Run & Connect: the best community-driven run clubs in Paris

Looking for good vibes, new friends, and fun runs? These Parisian run clubs mix social energy with fitness, whether you’re chasing personal bests or just here for the post-run treats. Expect everything from DJ sets to pizzas and flans. Most are free & open to all levels—perfect if you’re new in town or want to shake up your training.

Whether you are building endurance, here for the coffee and conversation, or exploring Paris through architecture, history and creative themes, discover the full list below.

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The Social-Driven

1. E8L Run Club (Eight 8 Lines)

Social, light-hearted, with their own brand of running clothing.

Locations and times announced regularly on E8L’s Instagram & website. Usually Mondays 19:30.

Sign-up: No RSVP, open to all.

2. Annette Running Klub

This is the running club of Annette K, a large boat by the Seine in the 15th arrondissement dedicated to sport, well-being, parties and culture. Open daily and free to access, the terrace is making a big comeback this summer. There is also a heated, open-air Olympic-sized pool, a gym, three fitness studios and a cross-training area — no better place to sweat in the heart of Paris.

Back to the running club, it’s on Wednesdays 18:45 (15th arrondissement).

Format: 1-hour run with a coach followed by DJ set

Sign-up: for free on Heylo.

3. Collision Run Club

The Parisian run club open to all runners.

Date & Time: Sundays 11:00 (11th arrondissement)

Location is shared on strava and Instagram every Friday.

4. Paname Run Club

Run, dance, and repeat. Join their after-run DJ sets on Tuesdays and weekend morning coffee runs on Saturdays.

Date & Time: Tuesdays 18:30 (4th arrondissement) | Saturdays 09:30 (7th arrondissement)

Check Paname Run Club’s website and Instagram for latest.

5. Run Club Slowe

The run club by Slowe Wellness House.

Date & Time: Wednesdays 07:30 (10th arrondissement) | Saturdays 09:30 (10th arrondissement)

Format: Riverside runs (with a post-run breakfast offered by Veja on Saturdays).

Sign up on website or app.

6. KIIN

A community run club where all runners at all levels are welcome.

Date & Time: Wednesdays 07:00 | Sundays 09:00 (both 4th arrondissement @lepelotoncafe)

Sign up via strava and stay tuned on Instagram for special events.

7. Okto Running Club

Founded by sports physiotherapists, Okto Running Club promises you good company. Run for fun, run for wellness.

Open to all levels, check Instagram for next session.

8. Paris Run Club

A 5-6 km chill run every Saturday with post-run coffee, drinks and food.

Changing locations announced on Paris Run Club’s Instagram.

9. All for Gang

A community bringing together running and yoga in Paris, uniting wellness, movement, and outdoors.

Time & Date: Wednesdays 19:00 (vinyasa yoga) | Sundays 10:00 (8km social run)

Sign up via strava or All for Gang’s Instagram.

The Gourmet Runners

1. Food Runners Club

Run, eat, repeat. They do savoury food spots on Tuesdays, and sweet food spots (cookies in particular) on weekends.

Date & Time: Tuesdays 19:30 | Weekend 10:00

Changing locations announced on their Instagram.

2. Running Flan Club

Eat flan burn flan is their motto. Taste the city’s best flans whilst enjoying a jog to the bakery before hand.

Date & Time: Every weekend, a 45-minute run.

Check Running Flab Club’s Instagram for latest times and locations.

Share a cookie, run butter. A club with the ambitious goal of tasting the best cookies in Paris.

Date & Time: two Saturday mornings per month

Check Cookie Run Club’s Instagram for latest times and locations.

4. Pattes Pressées Running Club

The cheese running club, as one would expect. PPRC unites cheese tasting in all its forms with a social run.

Locations and times vary. Check PPRC’s Instagram for latest times and locations.

The Training-Led

1. We’ll Run Paris

Combining passion for running with strong human values, with a mix of track training and city runs.

Date & Time: Tuesdays (Track, 20th arrondissement) | Thursdays (city)

Note that the locations for Thursday runs vary — info on We’ll Run Paris’ Instagram.

2. Flow Club

Founded in 2024, Flow Club is one of Paris’s most dynamic training-led run collectives, bringing together nearly 2000 runners around structure, progression and performance. From first 10 km to Hyrox or half marathon goals, each session blends discipline and community.

Date & Time: Tuesdays 19:30 (Track, 16th arrondissement) | Sundays 10:00 (Social runs, 1st arrondissement).

Sign up on strava or via WhatsApp group, and check Flow Club’s Instagram for latest news.

3. Viens M’Attraper (VMA)

An official FFA club (registered with the French Athletics Federation), VMA is a competitive running crew serious about training, but with a supportive, social group that doesn’t miss out on the fun.

Get in touch via VMA’s Instagram.

The Creative & Culturally Curious

1. Art Run

Social run for art enthusiasts by Bremond Capela Gallery.

Date & Time: Saturdays 11:00 (irregular frequency)

Format: Runs across various galleries and ends in Paris 3rd arrondissement at the Bremond Capela Gallery.

Check latest runs on Art Run’s Instagram.

2. Culture Run Club

An inspiring way to discover Paris on foot, Culture Run places culture at the heart of running. Launched in 2025, it reimagines familiar routes through an alternative lens, linking neighbourhood explorations with architecture and urban history. Past themes have ranged from Christmas tree trails to romantic Paris, turning each run into a moving cultural vignette.

Sign up on strava and follow Culture Run on Instagram.

3. Run Art Paris

Street art meets running in Paris by @studiolaurencecordellier. In small, welcoming groups, you run, pause, observe and discover, allowing the city’s street art to set the rhythm, with past editions spotlighting specific artists and neighbourhoods.

Date & Time: Saturdays 9:30 (monthly)

Format: Run of 6-7 km while exploring street art

Sign up by DM / Google form linked in bio of their Instagram.

4. MRC

Running club promoting lifestyle experiences through friends and curated events.

Information on MRC’s Instagram and strava.

5. Pretend Parisians

What began in Paris as a podcast and a way to connect, especially among those navigating life abroad, has grown into a run club shaped by conversation, ideas and shared perspective.

Now spanning Paris and Melbourne, this cultural collective brings together globally minded runners, turning movement into a way of building belonging across cities and continents.

Date & Time: Saturdays 9:30 (1st arrondissement, pont neuf)

Sign up via link in bio of their Instagram.

6. Founders Running Club

The Paris chapter of the global community of founders, investors, and creators. You meet, collaborate, and support one another by uniting around running. A fresh approach to networking.

Date & Time: Saturdays 09:30 (1st arrondissement)

Check their meetup page, strava & Instagram.


Don’t forget to check these clubs’ pages for the latest meet-up times & locations, and tag your run crew! You can also find more run clubs and ways to join on Runable Paris.