(Run) Crew Love

Calling all runners (and everyone who has ever thought about running)! It is 2018 and we live in a day and age where running is no longer taboo. Last summer, it was reported that about 65 million people went jogging or running. This was a 20 million increase from 2008! Running has been taken to a social level now. I was always used to running by myself with music until I started running with Nike Run Club. This is basically a run group hosted by Nike that was more pace driven. Whatever your normal pace (the time it takes for you to run a mile) is, you would get added into that group. There are normally different distances that can be ran too!

NRC sessions can be seen through the Nike Plus app and are generally done throughout the world.

However, an alternative to that are run crews! Run crews have grown more prevalent in the past few years. These are a little more casual and not as structured. The purpose of run crews is to bring runners from the community together and give back to the community. All the runs are free, and you don’t need to be an advanced runner to run with the crews (at least most of them)! Running can be intimidating, but this makes it so much more welcoming. Running with a crew is more about the vibe and the people than the speed. There is a run crew for everyone and they are also all over the world.

I highly encourage running with a crew because: it is a good way to start running or to keep up with running, learn about the area, network, and build relationships with people who have a common interest. As someone who runs with different crews, it is a way for me to connect with other runners and to learn about the area I’m running in. Each crew definitely has its own identity, but it’s all love!

Check out just a few of the many NYC crews and hit up their IG page for more details about the runs!

We Run Uptown (WRU Crew)- Monday 7:15pm @ Locksmith in Washington Heights (@wrucrew)

Brooklyn Track Club- Tuesday 6:45pm @ Brooklyn Running Company in Williamsburg (@brookltn_tc)

Girls Run NYC- Tuesday 6:30pm @ Brooklyn Running Company in Williamsburg (@girlsrunnyc)

Boogie Down Bronx Runners- Tuesday 7pm @ Morris Park, Bronx (@boogiedownbronxrunners)

Mile Stylers- Wednesday 7pm @ 940 Garrison Ave, Bronx (@milestylers)

Mtar Crew- Tuesday and Thursday 6:45pm (@mtar_crew)

Bridgerunners- Wednesday evening (@bridgerunners)

Team Wepa- Thursday 7:45pm (@team_wepa_nyc)

Queens Rebels Run Crew- Thursday 6:30pm (@qrrc718)

Gold Finger Track Club- (@gftc)

RASA Club- (@rasaclub)

Black Roses NYC- (@blackrosesnyc)

If there are any crews (from anywhere in the world) that you run with that I didn’t mention, leave the name and Instagram page in the comments!