Community
Clubs
Copenhagen runs together. These are the parkruns, crews and clubs that make up the city's running community, many of them free and happy to run in English. Just turn up.
Fælledparken parkrun
Free- When
- Saturdays 09:00
- Where
- Fælledparken, Østerbro
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- Danish & English
A free, weekly, timed 5K in Copenhagen's biggest park. Walk, jog or race, then stay for coffee. Register once on parkrun.dk and bring your barcode.
NBRO Running
Free- When
- Several runs a week (check the latest schedule)
- Where
- Søpavillonen, Gyldenløvesgade 24, by the Lakes
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- Danish & English
One of the original Copenhagen run crews, founded in 2010 in Nørrebro. Several free group runs a week, from easy social runs to speed sessions and long weekend runs, for all paces.
Sparta Atletik & Løb
- When
- Team Øbro: Mon & Wed 17:30; many other groups
- Where
- Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads, Østerbro
- Level
- Beginners to elite
- Language
- Danish (English spoken)
Denmark's largest athletics and running club, founded in 1898 and the organiser of the Copenhagen Marathon and CPH Half. Coached groups for every level, from the 15-week Kickstart beginner course to track and marathon groups. Free trial session.
Amager Fælled parkrun
Free- When
- Saturdays 09:00
- Where
- Amager Fælled, near Artillerivej 161
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- Danish & English
A free, timed 5K of two laps on the flat paths of Amager Fælled, among grassland and small woods. Friendly, international and a good first parkrun.
Amager Strandpark parkrun
Free- When
- Saturdays 09:00
- Where
- Den Blå Foreningsby, Øresundsstien 7, Amager
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- Danish & English
A free, timed 5K by the beach, with views over the Øresund. Starts from Den Blå Foreningsby on the beach promenade.
Copenhagen Frontrunners
- When
- Tuesdays 18:00 (not in July or over Christmas)
- Where
- BK Skjold, Per Henrik Lings Allé 10, Østerbro
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- Danish & English
The running and fitness-walk club of Pan Idræt for LGBTQ+ people and friends, with around 180 members from beginners to experienced runners. Training mostly in Fælledparken.
Copenhagen Hash House Harriers
- When
- Saturdays 14:30 (Oct–Mar), Monday evenings (Apr–Sep)
- Where
- Different S-train stations each week
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- English
A non-competitive, English-speaking running social club that follows chalked trails from an S-train station each week, then socialises. Longer forest runs on the second Sunday of the month.
Damhusengen parkrun
Free- When
- Saturdays 09:00
- Where
- Damhusdæmningen 2B, Vanløse
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- Danish & English
A free, timed 5K on the meadows and lakeside paths around Damhussøen in Vanløse, on the western edge of the city.
Founders Running Club Copenhagen
- When
- Saturdays 10:30
- Where
- Sankt Annæ Plads, near Nyhavn
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- English
An easy-paced Saturday harbour run followed by coffee, popular with internationals and newcomers to the city.
Mad & Kaffe Running
- When
- Mon & Wed 17:30, Fri 07:00, Sat 09:30
- Where
- Sønder Boulevard 68, Vesterbro
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- Danish (English spoken)
A non-profit running community from the café of the same name: intervals on Mondays, pace runs on Wednesdays, early Friday runs and Saturday long runs. Sign up in the CYKOM app.
Mikkeller Running Club Copenhagen
Free- When
- Weekday evenings (check Instagram for the week)
- Where
- Mikkeller bars in Vesterbro
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- English
The brewery-born social running club that went global. Free runs with several pace groups from Mikkeller bars in Vesterbro, no registration needed, and a beer afterwards if you want one.
Søllerød Orienteringsklub
- When
- Several open sessions a week
- Where
- Rude Skov & Geel Skov, Holte
- Level
- All levels
- Language
- Danish
One of Denmark's largest orienteering clubs, based in the hilly forests of Rude Skov and Geel Skov north of the city. Open training for all ages is the best way to learn to run fast off-trail. Organisers of Copenhagen Exhaust Trail.
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Joining a group run
Most social runs in Copenhagen are free and informal, and many crews switch to English the moment a newcomer arrives. Check the club's latest post before you go: meeting points and times change with the seasons, and some crews ask you to sign up in an app. Groups usually run at a conversational pace and regroup at corners.
If you want something timed, go to parkrun: four free 5K events start at 09:00 every Saturday. If you want structure and coaching, join a traditional løbeklub such as Sparta, where membership is paid monthly.
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På dansk
Løbeklubber og løbefællesskaber i København
I København er der mange løbeklubber og løbefællesskaber, og mange af dem er gratis og taler engelsk. Parkrun København er fire gratis 5 km-løb med tidtagning hver lørdag kl. 9.00: i Fælledparken, på Amager Fælled, i Amager Strandpark og på Damhusengen.
Derudover er der sociale løbecrews som NBRO Running og Mikkeller Running Club, traditionelle løbeklubber som Sparta med trænere og hold for alle niveauer, og orienteringsklubber til skov- og trailløb nord for byen. Tjek altid klubbens egne kanaler for aktuelle tider. Mangler din løbeklub? Skriv til os.