Saturday run clubs
in Boston.

Boston · Brighton · Wed, Sat

Brighton Bangers

Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM

A Brighton fixture since 2012 — a big Wednesday-evening social run and a Saturday-morning run from Oak Square, both finishing with a pint at The Last Drop. All paces welcome.

Cambridge · City-wide · Thu, Sat

Cambridge Running Club

A USATF-certified Cambridge club coached by Peter Boucher, built for runners who want to get faster — a structured Thursday track workout and a Saturday long run, plus team racing for USATF-New England points. Welcoming to everyone from recent starters to former college competitors.

Boston · Back Bay · Mon, Wed, Sat

Frontrunners Boston

Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM

Boston's first LGBTQ+ running club, founded in 1979 and open to everyone. The main weekly run is Saturday at 10am from the Public Garden flagpole — three Charles River loops of 3.6, 5.2 or 7.2 miles, run or walk, followed by brunch — plus Monday evenings from Davis Square and Wednesday evenings in Jamaica Plain. Free, no membership.

Newton · Newton Centre · Tue, Thu, Sat

Heartbreak Hill Running Company – Newton

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 6:34 AM

The flagship of Heartbreak Hill Running Company, at the base of the Boston Marathon's most famous hill. Its mission since 2009 is to make runners faster and make it fun: a Tuesday 6:34 AM signature speed workout across six pace groups, a Thursday-evening store run, and the Saturday 8:00 AM Long Run on the signature Firehouse Loop. All paces, free.

Boston · West Roxbury · Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun

Parkway Running Club

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

West Roxbury's neighborhood club, running out of the Parkway Community YMCA since well before most run crews existed. Tuesday and Thursday morning and evening runs of 4–8 miles at a 7–11 min/mi range, a Saturday long run, and a Sunday run from the Arnold Arboretum. Five to thirty runners split by pace; nobody runs alone. You need not be a YMCA member to join.

Boston · City-wide · Sat · 8:30 AM

Trail Animals Running Club (TARC)

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 8:30 AM

New England’s largest trail-running club (founded 1994): monthly Saturday group runs, typically 8:30 AM at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, with a rotating “TARC on Tour” second Saturday around eastern Massachusetts. Free and all-abilities — “No Animal Left Behind.”

Waltham · City-wide · Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat

Waltham Trail Runners

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 6:15 AM

A social running group of 250-plus that has run the roads and trails of Waltham and its surrounding towns for over a decade. A full week of runs — an early-bird Tuesday, a Thursday-night 4-miler that ends over beers, a Friday track session, and a Saturday morning run from Waltham Common — all paces, open to all, coordinated on Heylo.