Running clubs in Los Angeles.
26 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Santa Monica, Burbank, Downtown. Most are free to join. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
A running club in Los Angeles is usually a fixed day, a fixed time and a fixed meeting spot, and everyone runs from there. Most are free, most run on weekday evenings or weekend mornings, and most split into pace groups once they start moving, so you are rarely the slowest or the fastest.
The listings below carry the day and time the club itself publishes. Check the club's own page on the day for the week's route or a weather call, then turn up five minutes early.
All 26 running clubs in Los Angeles.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Early-morning crew with a trail run from the Westridge trailhead in Brentwood on Wednesdays and a road run that ends at a Culver City coffee shop on Fridays.
Wednesdays and Fridays, time varies · Brentwood · Free · heylo.com →Nonprofit crew founded in 2013 that runs to public art: a Thursday 7pm Art Run through downtown, Wednesday 7pm track at Crenshaw High, a Saturday 8am coffee run and a Sunday 7am long run, all free. Marathon training program each season.
Thursdays, time varies · Downtown · Free · blacklistla.org →A roughly monthly Sunday-morning run of 3-4 easy miles that ends at a different food spot each time; the point is the eating after. Locations rotate across the Westside and central LA.
Monthly, first Sunday · Free · heylo.com →Thursday 7pm easy 3-miler from The Oinkster in Eagle Rock, plus a Monday 3-miler from a rotating NELA coffee shop and a Saturday long run of 10-20 miles. Dry sense of humour; all paces.
Thursdays, 7pm · Eagle Rock · Free · eaglerockrunclub.com →Thursday-night social run from Ashland Hill on Main Street in Santa Monica, organised through the Endorphins app; beer and food at the bar after.
Thursdays, time varies · Santa Monica · Free · endorphinsrunning.com →Free Saturday-morning shop run from Fleet Feet Burbank: an easy 3-4 miles that finishes at the Starbucks on Olive and Verdugo.
Saturdays, 8:30am · Burbank · Free · fleetfeet.com →Free weekly track session at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys led by veteran coach Pat Connelly, hosted by Fleet Feet Encino. Structured intervals for anyone who wants to run faster.
Tuesdays, 6pm · Free · fleetfeet.com →Casual 3-mile Wednesday-evening run from Dog Haus Biergarten in Burbank every week, with an Encino edition that alternates between Fleet Feet Encino and the Surly Goat.
Wednesdays, 6:30pm · Burbank · Free · fleetfeet.com →Shop runs from Heartbreak Hill Running Company on Main Street in Santa Monica: a coach-led Thursday 6:30pm speed session of 4-5.5 miles with drills and a cool-down, and a Saturday 7:30am long run with several route distances.
Thursdays, 6:30pm · Santa Monica · Free · heartbreak.run →Tuesday-evening 6.8-mile hill run from The Oaks Gourmet on Bronson Avenue up Bronson Canyon into Griffith Park and back, about 1,000 ft of climbing; the group regroups along the way.
Tuesdays, 6:30pm · Hollywood · Free · hollywoodrunclub.com →South LA-rooted crew ('One.. Two.. Three.. Family') with a Tuesday 7pm run from Veterans Memorial Park in Culver City and a Thursday 7pm run from Sip & Sonder coffee in Inglewood; all abilities, with a marathon training group each year.
Tuesdays, 7pm · Culver City · Free · linktr.ee →BlacklistLA's women's run: a Tuesday 7pm run in Echo Park, free and open to any woman who shows up.
Tuesdays, time varies · Echo Park · Free · blacklistla.org →LGBTQ+ running and walking club with six fun runs a week, most from the Jimmy Stewart flagpole in Griffith Park (Tuesday morning and evening, Saturday 8am, Sunday 7:30am), plus Wednesday in Palisades Park, Santa Monica and a coached Thursday track night at Occidental College. Anyone can come; identifying as LGBTQ+ is not required.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, time varies · Griffith Park · $30/year · lafrontrunners.com →The LA chapter of the hash: a Saturday-afternoon trail set by that week's hares through a different neighbourhood, with beer stops and a circle after. Adult humour; locations change every week.
