5 run clubs in Dubai publish a fixed weekly day, time and meeting point on their own website, Meetup group or store page. Each listing links its sources.
Monday and Wednesday: Al Barsha Pond Park jogging trail, 1,000 m mark. Saturday: The Meadows Village car park.
Dubai's oldest running club (1989): Monday and Wednesday evening intervals at Al Barsha Pond Park and a Saturday-morning long run from The Meadows Village.
SALT Kite Beach, 2C St, Umm Suqeim, Jumeirah 3.
Dubai chapter of the Founders Running Club for founders and the tech community: an easy run every Saturday at 7:00 am from SALT Kite Beach.
Monday: Five Iron Westin, Dubai Marina. Friday: Zero Point Running Track, Sunset Beach.
'Dubai's most social run club': free weekly runs including Marina Mondays at 7 pm from Five Iron Westin and a Friday 6:15 am 5 km from the Zero Point Running Track at Sunset Beach.
Dubai American Academy (DAA) track, Al Barsha.
Non-profit performance club with a weekly Tuesday Track Night at 6:30 pm at Dubai American Academy in Al Barsha.
Feels (wearefeels), Kite Beach.
Nike-backed Dubai running community with a free Thursday 5:30 am community run from Feels at Kite Beach, plus paid coaching cohorts.
Every weekly run by day, in local Dubai time, as published by each club.
Main marathon
Official site: 26th edition on Sunday 17 January 2027, 'the Middle East's oldest international marathon'; registration open (2026-11-12).
Source: dubaimarathon.org ↗︎ · checked 12 Nov 2026
Running spots
5 run clubs in Dubai publish a fixed weekly day, time and meeting point: Desert Road Runners (Mon 6:00 PM · Wed 6:00 PM · Sat 6:30 AM), Founders Running Club Dubai (Sat 7:00 AM), Jumeirah Johns Running Club (JJRC) (Mon 7:00 PM · Fri 6:15 AM), Super Sports ABRaS Athletics (Tue 6:30 PM) and The Uncommon Club (Thu 5:30 AM). Last checked 12 Nov 2026.
Jumeirah Johns Running Club (JJRC) states that its weekly runs are free. Desert Road Runners: Yearly membership: AED 375 for new adult members, AED 200 for juniors (2025-2026 season, until 31 Aug 2026). Founders Running Club Dubai, Super Sports ABRaS Athletics and The Uncommon Club do not state a fee on their own page.
Monday and Saturday are the busiest days, with 2 clubs each. Clubs per day: Monday 2, Tuesday 1, Wednesday 1, Thursday 1, Friday 1, Saturday 2.
The Dubai Marathon is on Sunday, 17 January 2027. Date from the official site, checked 12 Nov 2026.
Popular routes and meeting spots used by the clubs listed here: Kite Beach and Sunset Beach (Umm Suqeim), Al Barsha Pond Park jogging trail, Dubai Marina and Mushrif Park.
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