Have you made a New Year’s Resolution to ‘run more’, but you’re wondering how to commit? Look for help. Joining a group is the perfect way to stay motivated (and actually enjoy running) and there are plenty to be found on the Goldy. Here are the best Gold Coast run clubs…
If you love the mental workout running offers just as much as the physical, you’ll love Sana Days. This wellbeing organisation hosts a Tuesday morning run club, kicking off at Neptune Kiosk at Tally at 5am. Walk, jog, sip or dip – the Sana team strongly believes that you’ll feel the benefits just by showing up.
At 4.45am every Friday – rain, hail or shine – this community club meets at Salt Mill for a 40-minute group run. Show up, run, jog or walk with the group, then hang around afterwards for a cheeky coffee and ocean swim. We can’t think of a better way to start the weekend… Can you?
Love Salt Mill, but prefer to get your run done earlier in the week? Salt Social is for you. They meet at Salt Mill at 5.15am on a Tuesday morning, and don’t mind how far you run – so long as you try to stick around for a coffee and a chat after you’re done.
Looking for something a little further north – and with a more comfortable start time? Daf Run Club is for you. Meeting at Kurrawa Surf Club in Broadbeach at 6am on a Wednesday morning, they run three or five kilometres together before heading to Elk Espresso for a post-run breakfast. And if that won’t get you there, nothing will.
What started as a group of friends meeting up at 5am on a Wednesday morning for a run, coffee and ocean dip has evolved into one of the Gold Coast’s most popular run club – but, as they say, it’s even more than that. Hedges Run Club focuses on connection as well as mental and physical health, offering support before, during and long after a run.
Meeting every Sunday morning at Burleigh’s Justin’s Park, the Gold Coast Runners Club appeals to locals and visitors, experienced and beginner runners, and runners fast and slow. It’s all about showing up and showing yourself what you can do, in one of the most beautiful running destinations in the world.
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A true running community, Gold Coast Run Co. consists of four running groups – the primary school Whippets, the 12-18yo Junior Squad, the Main Beach/Burleigh run clubs and the High-Performance squad. They also run (pun intended) training camps and overseas tours, with a core aim to help people lead happier, healthier lives.
Less of a running club, parkrun is more of a worldwide sensation. The first parkrun started in London in 2004 and nowadays, it attracts more than one million runners across 21 countries. The Gold Coast was the first Aussie city to adopt the phenomenon and both parkrun (5km) and Junior parkrun (2km) have become some of the most popular running events in town.
Now, it’s just a matter of where you’ll run. If you’re looking for new running tracks on the Gold Coast, just click here.
