List of Running Clubs in North Carolina

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North Carolina Running Groups

North Carolina is quietly one of the best running states in the country. Mild winters, a strong race calendar, and running clubs in nearly every corner of the state make it easy to stay active year-round.

Runner’s World has included multiple North Carolina cities on its best running cities list, and the brewery run club scene here rivals anywhere in the Southeast.

Charlotte is packed with options. The Charlotte Running Club is a nonprofit that serves as a hub for the entire metro, listing dozens of weekly group runs across neighborhoods.

Brewery-based running groups are everywhere, with clubs meeting at NoDa Brewing, Sycamore Brewing, Legion Brewing, Resident Culture, and Triple C Brewing on different nights of the week.

Charlotte Runners has been combining runs with social activities since 2007, and their Thursday night run at Legion Brewing in Plaza Midwood has been going strong for over 16 years.

In the Triangle, Carolina Godiva Track Club and the Bull City Running Group keep Durham’s running scene competitive and social. Raleigh has the North Carolina Roadrunners Club and Raleigh Trail Runners for anyone who wants to get off pavement.

Asheville’s running community takes full advantage of the mountain terrain, with Highland Brewing Run Club heading out every Wednesday and the Asheville Running Collective offering Thursday night runs at Wedge Studios that welcome all abilities.

Whether you’re cruising a greenway in Charlotte, tackling mountain trails near Asheville, or doing a brewery loop in Raleigh, North Carolina has a running group that fits. The hardest part is picking just one.

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Run clubs in Charlotte

Charlotte Ladies Morning Run Club

Community Running Clubs
Every Monday morning in Charlotte, the Charlotte Ladies Morning Run Club laces up at Atherton Mill and gets moving. This is a women-only club built by women runners, for women runners, and READ MORE…

Running Raptors

Social Run Clubs
Running Raptors meets every Tuesday at Monday Night Brewing Garden Co. in Charlotte’s LoSo neighborhood, where a certified trainer leads the run and cold beers wait at the finish.Quick takeShort road routes, READ MORE…

Hi-Wire Run Club CLT

Beer Run Clubs
Hi-Wire Run Club CLT turns a Wednesday night in Charlotte’s South End into a proper RunSesh, with routes for every pace and a cold beer waiting at the finish.Quick takeThis is a READ MORE…

Pineville Run Club

Social Run Clubs
Pineville Run Club keeps it simple: show up on Monday, pick your distance, and earn that post-run beer at Kit’s Trackside.Quick takeThis is a no-pressure Monday night RunSesh in Pineville where the READ MORE…

OMB Run Club

Beer Run Clubs
At OMB Run Club in Charlotte’s LoSo neighborhood, the run earns you a cold one. Every Tuesday night at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, runners of all levels pick their distance and finish together READ MORE…

Barn Burners Run Club

Beer Run Clubs
Barn Burners Run Club turns Monday nights in Charlotte’s South End into a proper RunSesh, with routes ranging from 2 to 5 miles and a cold pint waiting at the finish line.Quick READ MORE…

Ballantyne Running Club

Beer Run Clubs
Every Thursday evening in Ballantyne, runners gather at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, log some miles, and earn a cold one in the biergarten. No signup, no pressure, just show up and run.Quick takeBallantyne READ MORE…

Triple C Beer Runners

Beer Run Clubs
Triple C Beer Runners is South End’s original brewery run club, and every Thursday night the Rail Trail becomes your runway.Quick takeLace up, run 1 to 5 miles on the paved Rail READ MORE…

Resident Culture Plaza Midwood Run Club

Beer Run Clubs
Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, runners gather at Resident Culture Brewing in Plaza Midwood to knock out 3 or 5 miles through Charlotte’s neighborhood streets, then head straight to the taproom. This READ MORE…

