My own introduction to running I started with jogging alone along the paths of Kyiv's Peremoha Park. As I am an introvert by nature, I usually do all my running training alone. But sometimes I came across the training sessions of some of Kyiv's running clubs. So I decided to get to know the running clubs of Ukraine in more detail. Of course, the vast majority of them are running clubs located in the capital of our country - Kyiv. So let's talk about these sports communities first.
Name: Adidas Runners Kyiv- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: adidasrunners
About the club
“Adidas Runners” - a global running community from sports brand Adidas, the company is a global network that unites dozens of different cities. The main feature of the "Adidas Runners" running club is that it has branches in about 20 countries. This makes the Adidas running club quite comfortable when travelling, as you can easily join its training sessions in different parts of the world. To do this, just install mobile application "Runtastic" or visit the website adidasrunnersand find their training sessions there. As for the capital of Ukraine - Kyiv, the "Adidas Runners Kyiv" club mainly holds its running training sessions at the main sports arena of Ukraine, the NSC "Olimpiyskiy".
- Name: Runday
- Cities: Kyiv, Lviv, Ternopil, Odesa, Kolomyia, Mariupol, Kramatorsk, Kharkiv, Sievierodonetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk
- Site/Page: runday.org
About the club
“Runday” is the Ukrainian version of the British running movement called parkrun, which was founded in autumn 2014 by 13 runners in Bushy Park, Teddington. Since then, the parkrun community has grown into an international family of nearly two million registered members and volunteers. As running motion "parkrun" could not reach the territory of Ukraine, so the activists decided to create its Ukrainian analogue, called "Runday".
An interesting feature of the "Runday" running community is that it organises weekly 5-kilometre jogging in a competition format. Here, participants can run for time or just enjoy a light jog at a comfortable pace. You can learn more about this running community and what it does on the website runday.org. In Ukraine, it is represented in such cities as Kyiv (Trukhaniv Island, Obolon), Lviv (Stryiskyi Park), Ternopil (the square in front of the Central Pier), Odesa (Shevchenko City Park), Kolomyia, Mariupol (Primorsky Park), Kramatorsk (Pushkin Park), Kharkiv (Gorky Park), Sievierodonetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk (Shevchenko City Park).
- Name: Salomon Running Club Ukraine
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: SalomonRunningClub
About the club
“Salomon Running Club” a running community from the sports brand Salomon, where members of the running club are instilled with love of cross-country running. The training sessions of the "Salomon Running Club Ukraine" are led by Ukrainian ultra-marathoner and trail runner Serhiy Popov. In addition, "Salomon Running Club Ukraine" is the organiser of such Kyiv trails as “Nyvky Winter Cross” and Kalancha Trail. Salomon Running Club Ukraine's favourite location in Kyiv is the hills of Holosiivskyi Park.
- Name: SC “Naukovets”
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: runscientists.in.ua
About the club
SC "Naukovets" is an amateur running club, the core of which are scientists and teachers. In addition, SC "Naukowiec" is the organiser of running league "Academic League" and such running events as "Petropavlovsk Half Marathon, “Christmas Race”, "Dniprovska Ten", "Boyarsky Khreshchatyk" and others.
- Name: Osnova Biega
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: osnovabega.com
About the club
"Osnova Biega" - is a Kyiv-based running club where future running champions are trained under the watchful eye of the Honoured Coach of Ukraine in Athletics Igor Lishchynskyi. The club's special feature is that professional runners, Honoured Masters of Sports, take part in training sessions. Most of the training sessions of the "Osnova Biega" running club are held on the territory of Trukhaniv Island.
- Name: Lebedev Run
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: lebedevrun
About the club
Training in running academies "Lebedevs" are held according to the author's methodology by coaches with over 45 years of running experience. Unrivalled trainers Konstantin and Natalia Lebedev select exercises and intensity of training depending on your age and fitness level. Meetings are held 4 times a week, on Wednesday mornings, training takes place at the NSC "Olimpiyskiy" stadium.
