A running club, is an eclectic institution specialising in

running Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion by which humans and other animals move quickly on foot. Running is a gait with an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is in contrast to walkin ...

and oriented towards the sport and recreation of running or

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

. The club may train for and compete in cross country,

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ru ...

fell running Fell running, also sometimes known as hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off-road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty. The name arises from the origins of the English sport o ...

some clubs even branch out into multi discipline sports such as

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the ...

Clubs by country

International

* Achilles International *

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Australia

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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

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Bondi Beach Bondi Beach () is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located east of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of ...

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Coburg, Victoria Coburg is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the Cities of City of Darebin, Darebin and City of Merri-bek, Merri-bek Loc ...

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Coogee, New South Wales Coogee () is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, eight kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district. The Tasman Sea and Coogee Bay along with Coogee Bea ...

, Coogee Run Club , - , North Hobart , Knockoffs Run Club , - ,

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

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Sandy Bay, Tasmania Sandy Bay is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, situated immediately south of the city's central business district and adjoining Battery Point, Tasmania, Battery Point. Bordered to the east by the River Derwent (Tasmania), River Derwent, ...

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Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

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Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

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, Old Melburnians Athletics Club , - ,

, Thompson Estate and Eastern Suburbs Athletics

Germany

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Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

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Greece

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Panathinaikos Athletics The athletics (sport), athletics department of Panathinaikos A.O. was founded in 1919 by the football players of the team. Amongst its first athletes were Giorgos Kalafatis, Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete), Apostolos Nikolaidis, Loukas Panourgias ...

Portugal

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Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

Turkey

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Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

Enka SK
Fenerbahçe Athletics

Galatasaray Athletics Galatasaray Athletics Team is the men's and women's athletics section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Some Notable Athletes * Şehit Celal (First Turkish Athlete) * Silifkeli Şükrü Halil Dölek * Fuat Salih * ...

Üsküdar Belediyespor , - , İzmir , İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK

United Kingdom

, - !Region !Club , - , National , 100 Marathon Club

Road Runners Club (UK) The Road Runners Club is an association of road runners formed in 1952 to encourage the athletic discipline of road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and fiel ...

, - , London
Chelsea Running Club
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Your Friendly Runners

Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club is an Athletics (sport), athletics club based in North London, England. The club are based at three venues; White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre, New River Stadium, Lee Valley Athletics Centre and the Queen ...

Herne Hill Harriers
Ranelagh Harriers
Run Dem Crew
Serpentine Running Club
Sudbury Court Running Club
Thames Hare and Hounds
Highgate Harriers
Thames Valley Harriers
Victoria Park Harriers and Tower Hamlets Athletics Club
, - , Cambridge , Cambridge University Hare and Hounds , - , Plymouth , Plymstock Road Runners , - , Leeds , Kippax and District Harriers , - , Leicestershire
Hermitage Harriers
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Kirkby Milers
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Knowsley Harriers
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Liverpool Harriers
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Liverpool Running Club
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Penny Lane Striders
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St. Helens Striders
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Eastleigh Running Club
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#247RUNNING - Cheshire
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Burnden Road Road Runners - Bolton
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Rochdale Harriers
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Linlithgow AC
, - , Wales , Swansea Harriers Athletics Club

United States

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Boston Athletic Association The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) is a non-profit dedicated to organized sports, with a focus on running, in the Greater Boston area. The B.A.A. hosts such events as the Boston Marathon, the B.A.A. 5K, the B.A.A. 10K, the B.A.A. Half Mar ...

DC Road Runners Club

New York Road Runners New York Road Runners (NYRR) is a non-profit running organization based in New York City whose mission is to help and inspire people through running. It was founded in 1958 by Ted Corbitt with 47 members and has since grown to a membership of more ...

NYCRUNS
Reebok Boston Track Club , - , Pacific Northwest , Bowerman Track Club
Nike Oregon Project
Oregon Track Club
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Athletics West Athletics West (frequently abbreviated in results as AW) was an American running team formed in 1977 by Bill Bowerman, Philip Knight, Phil Knight and Geoff Hollister. Overview During the 1970s, a definitive running program for young athletes to c ...

Divine Madness Running Club
Dolphin South End Runners
San Francisco Track and Field Club
Santa Monica Track Club
Skid Row Running Club
Southern California Striders
Tamalpa Runners , - , South , Atlanta Track Club
West Texas Running ClubRunnersWorld Tulsa

Running crew

There is a distinction between a running club and crew, the latter emerged in the early 2000s, and they differ from traditional running clubs as the focus is on urban running on city streets. One of the crews widely considered to be the first is the Bridge Runners formed by Mike Saes in New York City in 2004. In 2006, Charlie Dark formed Run Dem Crew in London which has since grown to several hundred people who meet every Tuesday, and has led to Dark receiving a Points of Light award from the UK prime minister

Theresa May Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead (; ; born 1 October 1956), is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She previously served as Home Secretar ...

for his dedication to establishing the alternative running community. Running crews have since proliferated in popularity with many North American cities, such as Vancouver, becoming home to dozens.

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