Group runs, track nights and weekend long runs. Most running groups welcome first-timers and post a pace range, so you can turn up knowing you will not be dropped.
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Running store and taproom that hosts a free drop-in Thursday social run at 6 pm from its Wellington St. S. location, plus Tuesday workouts and Saturday long runs. All runs start and finish at the taproom, no sign-up needed.
Just show up at the BackRoads taproom at Station Park (5 Wellington St. S.) for the 6 pm Thursday start; no sign-up needed. There is a 5 km route with add-on options and all paces are welcome. Afterwards people hang out in the taproom over craft beer, kombucha or coffee.
Neighbourhood running group that meets every Monday at 5:30 pm year round at Clair Lake in Beechwood for a roughly 5 km run at your own pace, followed by tea and conversation. Beginners and families are welcome.
When and where
Monday social run
Every Monday at 5:30 PM
Clair Lake, Beechwood (enter from Shakespeare or Amos/Marlowe)
Cost
Free
First visit
Meet at Clair Lake in Beechwood (enter from Shakespeare or Amos/Marlowe) for a social run of about 5 km at your own pace, with shorter and longer routes on offer. Beginners, families and stroller runners are welcome; the organizers are not coaches. Everyone gathers for tea afterwards. Questions: [email protected].
Running store on Erb St. E. that hosts free year-round group runs on Mondays and Thursdays, with a 4 to 5 km beginners group at 6:30 pm and a 6 to 7 km Fun Run Group at 6:00 pm that regroups so no one is left behind.
When and where
Beginners Group run/walk (Monday and Thursday)
Every Monday and Thursday at 6:30 PM
Runners' Choice Waterloo store, 55 Erb Street East, Spurline Crossing, Waterloo, ON N2J 4K8
Fun Run Group (Monday and Thursday)
Every Monday and Thursday at 6:00 PM
Runners' Choice Waterloo store, 55 Erb Street East, Spurline Crossing, Waterloo, ON N2J 4K8
Cost
Free; sign a digital waiver before your first run
First visit
Meet at the Runners' Choice store on Erb St. E. and sign the group's digital waiver before you run. New or returning runners can join the Beginners Group (4 to 5 km at 6:00 to 7:00 min/km, leaves 6:30 pm); the Fun Run Group leaves at 6:00 pm for 6 to 7 km. Both regroup so no one is left behind, run in any weather, and friendly dogs are welcome.
Women-centred run collective that holds a social, beginner-friendly 4 to 5 km run at a conversational pace every other Wednesday at 6:00 pm from Runners' Choice Waterloo, plus other social and trail runs.
When and where
Every-other-Wednesday social run
Every other Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Runners' Choice Waterloo store, 55 Erb Street East, Spurline Crossing, Waterloo, ON N2J 4K8
First visit
A women-only social run of 4 to 5 km at a chatty 'yap pace', billed as beginner-friendly. Meet at Runners' Choice Waterloo on Erb St. E. for the 6:00 pm start every second Wednesday; the store's events page shows the next date. The collective also hosts other social runs, posted on its own calendar.
How many run clubs are there in Kitchener-Waterloo?
This page lists 4 run clubs in Kitchener-Waterloo that meet on a repeating schedule. Each listing links to the group's own page for joining details.
Are Kitchener-Waterloo run clubs free to join?
Costs and joining rules vary. Check each group's own page for fees, registration and membership requirements before you go.
Which parts of Kitchener-Waterloo do these run clubs meet in?
The listings on this page name Kitchener, Beechwood, Uptown Waterloo and Waterloo. The rest rotate venues or do not publish a fixed location, so check the group's own page before you go.
Do I need the Culdesac app to join Kitchener-Waterloo run clubs?
No. This page is free to browse and every group links out to wherever it already organises. The app matters once a group runs its own chat and calendar on Culdesac.