Ultramarathon Clubs
I’m compiling an every growing list of ultrarunning clubs across the United States and the world. Please contact me to have you club considered for addition. The clubs are broken down geographically into the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New England, Pacific, South, Southwest, and the West, as well as Canada and Other Countries.
(Ps. If you know club on the list no longer exists, please let me know. Likewise, fill me in if you think it would be stretch to call a listed club a club with a significant number of ultrarunners.)
Mid-Atlantic (DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Annapolis Trail Runners – Annapolis, Maryland
- Fast Tracks Running Club – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Finger Lakes Runners Club – Finger Lakes, New York
- Frederick Area Trail Running Ultra Marathon Plodding Simpletons (FATRUMPS) – Frederick, Maryland
- Happy Valley Ultra Runners League (HURL) – State College, Pennsylvania (Details unknown)
- Lancaster Road Runners Club – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- NCR Trail Snails – Baltimore, Maryland
- New Jersey Trail and Ultra Runners – Northern New Jersey
- New York Trail & Ultrarunning – New York, New York
- Rise Up Runners – Easton, Maryland
- The Animal Camp – Greater Philadelphia Metro Area of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- TrailDawgs – Northern Delaware, Eastern Maryland
- Virginia Happy Trails Running Club – Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC
Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- Chicago Ultrarunners (CHUG) – Chicago, Illinois
- Greater Omaha Area Trail-Runnerz (GOATz) – Omaha, Nebraska
- Kansas Ultrarunners’ Society (KUS) – Kansas
- Kennekuk Trail Road Runners – Illinois, based in Danville
- Lapham Peak Trail Runners – West of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- McHenry (Country) Ultrarunning Dude & Dudettes (MUDD) – Northwest of Chicago, Illinois
- New Leaf Ultra Runs – Chicago, Illinois
- Northeast Ohio Trail Club – Northeastern Ohio
- Ohio Ultra Trail Runners – Northeastern Ohio
- Old Fort Ultrarunners Group – Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Running Fit Ultramarathon Team (RUT) – Detroit and Southeast Michigan
- St Louis Ultrarunners Group (SLUGs) – Central Midwest centered on St. Louis, Missouri
- Upper Midwest Trail Runner – A huge swath from South Dakota to the UP of Michigan
- Western Reserve Trail Running – Northeast Ohio
New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- 413 Trail Runners – Western Massachusetts centered on Northampton
- The Bimblers – New Haven, Connecticut
- Gil’s Athletic Club – Topsfield, Massachusetts
- Shenipsit Striders – North Central Connecticut
- Trail Animals Running Club – Massachusetts centered on Boston
- Trail Monster Running – Maine
- Western Mass Athletic Club – Western Massachusetts
- Cal Poly Trail Runners – San Luis Obispo, California
- Central Oregon Running Klub (CORK) – Bend, Oregon
- Coastside Running Club – Half Moon Bay to Pacifica, California
- The Endurables – Paid training group in the Bay Area, California
- Folsom Trail Runners – Folsom, California
- Greater Bellingham Running Club – Bellingham, Washington
- Hawaiian Ultra Running Team (HURT) – Hawaii
- Methow Valley Running Club – Methow Valley, Washington
- Olympia Trail Runners – Olympia, Washington (as well as Olympic and Cascade Mountains)
- San Diego Dirt Devils – San Diego, California
- Seattle Running Club – Seattle, Washington
- Skagit Ultra Runners – Skagit, Washington
- SLO Trail Runners – San Luis Obispo, California
- SoCal Coyotes – paid training group of western Los Angeles, California
- SoCalDayBreakers – Claremont, California
- SoCal Trail Headz – Southern California
- Stevens Creek Striders – Cupertino, California
- Tamalpa Runners – Marin County, California
- Team Red Lizard Running Club – Portland, Oregon
- Trail Runners Club – Santa Monica Mountains, California
- Trail Running Group – Oakland, California
- Trail Runner Meetup Group – Chino Hills, California
South (AL, AR, DC, GA, FL, MS, LA, KY, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Arkansas Ultra Runners Association – Arkansas
- Charlottesville Area Trail Runners (CAT) – Charlottesville, Virginia
- Douglas County Rogue Runners – Douglas County, Georgia
- Florida Ultra Runners – Florida
- Georgia Ultrarunning and Trailrunning Society (GUTS) – North Georgia, including Atlanta
- Highland Rim Ultrarunning Club – Central Tennessee
- Iron Mountain Trail Runners – Damascus, Virginia
- Mangum Track Club – Mangum and Ellerbe, North Carolina
- Run in the Boonies – Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Trailheads – Chapel Hill and Carrboro, North Carolina
- Virginia Happy Trails Running Club – Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC
- Western North Carolina Trail Runner – Western North Carolina
- West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners – West Virginia
- Yeti Trail Runners – Atlanta, Georgia
- Albuquerque Road Runners – Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Flagstaff Ultra-Running Club – Flagstaff, Arizona
- Hill Country Trail Runners – Hill Country, Texas
- Houston Area Trail Runners – Houston, Texas
- Houston Trail Runners Extreme – Houston, Texas
- Northern Arizona Trail Runners – Northern Arizona
- North Texas Trail Runners – North Texas and greater Dallas / Ft. Worth areas
- Oklahoma Trail Runners Association – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Tucson Trail Runners – Tucson, Arizona
- Tulsa Area Trail & Ultra Runners (TATUR) – Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Boulder Trail Runners – Boulder, Colorado
- Denver Trail Runners – Denver, Colorado
- Fort Collins Trail Runners – Fort Collins, Colorado
- Helena Ultra Runners League – Helena, Montana
- Runner’s Edge of the Rockies – paid training group in Denver, Colorado
- San Juan Mountain Runners – San Juan Mtns, Southwestern Colorado
- Saturday Morning Ultra Team (SMUT) – Las Vegas, Nevada
- Silver State Striders – Northwestern Nevada
- Tahoe Mountain Milers and the Sagebrush Stompers – Lake Tahoe and Carson City, Nevada, respectively
- Team CRUD – Front Range, Colorado
- Club Fat Ass – Vancouver, British Columbia
- Club Ultrafondo Cantabria – Santander, Cantabria, Spain
- Koala’s Team – Barcelona, Catalonia
- The North Face: Chile – Santiago, Puerto Varas and Punta Arenas (membership fees may apply)
Last updated January 26, 2013


