Wednesday run clubs
in Chicago Metropolitan.
13 Wednesday run clubs meet in Chicago Metropolitan.
2 clubs meet in South Loop.
13 of the 95 run clubs across Chicago Metropolitan. Browse by day or vibe above the list.
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13 clubs in Wednesday · Chicago Metropolitan
Chicago · Chinatown · Wed, Fri, Sun
5W Run Club
Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
A near South Side crew out of Chinatown — a Wednesday 5K from Ping Tom Park, a Friday track workout at Dunbar, and a Sunday 8K from Buckingham Fountain. All paces, no one left behind.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OK🐢 No-Drop📈 Training FocusedRoadLake 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.
🤝 Community First⚡ PR Chasers👟 Beginner OK📈 Training FocusedRoadTrailBeginner friendlyChicago · 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.
⚡ PR Chasers🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadTrailWalker friendlyBeginner friendlyEvanston · 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.
🤝 Community First⚡ PR Chasers👟 Beginner OK🌅 Early BirdsRoadTrailBeginner friendlyNo-dropAlgonquin · City-wide · Wed · 6:00 PM
Fleet Feet Algonquin
Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
A free Wednesday-evening store run, all paces and skill levels welcome.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadBeginner friendlyChicago · South Loop · Mon, Wed · 6:00 PM
Fleet Feet South Loop
Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Free evening store runs twice a week out of the South Loop shop, every pace welcome.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadBeginner friendlySt. 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.
🤝 Community First🌿 Trail🍳 Brunch CrewTrailRoadBeginner friendlyCicero · City-wide · Wed, Sun
Indios Running Club
Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:45 PM
A Cicero and Berwyn crew with deep neighborhood roots — a Wednesday-evening and a Sunday-morning run, no runner left behind.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadLibertyville · 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.
🤝 Community FirstRoadChicago · The Loop · Wed, Fri · 6:06 AM
November Project Chicago
Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 6:06 AM
Free 6:06am group fitness, twice a week, outdoors in any weather. Fridays are at The Bean, the last Friday of the month is PR Day at AMA Plaza, and Wednesday locations move monthly.
🌅 Early Birds🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadBeginner friendlyRain-or-shineOak 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.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadTrailBeginner friendlyNo-dropChicago · 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.
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadNo-dropBeginner friendlyChicago · Pilsen · Wed · 7:00 PM
Venados Running Club
Next run · Wed, Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Founded in 1981 to connect Pilsen runners over shared miles and a few beers, and still doing exactly that — three or five miles every Wednesday from Monochrome, all paces, plus a youth branch since 2017.
🌙 Night Runners🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OKRoadNo-dropKid friendly