Founders
Running Club İstanbul

Founders Running Club İstanbul is the city chapter of an international community that turns running into a meeting place for the business world. The network, which also meets in cities such as New York, London, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Paris and Munich, describes itself as a community of more than 50,000 members in 45 countries.

When and where do they run?

1 session a week

Session 01SaturdayMeeting point is in the announcementMorning run, then coffee and networking

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1Sessions per week

Global communityFeatures

Kilometres first, then coffee and
introductions

The İstanbul meet-ups take place on Saturday mornings, and the format is simple: a run of a few kilometres followed by conversation over coffee. At the breast cancer awareness run held in Moda in October, a 5K run and a 3.5K walk-run were offered side by side, and the event was open to participants of every level.

What sets the club apart from other running groups is its audience. Founders, investors, executives and content creators run at the same pace here and exchange ideas afterwards. A short presentation format tried out by the İstanbul chapter is a good example: after the run, participants give five-minute talks and get five minutes of feedback.

You can follow the location and time of upcoming meet-ups on the club’s Instagram account; most posts are in English.

Run. Connect. Share. Learn.

Details

City: İstanbul
Type: Community
Features: Global community · All levels welcome
Followers: 24414 October 2026

How to get in touch?

@frc_istanbulInstagram

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