- Name: Top Runners
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: toprunners.org
About the club
“TopRunners” - is a running community in Ukraine that was created to help runners prepare for their first races and marathons. The club is the largest in Ukraine. In addition, it is the organiser of many sporting events held in our country, including the "Kyiv Euro Marathon", marathon "Our Kramatorsk""Kyiv Ten" and "Kyiv Night Five". The "Top Runners" running club's favourite training venue is the NSC "Olimpiyskiy".
- Name: Run Base Kyiv
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page:
About the club
The main goal of the club is to “Run Base Kyiv”- is not only about physical development, but also about expanding the participants' inner horizons. Training takes place in three groups: A, B and C. A is for marathon runners, B is for half marathon runners, and C is for beginners. An individual training plan is developed for club members, taking into account all the features and goals set. During the warm season, "Run Base Kyiv" trainings take place at the "Athlete" Stadium, and in winter, mainly at VDNG and Trukhaniv Island.
- Name: Saucony Running Club
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page:
About the club
“Saucony Running Club” - running community from sports brand Saucony. Its main goal is to train athletes to participate in various running events. The club pays special attention to running technique. The main location for training on weekdays is the NSC "Olimpiyskiy", while on weekends, classes take place on the cycle track, Trukhaniv Island, Obolonska embankment, and in the Botanical Garden
- Name: Nike+ Run Club
- Місто: Київ, Одеса
- Site/Page: nikekyiv
About the club
“Nike + Run Club Kyiv” is a running community from the Nike sports brand. Its members are offered not only running trainingbut also functional training and yoga. For this purpose, athletes are divided into groups depending on their level of training. The team regularly participates in large-scale sporting events.
- Name: Tribe 10
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: trbten
About the club
Running community “Tribe” - these are people who cannot imagine their lives without running, professional and amateur athletes, office workers who run to keep fit. All of them live in different districts of Kyiv, but their main goal is to conquer all 10 districts of the capital with 6 and 10 kilometre runs. They take place every Sunday, as well as on Wednesdays and Fridays. The club's official Facebook page, where you can see announcements of the next training sessions or photo reports of the ones that have already taken place, is here trbten.
- Name: Orienteering club "Sever"
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: sever-club-com-ua.webnode.ru
About the club
Orienteering club "Sever" unites not just lovers of outdoor activities and orienteering, but also of running. He regularly holds joint runs, and most importantly, he is the organiser of a series of trail races “Wild”. The community has its own website on the Internet sever-club-com-ua.webnode.ru, where you can learn more about its activities and the events it organises.
- Name: IrynaWeek
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: irynaweek.com
About the club
“IrynaWeek” - The running club was founded by Honoured Master of Sports and silver medallist of the World Championships (2007) and the Olympic Games (2008) Iryna Lishchynska. She is also the sports director of "Run Ukraine". The club has its own website at irynaweek.com, where you can apply for participation in various events and learn more about healthy lifestyles and attitudes towards yourself and your body.
- Name: Guide Runners
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page:
About the club
"Guide Runners" is an unusual running club. It is run by people who cannot run on their own due to visual problems. For this purpose, there are special assistants - guides. In the "Guide Runners" running club you will not find a lone runner on the track - everything here is built on teamwork, understanding of each other and trust.
- Name: Kyiv Marathon Running Club
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: running.kiev.ua
About the club
“Kyiv Marathon Running Club” was established in 2011 by running enthusiasts for joint training to various running competitions, including the Kyiv Marathon and other more serious international competitions, and to keep fit. The club has its own website running.kiev.ua, where you can see its activities, photo reports of events held and apply to become a member.
