A running club is a running-oriented athletics club. The club may train for and compete in cross country, road running, fell running, track and field, as well as multidiscipline sports such as triathlon.
Clubs by country
International Achilles International HSI
Australia RegionClubBrisbaneThompson Estate and Eastern Suburbs AthleticsMelbourneCoburg Harriers Old Melburnians Athletics Club
Greece RegionClubAthensPanathinaikos Athletics
Portugal RegionClubLisbonSporting CP
Turkey RegionClubIstanbulBeşiktaş Enka SK Fenerbahçe Athletics Galatasaray Athletics Üsküdar Belediyesporİzmirİzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK
United Kingdom RegionClubNational100 Marathon Club Road Runners Club (UK)LondonEnfield and Haringey Athletic Club Herne Hill Harriers Ranelagh Harriers Run Dem Crew Serpentine Running Club Thames Hare and Hounds Highgate Harriers Thames Valley HarriersCambridgeCambridge University Hare and HoundsWalesSwansea Harriers Athletics Club
United States RegionClubNationalRoad Runners Club of AmericaNortheastBoston Athletic Association DC Road Runners Club New York Road Runners NYCRUNS Reebok Boston Track ClubPacific NorthwestBowerman Track Club Nike Oregon Project Oregon Track ClubWestAthletics West Divine Madness Running Club Dolphin South End Runners San Francisco Track and Field Club Santa Monica Track Club Skid Row Running Club Southern California StridersSouthAtlanta Track Club West Texas Running Club
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 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.
See also Parkrun
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