Running clubs for new runners in London

Barking Road Runners

Long-running road running club in Barking with track sessions at Mayesbrook Park and group road runs from Dagenham.

Barnes Runners

Volunteer-run running club in Barnes, south-west London, founded in 2005, with club runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Barnet & District Athletic Club

Athletics and running club in the London Borough of Barnet, with adult runs from New Barnet Leisure Centre and Trent Park.

Pace: Groups: sub-22 min 5km, 22-28 min, and 28 min plus

Black Girls Do Run UK

Free running club for Black women with regular social runs in East, North West and South London.

Bromley Veterans Athletics Club

Running and athletics club for people aged 30 and over, founded in 1989 and based at The Parklangley Club in Beckenham.

Pace: Pace groups covering roughly 6 to 10km in 50 minutes

Cambridge Harriers

Athletics club covering track, road and cross country, based across the boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley in south-east London.

Canary Wharf Run Club

Social run club based in Canary Wharf, east London, with a Sunday social run offering 5K and longer options.

City Hash House Harriers

City of London hash that runs 5 to 8km every Tuesday at 7pm from a pub in London Underground zones 1 or 2.

Clapham Chasers

Running and triathlon club with a clubhouse at Trinity Fields, serving Clapham and south-west London.

Croydon Harriers

Athletics, cross-country and road running club established in 1920 and training at Croydon Arena in South Norwood.

Ealing Southall & Middlesex Athletics Club

Athletics club based at Perivale Park Athletics Track in Greenford with a large road running group.

East End Road Runners

All-level community running club based at Newham Leisure Centre and Terence McMillan Stadium in Plaistow, Newham.

Enfield Hash House Harriers

Monthly social running hash in north London whose recent runs start from pubs around Enfield Chase, Gordon Hill and Grange Park.

Eton Manor AC

Running club with a clubhouse in Leyton Jubilee Park, serving Leyton, Walthamstow, Leytonstone and Hackney Wick in east London.

Fulham Running Club

Free volunteer-run club founded in 2004 in Fulham, west London, with runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

GoodGym Barnet

GoodGym Barnet is a goodgym community running group that combines runs with volunteering, running to local community projects in Barnet.

GoodGym Bexley

GoodGym Bexley is a goodgym community running group that combines runs with volunteering, running to local community projects in Bexley.

GoodGym Brent

GoodGym Brent is a goodgym community running group that combines runs with volunteering, running to local community projects in Brent.

GoodGym Bromley

GoodGym Bromley is a goodgym community running group that combines runs with volunteering, running to local community projects in Bromley.

GoodGym Camden

GoodGym Camden is a goodgym community running group that combines runs with volunteering, running to local community projects in Camden.

GoodGym Crystal Palace

GoodGym Crystal Palace is a goodgym community running group that combines runs with volunteering, running to local community projects in Crystal Palace.

GoodGym Ealing

Weekly GoodGym group in Ealing that runs to local community projects and does a physical task before running back.

GoodGym Elephant and Castle

GoodGym Elephant and Castle is a goodgym community running group that combines runs with volunteering, running to local community projects in Elephant and Castle.

GoodGym Greenwich

GoodGym Greenwich is a goodgym community running group that combines runs with volunteering, running to local community projects in Greenwich.