The running scene across
Kansas City.
Every run club has a vibe. Every city in Kansas City is listed below — pick one, or browse the whole metro by the vibe or day you want.
17 clubs listed · Kansas City
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17 clubs in Kansas City
Kansas City · Crossroads · Sat · 7:30 AM
816 Run Collective
Weekly Saturday 7:30 AM group run from Rochester Brewing and Roasting in the Crossroads — everyone welcome, all paces, all distances, no signup required to try it. Optional membership ($35 Supporter / $95 TEAM 816, the latter adding twice-weekly speed sessions).
🤝 Community First🐢 No-Drop🎉 Social Scene📈 Training FocusedOverland Park · Overland Park · Thu · 6:30 PM
Fleet Feet Kansas City (Overland Park) Run Club
Free weekly Thursday-evening group run (6:30-8 PM) from the Fleet Feet Overland Park store; a ~3-mile course is marked, all ages, paces and experience levels welcome. (Paid No Boundaries 5K training programs are separate and not counted here.)
🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OK🐢 No-Drop🎉 Social SceneKansas City · Kansas City · Wed, Sun
Kansas City Frontrunners & Walkers
Kansas City's LGBTQIA+ running and walking club, operating since the 1980s — 'Run. Walk. Belong. All paces. All levels. Always free.' Allies welcome. Wednesday 6:30 PM (Loose Park in warm months, Mill Creek Park in winter) and Sunday 9 AM at rotating spots.
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+🫶 Inclusive🤝 Community First🎉 Social SceneIndependence · Independence · Tue, Wed, Thu · 6:15 AM
Kansas City Run Club East
Early-morning (6:15 AM) weekday group runs of up to ~4 miles in the Independence/Blue Springs area, 'all faces & paces welcome.' Part of the Kansas City Running Club umbrella (its east-side chapter), with its own Facebook community.
🤝 Community First🌅 Early Birds🐢 No-Drop🎉 Social SceneOverland Park · Overland Park · Fri · 6:30 PM
Kansas City Run Club Overland Park
Friday-evening group run starting and ending at Strang Hall food hall in downtown Overland Park. The Overland Park chapter of the Kansas City Running Club, with its own Facebook group.
🤝 Community First🎉 Social Scene🐢 No-DropShawnee · Shawnee · Sat · 7:00 AM
Kansas City Run Club Shawnee
Saturday 7 AM group run in Shawnee, the Shawnee chapter of the Kansas City Running Club. Start location varies week to week and is posted in the Facebook group.
🤝 Community First🎉 Social Scene🐢 No-DropKansas City · Brookside / Country Club Plaza · Mon, Sat, Sun
Kansas City Running Club
The metro's largest/most comprehensive club (aka KC Track Club on RunSignup). Free group runs every day of the week across the KC area plus free Wednesday track sessions; small neighborhood groups run all over the metro. Basic membership $35/yr (Gold $100) but most group runs are free to join. Note: the metro-wide roster also includes the per-city group runs I broke out separately below (Independence, Overland Park, Shawnee, Olathe, and out-of-scope Northland).
🤝 Community First📈 Training Focused🎉 Social Scene🐢 No-DropOlathe · Olathe · Mon, Sat
Kansas City Running Club at Black Bob Park
Group runs from Black Bob Park in Olathe — the Olathe chapter of the Kansas City Running Club, with its own Facebook community.
🤝 Community First🐢 No-Drop🎉 Social SceneKansas City · Country Club Plaza · Wed · 6:30 PM
Kansas Run Club
Free Wednesday 6:30 PM 3-mile group run in the heart of the Country Club Plaza, starting at the Mill Creek Park fountain. 'Come a stranger, leave a friend.' Draws 100+ runners per the press guides.
🎉 Social Scene🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OK🐢 No-DropShawnee · Shawnee · Mon · 6:00 PM
KC Dirt Community
A female-led, inclusive trail-running group that meets every Monday at 6 PM at the Shawnee Mission Park Marina Lot — 'rain or shine, snow or heat,' all experience levels welcome.
🌿 Trail💜 Women’s🫶 Inclusive🤝 Community FirstKansas City · Kansas City · Sat, Tue
KC Express
An all-women running and walking organization ('Calling all women runners and walkers!') with separate Saturday run (Messenger Coffee, 7 AM) and walk (Thompson Park, OP, 7:30 AM) meets plus Tuesday-evening run/walks, training groups and weekly forums.
💜 Women’s🤝 Community First👟 Beginner OK🎉 Social Scene📈 Training FocusedKansas City · Northland · Sat, Mon
KC SMART Runners
'Saturday Morning Area Roads and Trails' — a Northland-based group with a Saturday morning run and a Monday evening run; weekly routes are posted in the Facebook groups. Membership adds race discounts, free-entry drawings and targeted training plans.
🤝 Community First📈 Training Focused🎉 Social SceneKansas City · Crossroads · Tue · 6:30 PM
Percheron Run Club
Social running club that weaves ~3 miles through the Crossroads every Tuesday at 6:30 PM, hosted by the Crossroads Hotel's Percheron rooftop bar (with host Jamie Wiley). All levels and speeds; free PBR on the roof after.
🎉 Social Scene🌙 Night Runners🤝 Community First🐢 No-DropKansas City · River Market · Thu · 6:30 PM
River Bluff Run Club
Casual, all-welcome Thursday 6:30 PM crew meeting in the River Market at River Bluff Brewing. Usual route ~3 miles, all paces; laid-back with big post-run vibes (beer, pizza, company).
🎉 Social Scene🤝 Community First🐢 No-Drop🌙 Night RunnersKansas City · Kansas City · Sat · 7:00 AM
Roadrunners of Kansas City
Long-standing Saturday long-run group (~four decades) offering marathon-style supported runs — printed/digital route maps, courses of 10-14 miles, aid stations every ~2 miles. Runners and walkers of all paces welcome; registration required.
📈 Training Focused🤝 Community First🎉 Social SceneKansas City · Troost / North Hyde Park · Tue, Sat
Run It BlaKC
Social run club created for Black runners, joggers and walkers to connect — 'All Faces, All Paces.' Meets at Ruby Jean's Juicery on Troost, Saturdays 8 AM and (per press) Tuesdays 6 PM.
🌍 Cultural🤝 Community First🫶 Inclusive🎉 Social Scene🐢 No-DropKansas City · 18th & Vine · Mon · 6:30 PM
Run Vine Street Brewing Club
Monday 6:30 PM run from Vine Street Brewing (Missouri's first Black-owned brewery, 18th & Vine district). A 1.5-mile loop and a 4-mile option both start and end at the taproom; all paces welcome, $5 pints after.
🎉 Social Scene🤝 Community First🐢 No-Drop🌙 Night Runners
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