Varsity Sports Running & Social Club NOLA
City-wide · Tue, Sat · all levels — route options from 3.5 to 16 miles on Saturdays
Confirmed · checked Sep 18, 2026
Confirmed from the club's own page. Last checked by hand on September 18, 2026.
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The free group runs of Varsity Sports, the Magazine Street running store — posted week by week on the store's own events calendar. Tuesday at 6:00 AM is the "OPT" overpass workout from the old Coca-Cola bottling building on S Norman C. Francis Parkway (warm-up, then bridge repeats). Saturday at 6:30 AM is the long run, alternating between Audubon Park's St. Charles Avenue entrance and NOMA in City Park, with mapped routes from 3.5 to 16 miles so you can pick your distance. The store's Facebook group is where members coordinate.
What it’s actually like
Straight from the club’s own accounts. Nothing from Instagram or Facebook loads until you ask for it.
Facebook groups can’t be previewed here, and posts are visible to members only.
Weekly schedule
- Tue6:00 AMCoca-Cola building, 1050 S Norman C. Francis Pkwy — "OPT" overpass workout: warm-up and bridge repeats
- Sat6:30 AMAlternates — Audubon Park at the St. Charles Ave entrance, or City Park at NOMA (1 Collins Diboll Cir); the week's start and mapped routes are on the store's events calendar
- Meeting spot
- The old Coca-Cola bottling building, 1050 S Norman C. Francis Pkwy, New Orleans (Tuesday)Get directions
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On social
- Varsity Sports Running & Social Club NOLA · Facebook is login-walled for every tool we have; the group could not be opened when this listing was written on 18 September 2026.
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