Sycamore Brewing Run Club

Beer Run Clubs
Every Wednesday, Sycamore Brewing Run Club turns South End Charlotte into a starting line. Lace up, run your miles, then let the taproom do the rest.Quick takeThis is a midweek RunSesh built READ MORE…

Legion Brewing SouthPark Run Club

Beer Run Clubs
Legion Brewing SouthPark Run Club turns a Wednesday evening into a proper RunSesh, with routes for every pace and cold beer waiting at the finish line.Quick takeThis is a brewery run club READ MORE…

49er Running Club

Community Running Clubs
The 49er Running Club at UNC Charlotte runs five days a week on a real track, and whether you’re chasing a PR or just getting started, your crew is already out there READ MORE…

Flying Biscuit Run Club

Social Run Clubs
Sunday mornings in Charlotte just got a reason to set the alarm. The Flying Biscuit Run Club meets weekly at Park Road Shopping Center, gets you moving through neighborhood roads, and rewards READ MORE…

NoDa Brewing Run Club

Beer Run Clubs
NoDa Brewing Run Club is Charlotte’s original brewery run club, pairing marked urban routes with cold post-run pints at NoDa Taproom.Quick takePick your distance, follow the color-coded arrows, and finish at the READ MORE…

Pace Cadets

Social Run Clubs
Pace Cadets runs Saturday nights out of the Swanee Theater in Kannapolis, and your crew is already waiting at 8:00 p.m.Quick takeThis is a social running club built around the evening run READ MORE…

Runs With Christ

Community Running Clubs
Runs With Christ brings together faith and fitness every Saturday morning in Charlotte, lacing up at Platform Coffee + Kitchen as part of a global Run With Christ movement.Quick takeThis is a READ MORE…

Latinos Run Charlotte

Community Running Clubs
Latinos Run Charlotte brings together runners of all levels under one banner, rooted in community, health, and showing up every Saturday morning in Charlotte, NC.Quick takeThis is the Charlotte chapter of the READ MORE…

Charlotte Runners United

Social Run Clubs
Charlotte Runners United meets every Saturday morning at Mugs Coffee, where the run comes first and the coffee is waiting when you finish.Quick takeThis is a weekly Saturday social run built around READ MORE…

Slow Runners of Charlotte

Social Run Clubs
Slow Runners of Charlotte keeps it simple: show up on Saturday morning, run through the city at your own pace, and grab a coffee after. No pressure, no pace gates, just your READ MORE…

Belmont Run Club

Social Run Clubs
Belmont Run Club meets every Wednesday in Belmont, NC, giving runners three route options and a post-run hangout that makes showing up twice as easy.Quick takeThis is a social run club built READ MORE…

River Jam Run Club

Social Run Clubs
River Jam Run Club turns a Thursday evening trail run into a full night out at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, where your post-run reward is live music at the River Jam READ MORE…

Black Men Run Charlotte

Community Running Clubs
Black Men Run Charlotte puts health and community at the center of every run, with multiple weekly sessions across the city and monthly trail days keeping your training fresh all year.Quick takeThis READ MORE…

South Fork Run Club

Social Run Clubs
South Fork Run Club meets every Thursday at Confluence in Cramerton, NC, pairing a scenic 2 to 4 mile run along the South Fork River with post-run drinks and weekly specials. Lace READ MORE…

Mad Miles Run Club

Social Run Clubs
Mad Miles Run Club brings a block party energy to the streets of Charlotte. This Black-led crew runs free every week out of Camp North End, and the DJ is already warming READ MORE…

RunBots

Beer Run Clubs
RunBots meets every Tuesday at Wooden Robot Brewery in Charlotte’s South End, where the run comes first and cold beer is waiting at the finish.Quick takeA no-fuss weekly run club that gives READ MORE…

Charlotte Running Club

Community Running Clubs
Charlotte Running Club brings together runners across the city for group runs, social events, and races on roads and greenways around Charlotte.Quick takeThis USATF-certified non-profit runs year-round with free open group runs READ MORE…