Saturday run clubs
in Chicago Metropolitan.
18 Saturday run clubs meet in Chicago Metropolitan.
2 clubs meet in Lincoln Park.
18 of the 95 run clubs across Chicago Metropolitan. Browse by day or vibe above the list.
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18 clubs in Saturday · Chicago Metropolitan
Chicago · Logan Square · Tue, Thu, Sat · 6:30 PM
3RUN2
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.
🤝 Community First🌙 Night Runners⚡ PR ChasersRoadTrailBolingbrook · Remington Lakes · Sat · 9:00 AM
Black Men Run Chicago
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.
🤝 Community First🌅 Early BirdsRoadElk Grove Village · Busse Woods · Mon, Sat
Busse Woods Running Club
A nonprofit RRCA charter club running the Busse Woods trails, with a free Couch to 5K program for people starting from nothing.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OK🌿 TrailTrailBeginner friendlyChicago · City-wide · Wed, Sat · 6:30 PM
Chicago Area Runners Association
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.
⚡ PR Chasers🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadTrailWalker friendlyBeginner friendlyElmhurst · City-wide · Thu, Sat · 5:00 AM
Elmhurst Running Club
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.
🌅 Early Birds🤝 Community First🌿 TrailRoadTrailChicago · Lincoln Square · Mon, Sat
Fleet Feet Lincoln Square
Free store group runs — Monday evenings and Saturday mornings — open to every pace, no membership and no signup.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadBeginner friendlySt. Charles · Great Western Trail · Wed, Sat, Sun
Fox River Trail Runners
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.
🤝 Community First🌿 Trail🍳 Brunch CrewTrailRoadBeginner friendlyChicago · Lincoln Park · Tue, Sat
Frontrunners/Frontwalkers Chicago
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.
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OK🍳 Brunch CrewRoadTrailWalker friendlyNo-dropChicago · Gold Coast · Fri, Sat · 6:30 AM
Gold Coast Run Club
"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.
🌅 Early Birds🤝 Community FirstRoadTrailChicago · 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.
🤝 Community First⚡ PR Chasers👟 Beginner OKRoadTrailBeginner friendlyChicago · Lincoln Park · Tue, Thu, Sat
Heartbreak Hill Running Company
Store-based training with actual structure: Heartbreaker Practice on Tuesdays, Signature Speed on Thursdays, and a Saturday long run.
⚡ PR Chasers🤝 Community FirstRoadItasca · City-wide · Tue, Thu, Sat
Itasca Runners Club
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.
🤝 Community FirstRoadLake Forest · City-wide · Sat · 8:00 AM
Lake Forest / Lake Bluff Running Club
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.
🤝 Community FirstRoadTrailWalker friendlyRain-or-shineLibertyville · City-wide · Wed, Sat
Libertyville Running Club
A Lake County community running club meeting at Cook Park — Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings, both from the same start.
🤝 Community FirstRoadOak Park · City-wide · Mon, Wed, Sat
Oak Park Runners Club
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.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadTrailBeginner friendlyNo-dropChicago · Chatham · Sat
OnThe9 Run Crew
Saturday mornings out of Carver Park on the South Side.
🌅 Early Birds🤝 Community FirstRoadChicago · Garfield Park · Sat · 9:15 AM
Peace Runners 773
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.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadWalker friendlyKid friendlyNo-dropSkokie · City-wide · Tue, Sat
Skokie Swifters
A run/walk club for everyone from beginners to distance runners — Tuesday Trails and the Saturday Scamper, plus race training and charity fundraisers.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OK🌿 TrailRoadTrailWalker friendlyBeginner friendly