Where to Run in San Diego

San Diego Run Clubs & Groups

This week’s blog is a fun one as we highlight our favorite run clubs and groups around San Diego! We have so many great run clubs in San Diego so it would be difficult to mention them all. But below are some of our favorites around town. Shoot us a note on Instagram @sdrunningco to tell us your favorite!

Want to keep up on all the running groups in town? The Run Down is a great resource and app!


November Project San Diego at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park

Free Run Groups – General

Free run groups not connected to a store/business

Pacific Beach Run Club – One of the newest run clubs to San Diego. Every Saturday morning and Wednesday night in, you guessed it, Pacific Beach! And a fun Instagram follow!

November Project San Diego – This free fitness meet up has been in San Diego since 2013 with HIGH energy. They combine running with body weight exercises all while making friends. Meets at 6:29a Mondays and Wednesdays.

Black Girls RUN! San Diego – Multiple times a week. Join their private Facebook group HERE for dates and locations! This crew always brings amazing energy at races throughout San Diego!

OB Run Club – Every Thursday morning at 7a in Ocean Beach. You can’t beat Sunset Cliffs views!

Black Men Run San Diego – Regular run meetups throughout the week/month. Join their private Facebook group HERE for dates and locations! You may get a Nasara-led warm up when you go!

Ultrabuds – Come hit the trails! Join this fun, free trail crew every Saturday morning at 6:30am. Usually near North County since, let’s face it, that’s usually where you need to go to find some trails.

Run North County – This is a one-stop shop for North County group runs throughout the week. Find the North County weekly group run list HERE.


Milestone Running Shop Hump Day Run Club

Free Run Groups – Running Stores

Top group runs out of some of our favorite running stores

Milestone Running Shop – North Park – Every Wednesday at 6p, their weekly Hump Day Run Club is one of the biggest in town! Enjoy a 3-5 mile loop and enter to win great prizes after your run. (Pictured above) They also have Saturday groups with fun routes around the County! Learn more HERE.

Milestone Running Shop – Pacific Beach – Every Monday night at 6p, head to the PB store for a 3-5 mile run along the water followed by a raffle! Learn more HERE.

Fleet Feet San Diego – North County peeps! Join Fleet Feet San Diego every Wednesday night at 6:15p from their Carmel Valley store.


San Diego Track Club workout at San Diego High School

Running Clubs – Membership

Affordable training programs to take your half marathon/marathon training to the next level…and find friends doing it!

San Diego Track Club – San Diego’s largest running club! Join SDTC for their weekly Tuesday night workouts in the San Diego Metro area or one of their very popular half marathon training program with Saturday long runs. Also don’t miss great, monthly social events! Learn more HERE.

Black Flag Running Club – Another great, social training group with various programs throughout the area aligned to San Diego’s biggest races. Training runs Tuesday night and Saturday mornings. Learn more HERE.

San Diego Tri Club – Want to mix in some triathlon training? San Diego Tri Club is your group! Learn more HERE.