- Name: Marathon Club "Taras Bulba"
- City: Kyiv
- Site/Page: Taras Bulba
About the club
Marathon Club "Taras Bulba" - is an amateur running team that was created to train together for various running competitions, including marathon races. The community actively promotes a healthy lifestyle and is patriotic. It is the organiser of the annual "Run in Vyshyvankas" on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine. The club has its own website Taras Bulba on Facebook, where he covers all running events in which he participates
Although there are quite a few running clubs, Kyiv is the most popular city, but other cities are not lagging behind. The running movement has been actively developing in all cities and regions of Ukraine, both before the war and even now during the war, trying to maintain its position and not stop its activities. Of course, if there is such an opportunity.
- Name: "Kremen" Running Club for amateurs
- City: Kremenchuk
- Site/Page: kremenstyle.com
About the club
"Kremen" Running Club for amateurs - is a running community from the town of Kremenchuk, which was founded in 2013 by local athlete Serhii Hodyna. The "Kremen" Running Club is engaged in the development of the running movement in the city and the region, and also organises the "Kremen Trail League" trail series and the "SweetLo" half marathon. The club holds its training sessions on weekends in different districts of Kremenchuk and from time to time practices team races at stadiums and joint trips to various competitions. The club has its own website kremenstyle.com, where you can learn more about the activities and events planned by "Kremen" cement plant.ня.
- Name: Run Brovary
- City: Brovary
- Site/Page: runbrovary.com.ua
About the club
"Run Brovary" - is a running community from the town of Brovary near Kyiv. Its main goal is to promote healthy lifestyles, develop mass sports in Ukraine, including running, and improve the image of their hometown. The Brovary Running Club organises such running events as eco-trail "Spring Forest" and eco-trail "Colors of Autumn". On its website runbrovary.com.ua find out all the details and submit your application for participation in future competitions.
- Name: Shypshyna Run Club
- City: Lviv
- Site/Page: runclub.com.ua
About the club
“Shypshyna Run Club” - is one of the largest running clubs in western Ukraine, located in the city of Lviv and developing the running movement. In addition to the running culture, the community promotes other sports, such as cycling, triathlon (including ironman) and hiking. On their website runclub.com.ua you can learn more about the club's activities and events.
- Name: Family Run Club
- Cities: Cherkasy, Berdychiv
- Site/Page:
About the club
"Family Run Club" amateur sports club, based in Berdychiv, Zhytomyr region, promotes a healthy lifestyle and sports. It not only promotes running, but also actively engages in the development of other sports. The community regularly holds training sessions in Pilates, trampoline fitness, gymnastics, and swimming for people of different ages and fitness levels. As for running, the club's team regularly participates in various national competitions. You can find out which ones on the community's Facebook page here: Family Run Club.
- Name: Running Club Poltava
- City: Poltava
- Site/Page: run.poltava.ua
About the club
“Running club Poltava” - is a Poltava-based running club founded in 2016. The running community started with jogging with friends. However, after the 30-day marathon "Running for Children", where the participants set a Ukrainian record for running a half marathon distance every day for thirty days, the club became a household name in Ukraine. It began to develop actively after the first official start of "Poltava Night", where it organised a running event. Currently, "Running Club Poltava" organises the following events running events in the city of Poltava, as "Poltava Night", “Ltava Run Racing” and the "River Cross".
- Name: Running Chernihiv
- City: Chernihiv
- Site/Page: cherunners
About the club
"Running Chernihiv" - is a club that develops the running movement in Chernihiv. Its main idea is a love of sports and running in particular. Participation in the club gives each participant motivation for training, as well as a company to prepare for various competitions. There is a page of Running Chernihiv on Facebook cherunners, the club's website highlights the club's activities, the successes of its members, the events they participate in, etc.
- Name: Sumy Running Club
- City: Sumy
- Site/Page: sumyrunningclub.tilda.ws
About the club
Promoting running and active recreation in the city of Sumy since 2016, a running club “Sumy Running Club”. Its members are both amateurs and professionals, which allows them to share their experience and constantly improve their sports performance. On the official website of the running community on the Internet sumyrunningclub.tilda.ws you can find out more about his training, the events he takes part in, the main news, etc.
