Once largely associated with PBs and marathon training, run clubs have adopted a whole new identity in recent years. Now, you’ll find groups of female runners taking over the trendiest London coffee shops or groups of like-minded women sharing a glass of natural wine after an unhurried 5km.
Whether it’s down to our growing love of wellness socialising or our post-pandemic desire to meet new people in real life, a new generation of clubs and communities has successfully embraced and rebranded running by making it more sociable, more inclusive and more accessible. This is part workout, part community and part alternative to the pub - although the pub is often included in the itinerary, too.
Below, we round up six female-led run clubs that are more about connection than gruelling pavement pounding.
