Club Directory
The New York area is home to an abundance of running clubs. New York Road Runners has compiled a list of local running clubs that meet in or around the NYC area and compete in NYRR races. NYRR does not endorse, sponsor, or oversee the clubs listed in the Club Directory. Each club has its own unique history, purpose, membership profile, and goals. Please contact individual clubs about membership.
Finding a Running Club
Each club has its own unique history, purpose, membership profile, and goals. View a list of local clubs that meet and race throughout the New York City metro area. Please contact individual clubs about membership.
Club Council
Club Council exists to enhance communication among New York area running clubs and with NYRR. Club representatives and NYRR executives meet quarterly to discuss NYRR races and other events and administrative matters relating to club competition in NYRR races.
For more information about Club Council, contact teammailing@nyrr.org.
Declaring a Club Affiliation in NYRR Races
When entering a New York Road Runners scored race, members of local clubs may declare their club affiliation, allowing them to score for their club in that race. (At the TCS New York City Marathon we accept only U.S-based club declarations.)
To declare your club affiliation, you must write the club name on your printed race application or indicate it on your online application. This requirement applies even if you indicated your club affiliation on your NYRR membership application.
If you wish to make any changes to your club declaration at an event, you must report to check-in/registration prior to the start of the race; changes to your club declaration cannot be made after the race has started.
Scoring for a Club in NYRR Races
In NYRR scored races under 25K, all clubs with at least five male finishers, five female finishers, or three nonbinary finishers are scored as teams. In NYRR scored races 25K and over, clubs with at least three male finishers three female finishers, or three nonbinary finishers are scored as teams. The top three men’s, women’s, and nonbinary clubs are listed in the results of all NYRR scored races, and those clubs receive awards. Club scoring procedures are different for club points races.
A club’s finishing place in a scored race is determined by adding the finishing times of the scoring members. The club with the lowest combined time is first, the club with the second-lowest combined time is second, and so on.
Changing Your Club Affiliation
USATF rules state that any runner who has declared a club affiliation in a USATF-sanctioned race (all NYRR scored races are USATF-sanctioned) and wishes to declare a different club affiliation in a subsequent race must run unattached for 90 days prior to declaring the new affiliation. Declaring a club affiliation prior to this 90-day period risks disqualifying the new club from the race.
If you intend to change your affiliation from one New York area club to another club, please contact us once the 90-day period has passed so we can update your membership record.
Listing Your Running Club with NYRR
The club option is for teams that participate in NYRR club points competitions throughout the year. Club affiliation is not required for participants who wish to run as a large group of friends or co-workers.
If your local running club is based in the New York metro area and you are interested in having your club listed in our Club Directory, please contact teammailing@nyrr.org with the following information:
- The club manager’s name, NYRR customer number, and email address
- The names and email addresses of at least five runners in your club who have competed in a NYRR race within the past six months, including a list of those races
- Indicate whether you wish to have all new members automatically accepted or if you wish to manually approve new member requests
Accepted teams will be added on a rolling basis.