- Name: MC "Ranok"
- City: Dnipro
- Site/Page: runok.dp.ua
About the club
MC "Ranok" is a running club from the city of Dnipro, which was founded in 2013 by running enthusiasts for running enthusiasts (as it says on their official Facebook page). Not only do they offer joint training sessions, but they also organise several races in their hometown, including the Dnipro Winter Race.
- Name: Start Dnipro
- City: Dnipro
- Site/Page: startdnipro.com
About the club
Running club "Start Dnipro" - is another running community in Dnipro that trains amateur athletes for various types of races or just to keep fit. The club organises various meetings where experienced coaches talk about running techniques, nutrition, the impact of running on human health, and more. In addition, the "Start Dnipro" Running Club is the organiser of the Dnipro City Running League called the "Start Dnipro League". Every year, it organises different races: in "Tunnel Balka" or "Keeping the Pace".
- Name: Dnepr Run
- City: Dnipro
- Site/Page: dneprrun.dp.ua
About the club
It is the first running club to hold running competitions in the city of Dnipro and is also the organiser of the "Golden Sneaker" Running League. On its official website dneprrun.dp.ua you can find out more about all the news, activities, upcoming events, etc.
- Name: Rivne Running Club
- City: Rivne
- Site/Page: rivnerun.club
About the club
A local club is developing running in Rivne “Rivne Running Club”. The club also organises half marathons such as "Pokrova Half Marathon" and "Strong in Spirit". The official website of this running community is rivnerun.club, where its activities are highlighted and where you can apply for membership.
- Name: Ternopil Running Club
- City: Ternopil
- Site/Page: Ternopil Running Club
About the club
“Ternopil Running Club” - is an association of running enthusiasts from the city of Ternopil, which emerged in November 2018 on the basis of the running movement “Ternopil Runday”. The club organises regular joint training sessions, and its members take part in various national competitions. The club's Facebook page covers its activities.
- Name: U-Run
- City: Uzhhorod
- Site/Page: uRunClub
About the club
“U-Run” (Uzhhorod Running Club) is a community of like-minded people who love running and everything related to it. The "U-Run" Running Club is also the organiser of half marathon in Uzhhorodand, more recently, the Forward to Victory Charity Run, which aims to support the healthy spirit of our soldiers at the front. The event has a charitable purpose, as all funds raised from participation in it will go to help the 128th Brigade. The official page of the running community on Facebook is uRunClub. There is more information about all these activities.
- Name: Run4U
- City: Lviv
- Site/Page: run4u.club
About the club
The Lviv running community "Run4U", which brings together running enthusiasts and regularly conducts training sessions under the guidance of professional coaches, masters of sports in athletics, multiple champions in running at different distances in Ukraine - Konstantin Kolyada and Alexander Chenikalo. The club members not only actively promote a healthy lifestyle and train, but also regularly take part in races of various levels both in Ukraine and abroad.
- Name: Gutsul Running Club
- City: Ivano-Frankivsk
- Site/Page: gutsulrunopen
About the club
The club was established in 2014 in Ivano-Frankivsk to promote running culture and a healthy lifestyle, as well as to prepare participants for Frankivsk half marathon. Anyone who wants to learn how to run efficiently and for the benefit of themselves can become a member. On the Facebook page of the running community gutsulrunopen you can learn more about its activities.
- Name: Pace Running Club
- City: Chernivtsi
- Site/Page:
About the club
“Pace Running Club” - is a completely free running club that trains runners for various types of races and organises running competitions in Chernivtsi. Trainings are held three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) at the Bukovyna Stadium. The official page of the running community on Instagram is “Pace Run Club”where you can follow the latest news, announcements of classes, etc.
