Beginner Friendly Run Clubs in Melbourne

📍 Collingwood

We meet every other Wednesday at 7am @maap.lab.melbourne

📍 North Melbourne

Bobbie Peels, Kaiju! Beer welcomes all to Bobbie Peels' Pub Run! Join us for a trot around Royal Park (conversational pace) and meet new friends before heading back to Bobbie Peels for a cheeky drink on Kaiju! Beer. After meeting around 5:45pm at the Bobbie Peels' Parklet on Queensberry Street, we will head off around 6pm, heading through the streets of North Melbourne and then around Royal Park before returning back at the pub. Phil, one of Bobbies' owners, will be taking the run. He's an enthusiastic runner who loves to chat all things running. If you have any questions or concerns, you can email him directly at phil@bobbiepeels.com.au We aim to make this a positive and welcoming social event with no stress, no expectations, plenty of smiles, and a good excuse for a mid-week drink. If you don't know anyone, just come and say hi to Phil, and we'll make sure you're welcomed. Hungry? All runners receive 10% off their post run dinner, fuel up! Change rooms and bag cloaking facilities are provided for those who need them. No excuses, really.

📍 Brunswick East

Based at Bridge Road Brewers East Brunswick Bar, we are a weekly run group. We enjoy a social jog, and some beer cheers after (hey and even before if you're that way inclined. The distances will be roughly 5km and there is always people running at a variety of paces. The run is free and Bridge Road Brewers offers club members 10% in store and take aways.

📍 Fitzroy North

A free, weekly social running group in North Fitzroy, Melbourne, operating every Friday at 6:15 am from the Bundha Sports Centre. Led by trainer Connor, it features a 5km, all-abilities run around Edinburgh Gardens, followed by a complimentary coffee.

📍 South Yarra

An inclusive women-identifying run club in Fawkner Park, South Yarra, Naarm

📍 Melbourne

Travel the world together without a passport!🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Running through the city of Melbourne offers a chance to meet and become close friends with mates from all around the globe! While running is our main event, the true excitement unfolds after the run. If you have the time and interest, you can join us for a drink at a bar or a coffee time at a café after running. It's a great opportunity to deepen friendships, exchange languages, and experience new cultures. Our crew's name, "Chill," reflects the importance we place on enjoying our runs and having relaxed interactions. Your level or speed doesn't matter! What matters is that we run and have fun together! Why not enjoy a world journey through running and make new friends? We are waiting for your participation in the next run!😉

📍 Coburg

Coburg Harriers Athletics Club is the heart of the Coburg community and has a supportive, inclusive and friendly reputation spanning all age groups from 13 - 90 years of age. Located at the Harold Stevens Athletics Track in Coburg North, the club has a long tradition, dating back to 1896.

📍 Diamond Creek

We are a supportive and friendly group, encouraging people of all abilities to achieve their running goals. Our training sessions and programs are designed for beginners through to intermediate runners. If you require further assistance, our club coaches can assist with creating a more personalised plan.

📍 Albert Park

a community for everyone 🪂 taking the pressure out of running monthly run deets in pinned post 🧡🩵

📍 Carlton North

Femmi is a women-only running community focused on empowerment, education, and connection over competition.

📍 Footscray

Footscray Run Club is a social, community-focused running group established in 2023 that meets every Sunday at 8:00 AM at the Footscray Wharf. It offers self-paced 4km or 7km/8km runs along the Maribyrnong River, designed to be inclusive for all fitness levels, followed by coffee.

📍 Oak Park

We're your community and coffee obsessed group of runners and we're excited that you are joining us!! Move at your own pace and your own distance! ALL WELCOME!

📍 Melbourne

Social and inclusive running community focused on, connection, and consistent training for all ability levels

📍 Albert Park

A community-driven, social running group focusing on movement, coffee, and connection. All paces, from casual joggers to runners training for long distances, emphasizing a welcoming, fun environment

📍 Newport

We are a social running club based in the Williamstown and Newport area of the beautiful Port Phillip Bay. We have a vast mixture of members from older runners to kids and everything in between. We have serious runners who can help guide you with your fitness campaign, and slow joggers and walkers who just like to keep their weight down and stay healthy. We have regular training in groups on Tuesday and Thursday nights as well as Sunday mornings.

📍 Footscray

A social run club, based at the Hop Nation Brewery in Footscray running 5km each Thursday evening at 6pm.

📍 Altona

Join us every Wednesday at 6:30 PM for the Hopheads Altona Run Club! Meet at 78 Pier St a little early, and we’ll head out for a casual 3-3.5km run along the beautiful Altona beachfront. All paces welcome—whether you’re running, jogging, or walking, it’s all about getting moving and having fun! 🌊👟 And the best part? Everyone who completes the run gets a free beer, courtesy of our mates at Hawkers Beer! 🍺

📍 St Kilda

Kekka Run Club is a Melbourne-based, free community running group aimed at fostering social connection, mental wellness, and fitness, with sessions in St Kilda and Sandringham. Founded to shift social culture away from the pub, it focuses on inclusivity, featuring ~30-minute, all-pace runs, often followed by coffee or a dip.

📍 Lalor

Lalor Running Club is designed for beginner / intermediate runners & walkers. It is aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, providing social support & friendship in a non-competitive supportive environment.

📍 South Yarra

A community Run Club set up by Henry and Josh with the aim of bringing people together to train, have fun and socialise. We are passionate about connecting people and helping others establish a relationship with movement, the mind, the body and the city we live in. LilBig Run Club is founded on the premise of inclusivity, catering to quite literally everyone.