Run clubs in Kansas City
Browse 15 running clubs in Kansas City. Find social, road, trail, and beginner-friendly groups, see where they meet, then join your first run free with the RunClub app.
Directory816 Run Club
Community run club (Team 816) in Kansas City, running for 5+ years. Weekly Saturday-morning group runs at 7:30am from Rochester Brewing and Roasting in the Crossroads (2129 Washington St).
DirectoryBlack Men Run Kansas City
Kansas City chapter of Black Men Run, promoting health and wellness among Black men through running. Weekly group runs Saturdays at 8am at Mill Creek Park on the Plaza (J.C. Nichols Pkwy & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd).
DirectoryKansas City Frontrunners & Walkers
Kansas City's LGBTQIA+ running and walking group. Meets Wednesdays at 6:30pm (Loose Park by the tennis courts Apr–Nov; Mill Creek Park, 43rd & Main, Nov–Mar) and Sundays at 9am at rotating locations with brunch after.
DirectoryKansas City Running Club
Kansas City's largest running club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and RRCA member founded in 1978.
DirectoryKansas City Trail Nerds
Long-running, family-and-dog-friendly Kansas City trail running club founded in 2000, with 600+ members and a full calendar of monthly trail races.
DirectoryKansas Run Club
Free, social Kansas City run club (part of the States Run Club network). Meets every Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Mill Creek Park fountain on the Country Club Plaza for a 3-mile group run.
DirectoryKC Dirt Community
Female-led, inclusive Kansas City trail running community. Meets every Monday at 6pm at the Marina Lot in Shawnee Mission Park for a group trail run, rain or shine, plus weekend meetups.
DirectoryKC Express
All-women running and walking club serving Kansas City since 1982. Saturday group run at 7am from Banksia Bakehouse (4800 Main St, KCMO) and a Saturday walk group, plus first-Tuesday socials.
DirectoryKC SMART Runners
KC SMART (Saturday Morning Area Roads and Trails) Runners, a community running club for the Northland of Kansas City, MO.
DirectoryNovember Project Kansas City
Kansas City squad of the free, worldwide November Project fitness movement. Free workouts every Wednesday at 5:29am and 6:29am on the steps of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, mixing stair/hill r…
DirectoryOlathe Running Club
Olathe, Kansas nonprofit running club affiliated with the RRCA, for everyone from walkers to marathoners. Wednesday-evening runs (2–10 miles) with a happy hour after, and Saturday-morning runs at 7am (2–20 miles).
DirectoryPercheron Run Club
Social weekly run club hosted by Crossroads Hotel in the Kansas City Crossroads. Meets Tuesdays at 6:30pm at Crossroads Hotel (2101 Central St) for an easy ~3-mile run through the Crossroads, with bee…
DirectoryPower of Run Club
Community running club serving the Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas area. All paces welcome; coaching support provided.
DirectoryRoadrunners of Kansas City
Kansas City metro running club supporting local runners for four decades. Free group runs on the first Saturday of each month, 7–9am, all paces welcome. Community-focused with coaching and a welcoming, no-pressure vibe.
DirectoryRun It BlaKC
Kansas City's first Black-founded social run club, "all paces and all faces" welcome. Meets Tuesdays at 6:30pm at the Tuf Club Fitness and Wellness Center and Saturdays at 8am at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
How to join a running club in Kansas City
Kansas City has a thriving running scene, with 15 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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