Run clubs in Pontypridd
Browse 9 running clubs in Pontypridd. Find social, road, trail, and beginner-friendly groups, see where they meet, then join your first run free with the RunClub app.
DirectoryBlister Sisters Running Club
Women's running club founded by Cath Owen, meeting in Pontypridd town on Thursdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 5pm for 5k routes around Ynysangharad Park. Beginners welcome, with a couch to 5k programme.
DirectoryDark in the Park Pontypridd
Free couch-to-5k+ community running project (running since 2019, 500+ participants, ability-grouped with trained leaders).
DirectoryPinc Run Club
Free weekly run club from Pinc Coffeehouse & Sweetshop at 28 Park Street, Pontypridd, meeting Thursday mornings for a sociable run and coffee. Walkers and runners of all abilities welcome.
DirectoryPonty Panthers
Free, friendly Run Wales-registered mixed-ability group offering walk/run and run-only options (started as a Couch-to-5k in 2017, now runs 10k and half marathons).
DirectoryPontypridd 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer
Monthly walk, jog or run for anyone affected by cancer, meeting the last Saturday of each month by the 5KYW flag on the lido green at Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd, before parkrun.
DirectoryPontypridd junior parkrun
Free weekly 2k for juniors aged 4-14, every Sunday 9:00am at Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd CF37 4PE. Volunteer-run and currently active; all standards welcome.
DirectoryPontypridd parkrun
Free weekly timed 5k, every Saturday 9:00am at Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Bridge Street, Pontypridd CF37 4PE. All-tarmac course — one small lap of the bandstand then three large park laps.
DirectoryPontypridd Roadents AC
Thriving Welsh Athletics-affiliated club (~250+ members) for all abilities — road, cross country, trail and fell.
DirectoryTaff Ely Triathlon Club
Triathlon club for Pontypridd and the Taff Ely area with club swim sessions, leader-led bike rides and group run training. Races the Welsh Super Series; beginners through to experienced triathletes.
How to join a running club in Pontypridd
Pontypridd has a thriving running scene, with 9 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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