Saturday run clubs
in Chicago Metropolitan.

Chicago · Logan Square · Tue, Thu, Sat · 6:30 PM

3RUN2

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

The crew that pioneered the community running model in Logan Square. Tuesdays run 5k/4mi/8k out of University Village, Thursdays 4mi/10k from Logan Square, and Saturdays move with the season — lakefront during marathon training, Bang Bang Pie the rest of the year.

Lake Zurich · City-wide · Tue, Wed, Sat

Alpine Runners

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

One of the largest clubs in the northwest suburbs — a year-round Saturday 7 AM run from Lake Zurich High School with pace groups from 4 to 22 miles, seasonal Tuesday and Wednesday evening runs, and marathon, half and 5K training programs. Guests welcome.

Bolingbrook · Remington Lakes · Sat · 9:00 AM

Black Men Run Chicago

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 AM

The Chicago chapter of Black Men Run, whose stated aim is a culture of health and fitness among Black men. Saturday mornings at the Remington Lakes Sports Complex in Bolingbrook.

Elk Grove Village · Busse Woods · Mon, Sat

Busse Woods Running Club

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 AM

A nonprofit RRCA charter club running the Busse Woods trails, with a free Couch to 5K program for people starting from nothing.

Chicago · City-wide · Wed, Sat · 6:30 PM

Chicago Area Runners Association

Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM

Chicago's nonprofit running advocacy organization and the umbrella over the free neighborhood Run Crews listed here — Wednesday track, weekend long runs, and marathon training across the city and suburbs. Friend-level membership is free.

Chicago · The Loop · Sat, Sun

Chicago Muslim Running Club

A running community for Chicago Muslims — Saturday and Sunday runs that move around the city, all runners and walkers welcome, coffee after.

Elmhurst · City-wide · Thu, Sat · 5:00 AM

Elmhurst Running Club

Next run · Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 AM

Founded in 1997 around a shared love of the Prairie Path and now 920-plus members strong, drawing from Elmhurst, Addison, Villa Park, Oak Park and Bensenville. A 5am Thursday track session and a 6am Saturday long run.

Evanston · City-wide · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun

Evanston Running Club

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 5:30 AM

Runs almost every day of the week in three pace groups — sub-8:00, 8:30 to 9:30, and 10:00-plus — from pre-dawn lakefront runs to the Saturday Morning Lakefront Run at Lighthouse Beach, plus summer and winter track series and an 0-to-5K program. Guests welcome with a waiver.

Chicago · Lincoln Square · Mon, Sat

Fleet Feet Lincoln Square

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 AM

Free store group runs — Monday evenings and Saturday mornings — open to every pace, no membership and no signup.

St. Charles · Great Western Trail · Wed, Sat, Sun

Fox River Trail Runners

Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM

Founded in 1995 to promote running from Elgin down to Aurora, now 400-plus members. Wednesday group runs move with the season — the Great Western Trail in St. Charles when it is warm, the Fox River Trail out of downtown Batavia when it is not — with weekend runs from the Fabyan Forest Preserve, and everyone eats afterwards.

Chicago · Lincoln Park · Tue, Sat

Frontrunners/Frontwalkers Chicago

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

Chicago's LGBTQ+ running and walking club since 1982, and a Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee. Runs go 3 to 5 miles, walks 1 to 2, and both end with a shared meal.

Chicago · Gold Coast · Fri, Sat · 6:30 AM

Gold Coast Run Club

Next run · Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 AM

"Friends Fridays" runs five miles at 7:50 to 10:00 pace with a 5K option at 10:30, starting from Castaways on the lakefront, plus a 9am Saturday run. Just show up.

Grayslake · City-wide · Sat

Grayslake Running Club

A Lake County club serving Grayslake and the surrounding villages — weekend group runs, all paces, no dues.

Chicago · Hyde Park · Tue, Sat

GumboFit

Founded in Hyde Park in 2019 to bring everyday Black and brown athletes on the South Side together through movement. Beyond the weekly runs it has put on 20-week marathon training, team racing, coach certifications and photography fellowships.

Chicago · Lincoln Park · Tue, Thu, Sat

Heartbreak Hill Running Company

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 6:30 PM

Store-based training with actual structure: Heartbreaker Practice on Tuesdays, Signature Speed on Thursdays, and a Saturday long run.

Itasca · City-wide · Tue, Thu, Sat

Itasca Runners Club

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 AM

A DuPage County village club formed in 2005 — a ~5 mile Saturday run from Fulla Beans Cafe at 7:00 AM, plus Tuesday and Thursday early-morning runs from Catalpa and Bryn Mawr.

Lake Forest · City-wide · Sat · 8:00 AM

Lake Forest / Lake Bluff Running Club

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 AM

A North Shore club serving both Lake Forest and Lake Bluff — a Saturday 8:00 AM run from the Lake Forest East train station, rain, snow, or shine, with coffee afterward.

Chicago · North Lawndale · Sat · 9:00 AM

Let's Move Lawndale!

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 AM

A West Side movement group getting North Lawndale neighbors walking and running together — every Saturday at 9 AM on the Douglass Park track.

Libertyville · City-wide · Wed, Sat

Libertyville Running Club

Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM

A Lake County community running club meeting at Cook Park — Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings, both from the same start.

Oak Park · City-wide · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat

Oak Park Runners Club

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 9:00 AM

Founded in 1982 and one of the oldest active clubs in the Chicago area — 280-plus members, 20 to 40 runners at a typical run, year-round. An all-volunteer 501(c)(3) that puts on the Good Life Race and has staffed a Chicago Marathon water station for 25 years.

Chicago · Chatham · Sat

OnThe9 Run Crew

Saturday mornings out of Carver Park on the South Side.

Chicago · Garfield Park · Sat · 9:15 AM

Peace Runners 773

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 9:15 AM

A nonprofit built to close health gaps on the West Side — a one-mile walk or two-mile jog every Saturday from the Gold Dome, for all ages and all paces, free.

Riverside · City-wide · Sat · 9:30 AM

Riverside Running Club

Next run · Sat, Oct 31 · 9:30 AM

A village club running Riverside, whose Olmsted-designed streets and Des Plaines riverfront make for unusually good suburban routes — every Saturday at 9:30 AM from the benches by the water tower, rain or shine, walkers welcome.

Skokie · City-wide · Tue, Sat

Skokie Swifters

Next run · Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

A run/walk club for everyone from beginners to distance runners — Tuesday Trails and the Saturday Scamper, plus race training and charity fundraisers.

Chicago · South Loop · Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun

South Loop Runners

Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:15 PM

A South Loop neighborhood club running four times a week — Monday and Wednesday evenings, Saturday and Sunday mornings — with a "Slow Pokes" group for runners who want company rather than a pace target. Its published domain no longer resolves; the active presence is Instagram.