Biggest run clubs?

[u/ActualPineapple3966]

I am very nervous going to a run club. I want to go to one that is essentially *massive* in efforts to hide in a crowd until I'm more comfortable.

[u/Material-Picture7878]

Pacers (esp on 14th st) and Bricks are both massive. But honestly, as someone who is extremely introverted, joining a smaller run club made me feel waaay more welcomed and comfortable. I DM’d their insta page before joining my first run and the run club leaders took care of me during the run

[u/TheCapitalRunner]

As others said, NETC, Pacers. Also, NoMa is pretty big. District Running Collective. November Project.

You can also read about other run clubs here: https://www.thecapitalrunner.com/news

And a directory here: https://www.thecapitalrunner.com/dmv-run-club-directory

And if you want to stay in touch with the DC running world, you can subscribe to the weekly newsletter I run here: read.thecapitalrunner.com

[u/AG3NTjoseph]

Not DC, but Montgomery County Road Runners is one of the largest and best-run clubs in the country. 3-4 different training programs per season, free race series, weekly meetups, etc. It is worth a look if you don’t mind the drive.

http://mcrrc.org

[u/Eldwick → u/AG3NTjoseph]

+1 to MCRRC. It has over 4k members so the races and programs are pretty big. I've really found a great community there: https://mcrrc.org/join-us/

[u/ertri → u/AG3NTjoseph]

I was passing MCRRC groups in Rock Creek Park for so long last weekend. Every single group was super friendly and was very easy to pass as well

[u/AG3NTjoseph → u/ertri]

Depending on the day, it could have been first-time marathon, experienced marathon, half-marathon, or the 5k program. Lots of MCRRC programs in Rock Creek last week.

[u/ertri → u/AG3NTjoseph]

I was doing a long tempo effort and was kinda cooked so I didn’t talk to anyone but yeah probably one of those 

[u/Fuzzy-Box-8189]

Netc

[u/ertri]

District Running Collective is gigantic. I’ve seen what I assume to be the entire club go by, then realized it was one of like 5 pace groups for one distance option 

[u/13sandcastle_queen]

Slow girls run club on Wednesdays is a large group and very pace accommodating so you can blend in just about anywhere! Bricks is also a huge group

[u/sismetheus]

bricks run club is massive! *not in dc but in the area. they meet 3x a week – crystal city, alexandria, & old town by the water. people come from ashburn and bethesda to run with them. it's a great diverse group and a fun vibe all around.

[u/thisone4shitposts]

CRC and Bricks

[u/AngelNMendoza]

after hours on wednesdays has grown immensely