21 run clubs and running groups in Mainz, 14 of them with fixed weekly times – for every pace. Here it is about the company, not the clock. Come alone, run along, and stay for a coffee.
Run Club am Brückenkopf, zwei Tempogruppen.
Easy-Run-Crew, mittwochs 17:30.
Leichtathletikverein ALV Mainz: Langer Lauf Sa im Gonsenheimer Wald, Intervalltraining Mi in Mombach.
Run Club rund um den Location Hafen Eden im Zollhafen.
Eingetragener Verein, offenes Bahntraining dienstags; am Wochenende Läufe durch Rheinhessen.
Vereins-Lauftreff für Erwachsene+Jugend, Anfänger werden behutsam herangeführt.
Kostenloser 5-km-parkrun jeden Samstag auf der Maaraue in Mainz-Kostheim – für Läuferinnen und Läufer aus Mainz und Wiesbaden.
Social Run Club, 5-7 km ab Mainz Hbf, danach Essen/Drinks in wechselnden Lokalen.
Großer offener, inklusiver Social Run Club - einer der größten im RheinMain; Treffpunkt Theodor-Heuss-Brücke.
Vereins-Lauftreff Mombach, Sommer am Waldfriedhof, Winter Bezirkssportanlage.
Lauftreff des Running Stores LaufZeit, kostenlos, mehrere Tempogruppen 7-12 km; läuft Mainz + Wiesbaden.
Lauftreff des Allgemeinen Hochschulsports der JGU; Treffpunkt wechselt, Ansage über Instagram.
'Miles made social' - Sonntags-Run ab Via del Wir, Altstadt.
Vereins-Laufgruppe mit Marathon-Vorbereitung (Gutenberg-Marathon), Tempo-/Intervalltraining.
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MORE ABOUT RUNNING IN MAINZ
Mainz runs along the Rhine and through the forest — and likes to celebrate both in company. We Up brings together the city's running meetups, running groups, and run clubs in one place, from a relaxed beginner meetup to an ambitious pace group.
The classic route is the car-free Rhine riverbank from the Zollhafen to the Winterhafen, flat and always by the water. But the most popular running ground is the Lennebergwald, with its marked 5-, 10-, and 15-kilometer loops on soft sandy trails. It's green and quiet in the Volkspark, through the Mainzer Sand nature reserve, or along the green corridor of the Gonsbachtal — and for a longer session, the 3-Brücken-Tour offers about ten kilometers along both banks of the Rhine.
Groups meet in nearly every district — in the Alt- and Neustadt, in Gonsenheim, Bretzenheim, Mombach, or Hechtsheim. Every group lists when, where, and how fast it runs before you join. Most meetups are free and beginner-friendly, with breaks whenever you need them. Just how much Mainz loves to run shows in the Gutenberg Halbmarathon, which brought around 13,700 runners to the Rhine across all distances in 2025.
A meetup in your district, the next event just a click away — that's all it takes. The best part of running in Mainz isn't your half-marathon time, it's the regular loop along the Rhine with people who like to stick around afterward. Come join in.
Running groups in Mainz suit beginners too: many are explicitly beginner-friendly and deliberately run slowly, often with walk breaks. No experience is needed, just the will to start.
4 running groups in Mainz meet regularly on Saturdays or Sundays, for example ALV Mainz - Lauftreff, Hafen Runners and The Run Collective. All running groups with day and time are in the list on this page.
Of the 14 running groups in Mainz with a fixed weekday, most run on Wednesdays (6), Tuesdays (4) and Saturdays (3). 4 of these running groups meet at the weekend.
There is one parkrun in Mainz: Maaraue parkrun. Every Saturday at 9 am everyone runs 5 kilometres together, free and timed. To take part, register once with parkrun and bring your barcode.
General questions, for example whether you can come alone or what a run club costs: Go to the FAQ
Last updated 18 October 2026
Sources: de.wikipedia.org · hdsports.org · halbmarathon-mainz.de · spoferan.com · merkurist.de · mainz.de · mainz.de