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A running club is a running-oriented athletics club. The club may train for and compete in cross country, road running, fell running, track and field, as well as multidiscipline sports such as triathlon.
| Region | Club |
|---|---|
| Brisbane | Thompson Estate and Eastern Suburbs Athletics |
| Melbourne | Coburg Harriers |
| Region | Club |
|---|---|
| Athens | Panathinaikos Athletics |
| Region | Club |
|---|---|
| Lisbon | Sporting CP |
| Region | Club |
|---|---|
| Istanbul | Beşiktaş Enka SK |
| İzmir | İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK |
There is a distinction between a running club and crew, the latter emerged in the early 2000s, and they differ from traditional running clubs as the focus is on urban running on city streets. [1] One of the crews widely considered to be the first is the Bridge Runners formed by Mike Saes in New York City in 2004. [2] In 2006, Charlie Dark formed Run Dem Crew in London which has since grown to several hundred people who meet every Tuesday, [3] and has led to Dark receiving a Points of Light award from the UK prime minister Theresa May for his dedication to establishing the alternative running community. [4]
Running crews have since proliferated in popularity with many North American cities, such as Vancouver, becoming home to dozens. [5]
