Get outside.

Running club for LGBTQ+ people and allies. Weekly fun runs in Central Park and Brooklyn are open to newcomers and guests.

Free club with 20+ group runs a week, mostly from McCarren Park in Williamsburg/Greenpoint, plus social runs and volunteering.

Outdoor fitness equipment in parks and playgrounds across all five boroughs, for exercises like pull-ups, dips and crunches.

Public running tracks in city parks, many a quarter mile with all-weather or rubber surfaces, for sprints, endurance runs or speed walking.

Free weekly community runs and walks in neighborhood parks, led by volunteers from New York Road Runners.

Free guided morning walk from Prospect Park Alliance on scenic trails like the Lullwater, Peninsula, Midwood or Waterfall.

Western Queens running group with free weekly runs in and around Woodside and Sunnyside.

Appalachian Mountain Club chapter running hundreds of volunteer-led hikes a year, many reachable by train or bus from NYC. Non-members welcome.

Harlem running community with group runs, walks and run/walks on Monday nights, Tuesday mornings and Wednesday nights.

Brooklyn running club with group runs most days, mainly in Prospect Park. Prospective members are invited to trial runs.