If you’re a prospective member who would like to join one of our runs, contact us here.

Regular Group Runs

Join us for a group run! This is a good way to meet new club members or work towards a goal. The average pace of group runs is around 9 min/mile, but we get faster-paced and slower-paced runners for all of our group runs, and our members range from new runners to locally competitive. We offer No Drop Runs on select Saturdays runs and social runs. Members can check the sign-up sheets to see what paces people are planning to run and to see if there is a volunteer pacer planning to run at your pace.

Group runs are open to prospective members, but we ask you to email us first so that we can advise if there are any changes in location or time. We recommend prospective members attend a Wed or Fri run because those are typically 1 loop of Prospect Park or 1 set of Brooklyn Bridge Park piers, so you will not get lost!

Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday

Wednesday

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Evening Group Run

Time: 7:00 PM
All paces welcome!
Distance: 3+ miles
Location: Varies, see note below. Default start is at Grand Army Plaza (GAP) - park entrance at Prospect Park West & Union St (NOT under the arch)

We frequently hold Pub Runs on Wed nights at 7 pm. If there is a pub run that week, we may start at a different location than the one listed above. Check the PPTC Speedread (members only email) for details.
Contact: contact@pptc.org, Facebook

Runners will often do a 1-2 easy loops of the park with each other (and sometimes polish off the evening with a drink).

Friday

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Morning GROUP RUN - SEC

Time: 7:00 AM
All paces welcome!
Distance: 3+ miles
Location: South East Corner (SEC) - Parkside Ave and Ocean Ave
Contact: contact@pptc.org, Facebook

Runners will often do 1-2 easy loops of the park with each other, and end with a coffee/pastry. We also often have group of walkers!

Morning Group Run - Downtown Brooklyn

Time: 7:00 AM
All paces welcome!
Distance: 2-4 miles
Location: Entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park at Pier 6 at Atlantic Avenue
Runners will do an easy 2-3 mile run along the piers of Brooklyn Bridge Park and end with coffee/pastry.
Contact: contact@pptc.org, Facebook

Saturday

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Morning Group Run

Time: 8:00 AM
Summer (Memorial Day-Labor Day) Time: 7:00 AM
All paces welcome, note that we offer a No Drop Run every 4-6 weeks, to offer additional support for 11+ min/mile runners
Distance: Varies, typically a longer run (10-20+ miles) but you can also leave early/take the train
Location: Bartel-Prichard Square - by Citibikes (BPS)
Contact: contact@pptc.org, Facebook

Most members use Saturday for their long runs, and typically go outside the park. Common routes include: going over the Brooklyn Bridge; heading up to Williamsburg; and running around Battery Park in Manhattan, but we are always excited to try out new ideas, so please share if you have any! Routes are sent out a few days in advance and we encourage members to check the sign-up sheet to see if there are other runners in their pace range planning to attend. If you plan to run part of the route or one-way, don’t forget to bring a credit card or Metrocard for the train!

Sunday (Members Only)

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Morning Group Run

Time: 9:00 AM
Summer (Memorial Day-Labor Day) Time: 8:00 AM
All paces welcome, Sunday runs often have special themes
Distance: Varies, but usually 4-10 miles
Location: Grand Army Plaza (GAP) - park entrance at Prospect Park West & Union St (NOT under the arch)
Contact: contact@pptc.org, Facebook

Sundays are often a recovery run from Saturday’s long run and more relaxed, although we do sometimes have runners looking to go longer. It all depends on the needs of the people who show up. This group run is closed to members-only.

We also often have themes for Sunday runs, such as our quarterly New Member Run, runs to celebrate Black History or Women’s History, or runs to ice cream or bagels or dim sum. Members should check the sign-up sheet for special event instructions.