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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Free run group that meets Mondays at 7 pm in front of Tunney's Pasture Station for runs of about 2.5 to 5 km with a walking option, welcoming all ages, paces and abilities.
When and where
Monday evening run
Every Monday at 7:00 PM
In front of Tunney's Pasture Station (near Scott Street and Holland Avenue)
Cost
Free; no registration
First visit
Meet at 7 pm Monday in front of Tunney's Pasture Station, near Scott Street and Holland Avenue. Each run starts with names and an icebreaker question, then offers two to three routes of about 2.5 to 5 km, including a walking option, and wraps up around 7:45 pm. No runs on holiday Mondays. The group was built for women runners; leashed dogs are welcome.
Free run club that meets every Wednesday at 7 pm outside the Dominion City Brewing taproom on Canotek Road for 4.5 to 8 km routes and a social afterward, open to all paces and abilities.
Meet outside the Dominion City Brewing taproom (5510 Canotek Rd, Unit 15) at 7 pm on Wednesday. It is free with no sign-up, and runners, joggers and walkers of every pace are welcome. Routes run about 4.5 to 8 km with options to shorten, and every run ends with socializing at the brewery. The group runs in English, but leaders and many runners are bilingual.
Free run club that meets every Thursday at 7 pm year-round at Sporting Life Lansdowne for a 5 to 6 km run in four pace groups, then a social. No registration, and first-timers are welcome.
Arrive at Sporting Life Lansdowne a few minutes before 7 pm and tell the leaders it is your first time. Pick one of four pace groups (5:00 to 6:30 per km); slower runners do the route at their own pace and a sweep usually makes sure everyone gets back. The route changes weekly and is posted on Instagram and Strava that day. Stay for the 30-minute social after.
Run club founded in 2015 that meets Tuesdays at 7:30 pm, rain or shine, at Beyond the Pale's City Centre brewery for runs of about 5 to 12 km. New runners sign a waiver and show up.
Meet at Beyond the Pale's City Centre brewery and taproom at 7:30 pm on Tuesday. The club runs in rain, shine or snow, usually 5 to 12 km with the distance changing each week, and says it is open to anyone. No readable page states a cost or whether to sign up first.
Running and walking club for 2SLGBTQ+ people and friends that runs 5 to 9 km at various paces from 111 Lisgar Street (City Hall) on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm and Saturday mornings, plus a Friday women's run.
Just show up at the Lisgar Street entrance of City Hall (111 Lisgar), or email [email protected] first. Most runs offer 5, 7 and 9 km at various paces and nobody runs alone; walkers are members too. Tuesday runs end with drinks, Saturday runs with breakfast. Women are asked to email [email protected] ahead so someone can run with them.
Group of runners from Vanier and nearby neighbourhoods that meets Saturday mornings at 8 am at Ministry of Coffee on Beechwood for a group run.
When and where
Saturday morning run
Every Saturday at 8:00 AM
Ministry of Coffee on Beechwood
First visit
Meet at Ministry of Coffee on Beechwood at 8 am on Saturday to run with people from Vanier and nearby neighbourhoods. No readable page gives distance, pace, cost or whether to sign up first; the group posts on Instagram.
This page lists 6 run clubs in Ottawa that meet on a repeating schedule. Each listing links to the group's own page for joining details.
Are Ottawa 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 Ottawa do these run clubs meet in?
The listings on this page name Vanier. 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 Ottawa 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.