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Saturday runs start at 8am, effective Saturday, May 30! -- More info here

Welcome to Philly Runners!

• Everybody is always welcome at all of our runs, regardless of pace or distance.

• Formed in March 2002, we are an all-skills running club based in Center City Philadelphia, open to all runners. We have runners of all ages. Our skill level ranges from new runners who can only run a couple miles at a time through Olympic hopefuls.

• There is no fee to join our club. Just come and run. We do have a weekly email list, but you don't have to be on it to run with us.

• The runs are never canceled, not even when there's four feet of snow on the ground. Very exceptionally, the location of the meetup spot may be moved if there's an event at the Art Museum Steps. If so, this will be noted in the yellow banner above on this home page.

• You don't need to let us know you're coming. Just come and run. We'll be there and we are always happy to welcome new runners.

A beautiful day for a post-race picnic on the river

Club Run Schedule

Tuesday Runs: 6:30pm, at the bottom of the Art Museum Steps, on the right, by the sign with the musuem's hours. Dinner/Drinks after the run.

Thursday Hill Work: 6:30pm at the bottom of the Art Museum Steps, on the right, by the sign with the musuem's hours.

Thursdays are Speed Work from late September to mid-March.

Saturday Runs: 8am, at the bottom of the Art Museum Steps, on the right, by the sign with the musuem's hours. Coffee/Breakfast at Cosmic Cafe at Lloyd Hall after the run.

Saturday runs start at 9am between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Click here for a detailed schedule of all of our runs.

Click here for a map to see exactly where all of our runs meet.

Upcoming Club Events

• Last Friday Happy Hours, last Friday of every month
Current Location will be posted on Message Board here.
• Friday, May 29: Frankford Hall, 1210 Frankford Ave.

• Mayor's Cup Multi-Race, Multi-Club, All-City Cross Country Meet: Saturday, August 8, 2026 (map)

• Volunteering for Mayor's Cup: Saturday, August 8, 2026

• Mayor's Cup Post-Race Picnic and Gourmet Barbecue: Saturday, August 8, 2026 (map)

• Fix a Flat Bike Workshop at Mayor's Cup post-Race BBQ: Saturday, August 8, 2026

• Pre-Philadelphia Distance Run Meetup: Sunday, September 20, 2026, 6:15am for 5K, 6:45am for Half-Marathon, at the corner of 23rd and Green and Spring Garden by the Blue and Green Mailboxes (map)

• Post-Philadelphia Distance Run Picnic and Celebration featuring organic burgers, craft beer and tired runners: Sunday, September 20, 2026 on Lemon Hill (map)

• Fix a Flat Bike Workshop at Philadelphia Distance Run post-Race BBQ: Sunday, September 20, 2026

• Volunteering for Philadelphia Marathon, Half-Marathon, 8K and Expo: November 20-22, 2026

• Pre-Half-Marathon Meetup: 6:15am, Saturday, November 21, 2026 at the intersection of Eakins Oval and Benjamin Franklin Parkway (map)

• Pre-8K Meetup: 10:15am, Saturday, November 21, 2026 at the intersection of Eakins Oval and Benjamin Franklin Parkway (map)

• Post-Half-Marathon and 8K Lunch and Celebration: 12pm, Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Kite & Key, 1836 Callowhill (map)

• Pre-Marathon Meetup: 6:15am, Sunday, November 22, 2026 at the intersection of Eakins Oval and Benjamin Franklin Parkway (map)

• Post-Marathon Lunch and Celebration: 12pm, Sunday, November 22, 2026 at Kite & Key, 1836 Callowhill (map)

• LOVE Run Pre-Race Meetup: 6:45am, Sunday, March XX, 2027 at the corner of 23rd and Green and Spring Garden by the Blue and Green Mailboxes (map)

• LOVE Run Post-Race Lunch and Celebration: 12pm, Sunday, March XX, 2027 at Kite & Key, 1836 Callowhill (map)

• Volunteering for Broad Street Run 10 Miler: Sunday, May XX, 2027

• Pre-Broad Street Meetup: 6:15am Sunday, May XX, 2027 at the corner of Broad & Somerville in North Philly (map)

• Post-Broad Street All Club Gourmet Barbecue, Picnic and Celebration featuring organic burgers, craft beer and tired runners: 11:00am or whenever you get there, Sunday, May XX, 2027 on Lemon Hill (map)

Upcoming Races

*** New race listings can now be posted
on our Message Board here ***