Run clubs in York
Browse 41 running clubs in York. Find social, road, trail, and beginner-friendly groups, see where they meet, then join your first run free with the RunClub app.
DirectoryAnother Run Club
Brooklyn-based club with weekly Wednesday-morning runs from Domino Square in Williamsburg.
DirectoryAstoria Runners
Queens neighborhood club with Wednesday-evening 5k runs in Astoria Park and monthly brewery runs.
DirectoryAve C Run Club
Alphabet City crew running early Wednesday-morning ~4-mile loops from the Lower East Side.
DirectoryBrooklyn Heights Run Club
Free Brooklyn club running 12 sessions a week with a 200+ person Sunday run at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
DirectoryBrooklyn Track Club
Popular Brooklyn run club hosting weekly Tuesday speed sessions and Thursday/Saturday group runs at McCarren Park.
DirectoryBrooklyn Trail Club
Community trail offshoot of Brooklyn Track Club running monthly guided off-pavement adventures led by Coach Jes Woods.
DirectoryCentral Park Track Club
Established Manhattan competitive club with weekly track, tempo and Saturday morning Central Park sessions.
DirectoryCity of York Athletic Club
Grassroots EA athletics club (track & field, road, XC) for all ages/abilities. Trains at University of York Sports Centre / York Sport Village athletics track, Heslington, York YO10 5NA. Some groups have waiting lists.
DirectoryDashing Whippets Running Team
Large competitive-and-social NYC team running 10+ weekly sessions across Central Park, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.
DirectoryDirty Bird Run Club
Manhattan crew established 2023 running Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from Hudson River Park's Little Island.
DirectoryEmpire Tri Club
NYC endurance team coaching triathlon and running with multiple weekly coached group runs from Central Park.
DirectoryEndorphins Running
Manhattan-based positivity-focused running community offering free weekly group runs and race-day support.
DirectoryFox Valley RunJunkEes
Fox Valley chapter of the RunJunkEes run club — "Turtles to Foxes, all are welcome".
DirectoryFront Runners New York
NYC's premier LGBTQ+ running and multisport club founded 1979 with weekly Central Park fun runs.
DirectoryHarlem Run
Harlem-based movement founded 2013 with weekly Monday-night group runs from Marcus Garvey Park.
DirectoryHellgate Road Runners
Astoria community group welcoming all abilities, meeting four times a week in Astoria Park.
DirectoryHeworth Harriers
Beginner-friendly RunTogether group (est. 2012) progressing runners to 10k/half/marathon. Meets Tuesday 6:30pm at Heworth Tennis Club, East Parade, Heworth, York YO31 7TA.
DirectoryHolgate Harriers
Friendly, inclusive EA-affiliated club in Holgate. Social runs every Thursday 6:45pm from York RI RUFC, New Lane, York YO24 4NT, plus coached sessions every other Tuesday and women-only runs.
DirectoryNARC (Not A Run Club)
Brooklyn-based running, connection and creative-expression community with weekly Saturday sprint sessions.
DirectoryNorth Brooklyn Runners
Free community running club in Greenpoint/Williamsburg offering 20+ runs a week from McCarren Park.
DirectoryNorth York Moors Athletic Club (NYMAC)
Friendly, inclusive England Athletics club for road, trail, fell and track running based on the northern edge of the North York Moors, catering for everyone from novices to international fell athletes aged 16 and up.
DirectoryNorth Yorkshire Water Park parkrun
Free timed 5k every Saturday at 9am at North Yorkshire Water Park, Long Causeway Road, Wykeham, Scarborough YO13 9QU. Flat course looping the lake twice. Scarborough area parkrun, passed its 100th event.
DirectoryNYRR Open Run
Free weekly community-led runs/walks in neighborhood parks across all five boroughs since 2015.
DirectoryOMRC (Old Man Run Club)
Saturday-morning long-run crew founded in 2018 welcoming all paces across the five boroughs.
DirectoryOrchard Street Runners
Lower East Side crew known for tight-knit community, threshold Tuesday-night runs and unsanctioned races.
DirectoryProspect Park Track Club
Nearly-50-year-old inclusive Brooklyn club open to all abilities with rotating weekly group runs in Prospect Park.
DirectoryQueens Distance Runners
Queens-wide community club with 700+ members hosting weekly group runs, track and a borough race series.
DirectoryRun York
Social/beginner RunTogether groups (£15/yr) for all abilities, in partnership with City of York AC & Heworth Harriers.
DirectoryStaten Island Athletic Club
Staten Island club for all levels with Saturday fun runs, Tuesday speed work and Sunday long runs.
DirectoryUpper East Side Run Club
Free neighborhood club established 2021 with Wednesday-evening and Saturday-morning runs on the Upper East Side.
DirectoryUWS Run Club
Upper West Side neighborhood club hosting three weekly runs exploring Riverside and Central Park.
DirectoryVale of York Athletic Community
Progressive, coach-led athletics and running club and registered charity serving Selby and York, England Athletics affiliated, with around 250 members split evenly between juniors and seniors.
DirectoryVan Cortlandt Track Club
Bronx running club with Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday workouts in and around Van Cortlandt Park.
DirectoryWe Run Uptown
Social running collective since 2013 bringing free fitness to Washington Heights and Inwood north of Central Park.
DirectoryWomen Make Moves
Women-led Brooklyn run club centering women, based out of Urban Asanas wellness space in Crown Heights.
DirectoryYork Acorn Running Club
All-abilities club formed 1982 (road/trail/fell). Meets Tuesday 7pm at York Acorn Rugby Club, Thanet Road, York YO24 2NW for speed, steady (~6mi) or shorter (~5mi) groups.
DirectoryYork Community Woodland parkrun
Free weekly timed 5k, Saturdays 9am at York Community Woodland, Northfield Lane, York YO26 6QZ (launched early 2026). Post-run coffee at Dobbies cafe.
DirectoryYork Knavesmire Harriers
Friendly EA-affiliated club (~300 members) across road, trail, fell and XC. Social runs Mon & Thu 6:30pm meeting at Hamilton Panthers on Knavesmire Road, plus coach-led track on Tuesday.
DirectoryYork parkrun
Free weekly timed 5k, Saturdays 9am at York Racecourse (Knavesmire), Tadcaster Road side, York YO23. Walk/jog/run/volunteer, all abilities.
DirectoryYork Postal Harriers
Welcoming York running club with structured training every Wednesday evening 6:30pm. Exact start point organised via their Facebook group; central York. Also active at parkruns.
DirectoryYorkshire Wolds Runners
Friendly UKA-affiliated club for all abilities. Meets Tue & Thu 7:00pm at Driffield Leisure Centre, Driffield. Active, one-month free trial, club Facebook group.
How to join a running club in York
York has a thriving running scene, with 41 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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