abilities club covering road, trail and fell. Club nights Monday-Thursday 6.30pm from Queens Park Sports Centre, Boythorpe Road, Chesterfield S40 2ND; Sunday fell runs 9am in winter.

Not A Run Club

One of eleven run clubs represented at Moonlit Miles, Platt Fields Park, January 2026. Single-source so far: no independent site or handle located this run, verify before drafting.

November Project Rochester

Rochester chapter of the free November Project fitness movement. Free outdoor workout every Wednesday at 6:10am at Cobbs Hill Park, meeting at the Pump House building on the north side of the reservoir.

Optimus Run Club Chichester

Gym-hosted social run club launched June 2026: meets Thursdays at 6:30pm at Optimus Gym, Unit 1, 28 Terminus Road, Chichester PO19 8ZZ for a sociable 5K route around Chichester.

Outrun Chichester Run Club

The club's own Instagram announced on 2026-04-27 that Outrun Chichester is paused for the foreseeable future, so it is not a currently-active club.

Oven Door Runners

Long-running Rochester-area group (running since 2014) meeting Saturdays at 6:30am (7am Dec-Jan) from Pontillo's Pizza, Hitching Post Plaza, Route 96, Perinton/Bushnell Basin, plus a Sunday 7am 'Oven…

Peacemaker Running Group

Weekly brewery-hosted run club at Peacemaker Brewing Company, 39 Coach Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424 -- fitness, community and a beer after: neighbourhood jogs, trail runs and local races.

Philips Park parkrun

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Pints & Pavement Runners

Social run-and-beer club meeting Thursdays at 6pm at Three Heads Brewing, Rochester. Headlamps and reflective gear required in winter months.

Pittsford Towpath Runners

Informal running group listed by the Greater Rochester Running Club. Meets Sundays at 8:30am (9am off-season) at the Pittsford Dept. of Transportation lot, along the Erie Canal towpath, Pittsford, NY.

Poolsbrook parkrun

Free weekly timed 5k for all standards, every Saturday at 9am in Poolsbrook Country Park, Pavilion Drive, Poolsbrook, Chesterfield S43 3WL. Volunteer-run and open to walkers, joggers and runners.

Portchester Castle Runners

RunTogether group based at Portchester Castle, in Fareham borough (not Portsmouth city). Fills the one gap in the borough that Fareham RC and Stubbington Green do not reach.

Reinvented Runners Club

Casual run/walk group meeting every Thursday at 6:15pm at Reinvention Brewing, 9 North Main Street, Manchester, NY 14504, along the Manchester Gateway Trail. All ages and abilities welcome; bring a goody to share.

Riverside parkrun

Free, weekly, timed 5k beside the River Wear. Every Saturday 09:00 in Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street, County Durham DH3 3SJ — the start is about 25m from the main car park by the children's play ar…

Rochester Road Runners

"The hippest running crew in Rochester" -- free social running team/club, no dues or fees, open to the public (join by request via site). Founded 2014.

Rochester Running Company Beer Runners

The run club at Rochester Running Company (1387 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester). Their weekly Beer Runners meet Wednesdays at 6pm for a social 3-mile run followed by food and drinks at a local spot.

Root & Run Club

Weekly midweek social 5K from The Pollen Club, meet 17:45 for 18:00, different route each week, post-run drinks and food from The Hatch, 20% off The Good Sauna for runners. Listed live July 2026.

Run Club In Chester

Sociable Chester community run club grown to over 400 members. Regular Thursday evening and Sunday morning group runs around Chester, plus track nights.

Run Like A Girl Colchester

Informal, friendly all-female running club (est. 2024) for women of all ages and abilities, organised by Mathilda.

Runners and Stunners

One of eleven run clubs represented at Moonlit Miles, Platt Fields Park, January 2026. Single-source so far: no independent site or handle located this run, verify before drafting.

Running Colchester

Free, inclusive RunTogether/England Athletics affiliated club (started 2016, affiliated 2018) with qualified run leaders.

running the roc

A Rochester run club built on movement, community and inclusivity, welcoming runners of all paces. Meets weekly on Wednesday evenings at 6pm at rotating local spots around the city, with routes shared on Instagram.

Run The Streets MCR

Non-profit charity-driven running social, 100% of ticket profits to charity, works with local DJs and artists. ~2.9k Instagram followers. Hosted at Manchester Road Runners (CRM MAN-002).

Run Walk Sport Winchester Group Runs

Independent running shop at 92 Olivers Battery Road South SO22 4EZ hosting free 6.30pm group runs — social 5k or 2.5k walk, pre-registration required. Shop-led group rather than a membership club.