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!
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 7am 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.
Santa Mujeres Run Club – A safe space for BIWoC to grow and get active together! Weekly 1 mile and 5K runs, meets Thursdays at 6pm.
Tuesday’s Waterfront Run – Meets every Tuesday at Waterfront Park for a scenic 3-5 mile run through downtown San Diego.
Seek Beer Run Club – Running + beer, can you think of a better combo? Meets Mondays at 6pm.
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.
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.
San Diego Tri Club – Want to mix in some triathlon training? San Diego Tri Club is your group! Learn more HERE.
| Run Club Name | Location | Time | Distances | Region | Social Media | Additional Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seek Beer Run Club | Seek Beer Co., North Park | Mondays at 6:00 PM | 5K and 10K | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/seekbeer_runclub/ | |
| La Jolla Track Club | UCSD Triton Track | Tuesdays at 5:30 PM | Varies | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/ljtrackclub/ | |
| La Jolla Run Club | La Jolla Recreation Center | Tuesdays at 6:00 PM | 4.8 miles | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/ljrunclub/ | |
| Tuesday’s Waterfront Run | Waterfront Park | Tuesdays at 6:00 PM | 3-5 miles | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/tuesdayswaterfrontrun/ | |
| Front Runners and Walkers San Diego | Balboa Park near 6th and Laurel | Tuesdays 6pm, Thursdays 6pm, Saturday 8am | Various Walking and Running routes | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/f_r_w_s_d | frwsd.org, www.facebook.com/frwsd |
| Milestone Run Club – North Park | Milestone Running Shop, North Park | Wednesdays at 6:15 PM | 3 miles, 5 miles | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/milestonerunning/ | https://milestonerunning.com/content/community |
| Fleet Feet San Diego | Fleet Feet San Diego | Wednesdays at 6:15 PM | 2-6 miles | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/fleetfeetsandiego/ | https://www.fleetfeet.com/s/sandiego/training |
| Santa Mujeres Run Club | Balboa Park | Thursdays at 6:00 PM | 1 mile and 5K | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/santamujeresrc/ | |
| Black Men Run San Diego | Balboa Park | Thursdays at 6:00 PM, Saturdays at 7:15 AM | Varies | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/blackmenrunsd/ | |
| Black Girls RUN! San Diego | Varies | Multiple times weekly | Varies | Central San Diego | https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlackGirlsRUNSanDiego | https://blackgirlsrun.com/community/san-diego-ca/ |
| San Diego Track Club | Varies | Multiple times weekly | Varies | Central San Diego | https://www.instagram.com/sandiegotrackclub/ | |
| Milestone Run Club – Pacific Beach | Milestone Running Shop, Pacific Beach | Mondays at 6:00 PM | 2-6 miles | Coastal | https://www.instagram.com/milestonerunning/ | https://milestonerunning.com/content/community |
| Body Art Run Club | Super Bloom Cafe, Mission Bay | Mondays at 6:30 PM | Coastal | https://www.instagram.com/bodyartrunclub/ | ||
| OB Run Club | Ocean Beach | Tuesdays at 6:00 PM and Thursdays at 7:00 AM | 4-6 miles | Coastal | https://www.instagram.com/obrunclub/ | |
| Pacific Beach Run Club (PBRC) | Bonita Cove, Pacific Beach | Wed 6:00 PM & Sat 8:30 AM | 5K | Coastal | https://www.instagram.com/pbrunclub/ | https://www.pbrunclub.com/ |
| Coastal Run Club | Varies | Wednesdays at 6:00 PM, Fridays at 6:30 AM, and Sundays at 8:00 AM | Varies | Coastal | https://www.instagram.com/coastal.runclub/ | https://www.coastalrunclub.co/ |
| San Diego Trail Runners | Mission Trails Regional Park | Mon 6:00 AM, Wed 5:00 AM, Thurs 5:30AM | Varies | East County | https://www.instagram.com/sdtrailrunners/ | |
| Run North County | Various in North County | Multiple times weekly | Varies | North County | https://www.instagram.com/run_north_county/ | |
| Encinitas Run Club | Encinitas | Tuesdays at 6:00 PM | 3-5 miles | North County | https://www.instagram.com/encinitasrunclub/ | |
| South O Run Club | South O Brewing Co., Oceanside | Wed 5:00 PM & Sat 10:00 AM | North County | https://www.instagram.com/southorunclub/ | https://www.sorunclub.com/ | |
| Ultrabuds | North County Trails | Saturdays at 6:30 AM | Varies | North County | https://www.instagram.com/ultrabuds/ | https://www.facebook.com/groups/ultrabudsrunning/ |
| Run Dirty Club | Sunridge Park, Chula Vista | Saturdays at 7:00 AM | South Bay | https://www.instagram.com/rundirtyclub/ | ||
| Imperial Valley Run Club | Sunridge Park, Chula Vista | Wednesdays at 6:30 PM and Saturday mornings (time/location varies) | 3-4 miles | South Bay | https://www.instagram.com/ivrunclub/ | |
| San Clemente Run Club | San Clemente | Wednesdays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 9:00 AM | 3 miles, 4 miles | Outside SD County | https://www.instagram.com/sanclemente_runclub/ |
