Group run schedule

When to Show Up

Monday/Friday6:30AMTuesday/Thursday7PMSaturday8AM
Frequency
Weekly group runs
Seasonality
Fri/Sat: neighborhood (May-Oct)/Prospect Park (Nov-Apr); Sat long run 7AM (May-Oct)/8AM (Nov-Apr).

About This Club

Crown Heights Running Club is a free, volunteer-led social run club based at Eastern Parkway and Franklin Ave in Brooklyn. It runs five days a week at a conversational pace, with no membership fee and no sign-up required to show up. It's built for people who want company on a run more than a training plan, including beginners and walkers.

Highlights

  • Diverse and inclusive
  • Volunteer-led
  • Neighborhood exploration
  • Seasonal route adjustments
  • Free runs
  • Slack community
  • Social events
  • Find-a-buddy matching

Who It Suits

This suits beginners, walkers, and people who want a social, conversational-pace run without pressure to hit splits. It's not built for elite racers or anyone chasing high-intensity training, since the whole structure is set up around nobody getting left behind. It's also not set up for dogs or strollers.

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What a Run With Them Is Like

Pace runs conversational, roughly 8:30 to 12:00 per mile, and the group uses a back-of-pack leader so nobody gets dropped off the back. Distances vary by day, from a 3.4 mile route up to 5 miles, with longer runs in the 7-15 mile range on Saturdays. Terrain is road and park loops, and Fri/Sat routes shift between neighborhood streets (May-Oct) and Prospect Park (Nov-Apr) with the season.

Distance3.4 miles, 5 miles, 7-15 miles
PaceConversational ~8:30-12:00 min/mile; back-of-pack leader ensures no one left behind.
TerrainRoad, Park loops
Post-runSocial events; special runs to breweries; Slack for connections.

Your First Run

Show up at the NW corner of Eastern Parkway and Franklin Ave a few minutes early, that's the meeting point for all the weekly runs. Check Slack or Instagram beforehand in case of route or time updates, and email the club ahead of time to get the Slack invite if you want to connect with people before you arrive.

Because there's a back-of-pack leader built into the run, you won't be left alone at the back even on your first outing, and walkers are explicitly welcome. You don't need to know anyone or have run before to just turn up.