6 run clubs in Boston publish a fixed weekly day, time and meeting point on their own website, Meetup group or store page. Each listing links its sources.
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Tuesday: DICK'S House of Sport, 760 Boylston St. Saturday: Pavement Coffeehouse, 1096 Boylston St.
Free Back Bay run club with a Tuesday evening 4.75-mile run from DICK'S House of Sport and a Saturday morning long run from Pavement Coffeehouse, both on Boylston Street.
Oak Square, Brighton (the traffic island where Faneuil, Washington and Tremont Streets meet).
Self-styled friendliest running club in Boston: Wednesday 7 pm group run from Oak Square in Brighton, followed by a pint at The Last Drop.
Saturday: Boston Public Garden, near the tall flagpole. Monday: outside Davis MBTA station, Somerville. Wednesday: lawn outside Stony Brook MBTA station, Boylston St, Jamaica Plain.
Boston's first LGBTQ+ running club (1979): Saturday 10 am run along the Charles from the Public Garden, plus Monday and Wednesday evening runs.
Marathon Sports, 671 Boylston St (Wednesday); ASICS Run Shop, 299 Newbury St (Thursday).
Free weekly store runs from Marathon Sports on Boylston Street (Wednesday) and the ASICS Run Shop on Newbury Street (Thursday), all paces.
Notch Brewing taproom, 525 Western Ave, Brighton.
Brewery run club from Notch's Brighton taproom at 525 Western Avenue: social runs on Thursday evenings and Saturday lunchtime, no registration.
Monday: Kenney Park, Davis Square, Somerville. Thursday: corner of Broadway and Melvin St, East Somerville.
Big, friendly non-profit club with free weekly runs in Somerville: Monday 3-miler from Davis Square, Thursday night run in East Somerville, and more.
Every weekly run by day, in local Boston time, as published by each club.
Main marathon
Qualifier race (Patriots' Day Monday). 33,656 qualifier applications for 2027 per B.A.A. (2026-09-21).
Source: baa.org ↗︎ · checked 12 Nov 2026
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6 run clubs in Boston publish a fixed weekly day, time and meeting point: Boston Road Runners (Tue 6:30 PM · Sat 8:00 AM), Brighton Bangers (Wed 7:00 PM), Frontrunners Boston (Mon 6:30 PM · Wed 6:30 PM · Sat 10:00 AM), Marathon Sports Run Club (Boston) (Wed 6:30 PM · Thu 6:30 PM), Notch Run Club (Boston) (Thu 7:00 PM · Sat 12:15 PM) and Somerville Road Runners (Mon 6:45 PM · Tue 7:30 AM · Wed 6:30 AM · Thu 7:15 PM). Last checked 12 Nov 2026.
Marathon Sports Run Club (Boston) and Somerville Road Runners state that their weekly runs are free. Boston Road Runners, Brighton Bangers, Frontrunners Boston and Notch Run Club (Boston) do not state a fee on their own page.
Wednesday is the busiest day, with 4 clubs. Clubs per day: Monday 2, Tuesday 2, Wednesday 4, Thursday 3, Saturday 3.
The Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America (131st) is on Monday, 19 April 2027; it is one of the World Marathon Majors. Date from the official site, checked 12 Nov 2026.
Popular routes and meeting spots used by the clubs listed here: Charles River paths, Boston Public Garden, Boylston Street, Back Bay, Harvard Stadium stairs and Davis Square / Somerville Community Path.
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