Queer Running Club
Established in Hackney in 2019, a community interest company since March 2023, and for gay, bi and trans people rather than allies. Every session is coached, an hour long, and ends with a social. Sessions are booked in the BEND app, which is also where the prices are; Monday beginners is listed as free.
- Who it's for
- Everyone
- Where
- East London
- Going since
- 2019
- Cost
- Free to play
- Find them
- Website
- Contact
- hello@queerrunningclub.comBook each run in the BEND app. The WhatsApp group is added in person, so ask a coach or leader after a run.
When and where
Monday 7pm to 8pm
Every Monday, beginners
East and south London, per the runs page
Beginners, couch to 5k; you will not be asked to run for the whole hour · Free
Listed as FREE, TRANS + and supported by Misfits. No venue address is given on the page.
Tuesday 7pm to 8pm
Every Tuesday, east
Work in Progress, 1 Birkbeck Street, Bethnal Green, E2 6JY
Comfortable over 5 km: hill sprints, a paced run, sprints and conditioning
Bag drop at Work in Progress. Price in the BEND app.
Tuesday 7pm to 8pm
Every Tuesday, south
The Unicorn, 157 to 159 Rye Lane, Peckham
Comfortable over 5 km: the same session as the east run, around Peckham Rye
Price in the BEND app.
Saturday 10am to 11am
Every Saturday, long run
Work in Progress, 1 Birkbeck Street, Bethnal Green, E2 6JY
8 km round Victoria Park with several pacers and stops
Coffee after. Price in the BEND app.
Saturday 1pm to 2pm
Every Saturday, runner's strength
Work in Progress, 1 Birkbeck Street, Bethnal Green, E2 6JY
Strength class for runners
Price in the BEND app.
Never done it before
Comfortable over 5 km, go straight to a Tuesday 7pm run. If not, the Monday beginners session or the quarterly open evening. Book in the BEND app. Their race is TRANSCEND, a queer and trans only 5k and 10k on Hackney Marshes, last held 19 July 2026.
What they don't say
- Per-session prices are not published on the web; they are in the BEND app. Only the Monday beginners session is listed as free.
- No venue address is published for the Monday beginners session beyond east and south.
- No postcode is published for The Unicorn on Rye Lane.
- Whether the seasonal Thursday track and Sunday long long runs have returned is not stated.
Every fact here was checked on 10 September 2026, against 7 sources. Training nights and fees change, so if something is out of date, tell us.
Hear when something new is added.
New clubs, changed training nights, and the occasional weekend. No more than that.
Or come and meet people all at once.
A weekend away with a group of gay men, and nothing to prove.