Saturdays, time varies · $5 · meetup.com →Free Sunday-morning group run from Franklin's Cafe on North Vermont at the edge of Griffith Park: 3-5 miles with some hills, paces from first-timers to marathoners.
Sundays, 8am · Los Feliz · Free · losfelizrunningclub.com →Monday-night 5K bootcamp run that gathers at Library Alehouse on Main Street, heads onto the beach bike path with music from portable speakers and stops three times for group exercises. Drinks at the Alehouse after.
Mondays, 6:45pm · Santa Monica · Free · heylo.com →Valley trail club that does a Thursday-evening tempo run from the Sepulveda Basin (Balboa golf course) and a Sunday 7am trail run at a different trailhead each week, from Hahamongna to the Simi Hills. Groups sort by pace and distance at the start; drinks after.
Thursdays, 6:30pm · Free · newbasinblues.com →Big volunteer-coached community club at the Rose Bowl: Tuesday and Thursday 6pm mid-week runs and a Saturday-morning long run from the picnic tables south of the Aquatic Center, with pace groups from walk-run upward. Free; find a coach when you arrive.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6pm · Pasadena · Free · runpacers.org →Fleet Feet's free monthly Sunday-morning trail run from the Glendale Sports Complex: a marked-on-your-phone (not on the trail) route of around 4-5 miles with about 1,000 ft of climbing. Register once and sign a waiver.
Monthly, last Sunday · Glendale · Free · fleetfeet.com →Monday-evening shop run from the Run With Us store on North Lake Avenue: two route options of 4-6 miles and a 2-mile walk option.
Mondays, 6pm · Pasadena · Free · clubrunwithus.com →Neighbourhood social run from Stoner Park in Sawtelle: a 5K on Thursday evenings and a 5K on Sunday mornings that ends with coffee. Once a month they swap the run for a hike, yoga or strength session.
Thursdays, 6pm · West La · Free · heylo.com →LGBTQ+ oriented running and walking club in Long Beach: Tuesday evening runs from rotating spots, Thursday 6:30pm 3-6 miles on the beach path from Redondo and Ocean, and a Saturday 9am run from the bluff followed by brunch.
Thursdays, 6:30pm · Long Beach · Free · sfrlb.com →Free neighbourhood club with a Tuesday 7pm 3-miler from the Red Lion Tavern on Glendale Boulevard, a 5:45am Tuesday Griffith Park run (the PorkChop) and summer Sunday track sessions at Marshall High. All abilities.
Tuesdays, 7pm · Silver Lake · Free · silverlaketrackclub.com →Judge Craig Mitchell's club runs a 5-mile loop from the Midnight Mission on San Pedro Street at 6am on Mondays and Thursdays, open to anyone who turns up; Saturdays they run the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Mondays and Thursdays, 6am · Downtown · Free · skidrowrunningclub.com →Long Beach club running since 1978: Thursday 6:15pm runs around Cal State Long Beach from Stearns and Palo Verde (Signal Hill in summer and first Thursdays), Sunday 8am runs through El Dorado Park building from 2 miles to a 10K over five weeks, and Tuesday track at Lakewood High.
Thursdays, time varies · Long Beach · $50/year · teamrunnershigh.com →Southern California's oldest trail running club (1988), a volunteer nonprofit that runs a different Santa Monica Mountains or Griffith Park trailhead every Sunday at about 7am, with the month's routes posted in advance. Non-competitive; beginners and race trainers mix.
Sundays, 7am · Free · trailrunnersclub.com →
Questions people actually ask.
Do I need to be fast?
No. Most run clubs post a few pace groups and a no-drop rule, which means nobody is left behind. If a club is pace-specific, its listing or its own page says so.
What do I bring to a first run?
Shoes you have already run in, a layer for the way home, and water if the club does not finish somewhere that sells it. Many end at a café or brewery, so a card helps.
Are run clubs free?
Nearly all of them. The ones that charge, usually a coached session or a track booking, say so in the cost column.
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