LIST: Running Clubs in Manila to Keep You Active and Social

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However, it has to be said that not all runners are interested in the dating aspect, as it could also just be about finding people with the same interest in running as you do. Whether you're into running to end your singlehood or just want to find people to run tracks with, running clubs are a good way to start your journey. 

There are quite a number of running clubs in Metro Manila, some of which are initiated by running coaches, and brands known for running (i.e. On, Hoka, Adidas, etc.). In this guide, we list down running clubs within Metro Manila you can try joining.

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Here are running clubs in Manila so you don't have to run alone:

Rockwell Run Club

One of the most widely known running clubs is the Rockwell Run Club. They have different runs from Monday to Sunday in Makati City with varying difficulty levels and distances.

The club's Monday and Wednesday runs are a night run at Ayala Triangle, Tuesday is a morning run outside Power Plant Mall, Friday is a morning run with a starting point at the University of Makati, and on Sunday, they have short and long runs in Rockwell and Ayala Triangle in the morning.

For more information, check out Rockwell Run Club's Facebook page.

Red Light Run Club

Another Makati-based running club is Red Light Run Club. Based on the club's Telegram group, the regularly scheduled runs are on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with the meetup point at 8483 Kalayaan Avenue, Poblacion at 5:30 p.m. The distances can vary from eight, 10, 13, and 15 kilometers. Aside from these road runs, this hip Poblacion-based running club has also held trail runs and community runs for the past months.

For more information, check out Red Light Run Club's Instagram page.

UP Run Club

The UP Run Club is an Iskolar-led initiative that sometimes holds community runs on Saturdays. As of writing, they've had three of these five-kilometer community runs on late Saturday afternoons, with their meeting point at Gyud Food Market located at Emilio Jacinto Street, Diliman, Quezon City. (Parking is available at Gyud Food)

UP Run Club announces their community runs on their social media pages: Facebook, Facebook Community Chat, and Instagram. It would be best to follow them online for updates.

For more information, check out UP Run Club's Facebook page. 

Afterparty Run Club

The Afterparty Run Club (or A.R.C) is another running club in the north, specifically based in Katipunan. They currently have scheduled runs every Tuesday, 5 p.m., within the Ateneo de Manila University campus. These runs are open to Ateneo students, faculty, staff, and alumni for the time being. According to their social media pages, they will eventually hold runs outside the university campus to make it more accessible to the public.

For more information, check out Afterparty Run Club's Instagram page.

It's Southerday Run Club

For those living in the south, specifically in BF Resort, you don't have to go to all the way to the north to join a running club. It's Southerday Run Club is a Las Piñas City-based running club with weekly runs such as easy runs, speed workouts, and even trail runs.

Aside from that, this running club in the south has an eight-week program for beginners to help them build stamina, strength, and confidence while learning the basics of running. There's also a Virtual Team Relay TWO EIGHTY program wherein each team has a collective goal of running 280 kilometers in two weeks (35 kilometers per runner).

For more information, check out It's Southerday Run Club's Facebook page.

5 AM Gang Run Club

The 5 AM Gang Club is a public Facebook group of 16,000+ members where you can find a community of runners in your neighborhood. They have smaller clubs that are based in Alabang, Bonifacio Global City, Makati, and a separate group for women runners who feel safer being around women too. Despite its name, the 5 AM Gang Club has scheduled runs both for early-morning and late-night runners. 

For more information, check out 5 AM Gang Run Club's Facebook group.

We Ken Run

We Ken Run is a pandemic-baby running club founded by marathon coach Coach Ken Mendola. The other We Ken Run coaches in this running club are Coach Renz "Pords" Lerio, Cocach Precious "P" Que Aguilar, Coach Dean Ellison Cunanan, and Coach Yve Chloi Mae Aclo.

This club has training packages, namely Trial Training (P1,000) which includes speed run sessions and consultations; Training Block (P15,000) which is a five-month membership of speed run sessions; and Focused Training (P18,000) which has workouts, speed run sessions, community access, and race singlet.

For more information, check out We Ken Run's website.

Rwp Run Club

As of writing, Rwp Run Club has more than 33,900 members in its Facebook group. Club members share their running routes, upcoming events, and personal records (PR) on their running apps in this group. Since the group is huge in number, with some coming all the way from Cebu, the Rwp Run Club has smaller location-based clubs in and outside of Metro Manila.

There are separate Facebook group chats for RWP Run Club members in Alabang/Filinvest, Bacolod, Baguio, Batangas, BGC/Pasig, Bulacan, Cebu, Cavite, La Union, Laguna, Makati, Manila/Mall of Asia/Pasay, and they even have separate groups exclusively for students and women.

For more information, check out Rwp Run Club's Facebook group.

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