- Name: Kro Run Club
- City: Kropyvnytskyi
- Site/Page: krorunclub.tilda.ws
About the club
“Kro Run Club” - a running community that unites all running enthusiasts in the city of Kropyvnytskyi and also acts as the organiser of the half marathon "Krop Half Marathon”. The club constantly conducts training sessions to prepare athletes for various types of races. On its official website krorunclub.tilda.ws you can find not only information about upcoming events or reports on the races that have already taken place, but also a lot of useful advice for those who are just starting to run or are new to the sport.
- Name: Vegan Run Ukraine
- City: Mykolaiv
- Site/Page: veganrunukraine
About the club
“Vegan Run” - is a running team founded by vegans for vegans from all over Ukraine. Every vegan can join in. Speed and distance do not matter. The main thing is the pleasure and love of running. On the community's official Facebook page veganrunukraine its participants share the latest news, as well as talk about the launches that have already taken place or are only planned for the future.
- Name: Run-2-Goal
- City: Mykolaiv
- Site/Page: run2goalcom
About the club
The "Run 2 Goal" social project, which helps beginners and amateur runners find a company and motivation for training. “Run 2 Goal” - is a project that brings together like-minded people and running enthusiasts in the city of Mykolaiv. The club conducts joint training sessions and participates in running competitions of various levels in Ukraine.
- Name: Epikur Run Club
- City: Volodymyr-Volynskyi
- Site/Page:
About the club
The Epikur running club from the city of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, which promotes running among the company's employees. But the club's activities have long gone far beyond the company itself. Today, it includes athletes and running enthusiasts from all over the city of Volyn. The club also organises various running events, including regular 10 km races for women and men.
- Name: Varash Running Club
- City: Varash
- Site/Page: VarashRUN
About the club
“Varash Running Club” - a running club that brings together runners from Rivne NPP and running enthusiasts from Varash. The club also organises weekly training sessions at the "Isotope" Stadium. The club's official page on Facebook VarashRUN you can view more detailed information about planned or completed events.
- Name: Squad UA Runners
- City: Ukraine
- Site/Page: squad.org.ua
About the club
All-Ukrainian running club “Squad UA Runners” unites more than 300 runners from all over Ukraine. Its official website is at squad.org.ua, where you can learn more about the community's activities or apply for membership.
- Name: Sports Club "Kovel"
- City: Kovel
- Site/Page: kovelsport.com.ua
About the club
A running club that develops the running movement in the town of Kovel and is the organiser of Kovel half marathon and the "Svitanok Svityaz" marathon. The community organises regular training sessions, not only for adults but also for children. Detailed information on the club's activities and membership opportunities is available on the official website kovelsport.com.ua.
- Name: Navy running club "Chaika"
- City: Odesa
- Site/Page:
About the club
Running club of the Ukrainian Navy, which promotes running among the military of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Navy. It is located in the city of Odesa. The community regularly holds joint training sessions and prepares athletes for participation in various running events.
- Name: Kolomyia Running Club
- City: Kolomyia
- Site/Page: KolomyiaRunningClub
About the club
Running club “Kolomyia Running Club” promotes running among the residents of Kolomyia. It offers regular training sessions, prepares athletes for various competitions, and organises various running events in the city. The official page on Facebook is KolomyiaRunningClub.
- Name: NoBoringRunners
- City: Vinnytsia
- Site/Page: NoBoringRunners
About the club
Running club "NoBoringRunners" promotes running among the residents of Vinnytsia. This white community was created for those who want to become stronger and more resilient. Every Sunday, the club organises so-called long runs, which anyone can join. On the official Facebook page of the community “NoBoringRunners” or on Instagram to learn more about its activities.
- Name: Hand in hand
- City: Ternopil
- Site/Page: ruka-ob-ruku.com.ua
About the club
Running Club "Hand in Hand" in Ternopil promotes running among children with cerebral palsy and their parents. Although the Club's activities are focused on running, it is primarily a tool to achieve the main goal: to bring hope, motivation and joy from new achievements. The official website of the community is ruka-ob-ruku.com.ua, where you can learn more about its activities and events.