Since there鈥檚 no wrong way to run, that means there are only right ways. For proof, check out the following running groups from within a larger showcase of unique runners, each of which takes an unconventional tack to rally runners, make lasting connections, and build grassroots running communities in cities across the U.S. Their different approaches prove that running can be transformative in diverse ways when bound in shared experience鈥攂ut alway pointing the same direction forward.
- 听 hosts a variety of runs for all levels, including Monday night 5K routes focused on L.A. street art, where group leaders educate run participants about the art and its artist.听听
- goes beyond Wednesday group runs, pitting runners against Philadelphia traffic and public transit over a 6.6-mile course on May 29. First one to the Wissahickon Transportation Center wins.
- members of this northeast Ohio club lace up and leash up鈥攖aking rescue dogs out of shelters and running with them to improve their physical, mental, and emotional health.
- has a BTG mission, meaning 鈥渂ridging the gap.鈥 This New Orleans group鈥檚 Tuesday night BTG NOLA runs take participants across the city, connecting different cultures and communities.
- is a social-first international club tagged as a 鈥渄rinking club with a running problem,鈥 with runs that involve a 鈥渉are鈥 or 鈥渉ares鈥 trying to outrun 鈥渉ounds鈥 or 鈥渢he pack鈥 while following a downright fast trail of clues (often, white flour on the ground).
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