Since 2015
Rundamental
Rundamental is one of İstanbul's long-standing running communities. Their story begins in 2014 with a group of friends who started running together; in September 2015 the team turned into a more organised structure under the name Rundamental. Treating running not just as training but as a social way of life and a culture is one of the community's most distinctive sides.
When and where do they run?
Not a team that just runs
weekly
Today their programme includes quite varied meet-ups, from city runs to track sessions and from forest and trail runs to yoga events. Track sessions at the Maltepe Kenan Onuk Athletics Track, RDM Wild runs on routes such as Ayvat Bendi and Fatih Ormanı, and midweek city meet-ups are examples. In race season they also organise special preparation runs aimed at marathon or ultra trail events.
Rundamental has a particular system for joining as well. You are asked to contact the team before taking part in a run for the first time. Participants are expected to be able to run for 30 minutes without stopping, though they make a point of saying you can still get in touch if you have not reached that level yet. Having different speed groups on the runs lets runners at different paces move with a group that suits them.
Describing Rundamental only as a team that runs weekly therefore falls a little short. With yoga, other sporting disciplines, brand collaborations, race preparation and events spread across different parts of the city, it is a community that has built its own running culture over the years. You can follow the current running and event programme on their website and Instagram account.
A programme stretching from city runs to track sessions, from forest routes to yoga.
Details
- City
- İstanbul
- Founded
- 2015
- Type
- Community
- Partner
- ASICS
- Followers
- 30,4K3 September 2026