OPS RUN is now Run Clubhouse, and to celebrate, the team is taking its digital home for run clubs into the real world during 2026 NYC Marathon week. Think pizza, protein pancakes, shakeout runs, and a lot of good people with nervous excitement. You can see our original coverage of OPS RUN here.

And we’ll be upfront. We’re not neutral about this one but instead big fans. We met Matty Christopherson and the Run Clubhouse crew at Runningman Festival in Rome, Georgia, and walked away fans. They’re super hardworking and really creative. Since our first handshake, we’ve been watching what they’re building with a lot of respect. In an industry that loves a buzzword, they’re doing the hard, unglamorous work of building something runners can actually use and they’re doing it by having boots on the ground.

What Is Run Clubhouse?

A little refresh. Run Clubhouse, formerly OPS RUN, is the global home for run clubs. They launched in September as an all-in-one platform built specifically for run club founders, organizers, and runners. Organizing runs, managing registrations, and keeping members in the loop can swallow a club leader’s whole week, and the platform handles all of it. It also makes it easier for runners in cities to find a club and show up. At launch, it had more than 100 clubs across 25+ North American cities.

It’s free for clubs and runners, too. We’re always a little skeptical when a company says it’s here for the community, so that detail matters to us. Run clubs run on volunteers, group chats, and coffee, and a free tool that takes the admin off their plates is exactly what we like to see.

“We want to create a home that brings running culture together, wherever people connect,” said, Christopherson. “A run club is more than a place to log miles. It’s where people make friends, find their people, and finally get a reason to leave the house on a cold Tuesday morning.”

From Clubhouse Radio to Today

The above is where we got to see the team in action. Days after the platform launched, Run Clubhouse set up a 1980s-inspired interview set at Runningman for its original series, Clubhouse Radio. It had a podcast vibe, a nostalgic look, and had a lot of energy. Nearly 30 interviews came out of it, with guests including Sara Blakely, Devon Lévesque, and ultrarunners Harvey Lewis and Andy Glaze.

That mix of running, entrepreneurship, and culture is exactly the kind of conversation we love. Their hats we’re also the hottest swag at Runningman (we even missed it).

It was also a good preview of the new brand. Run Clubhouse is leaning into the retro, scrapbook, pinned-to-the-wall look of a place where a club would actually hang out, and it fits.

Nothing Changes

Before the rebrand news, Run Clubhouse was already putting its money where its mouth is. Through the fall marathon season, it’s been funding race-day kits for up to 10 run clubs in each of three markets: Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City. And those relationships are shaping their NYC Marathon plans, with participating clubs leading the way and hosting shakeout runs for their own communities.

Your NYC Marathon Week Plans

If you’re in New York, or heading there for the race, put the following on the calendar and check out what they’re all about. Both are free.

Thursday, October 29: Run Clubhouse at Upside Pizza (SoHo).

This will include more than 10 run clubs, each of which will host three shakeout waves through the evening, followed by pizza, music, and good company. Upside Pizza will also be the next recording spot for Clubhouse Radio, with a fresh lineup of athletes, entrepreneurs, and cultural voices.

Friday, October 30: Run Clubhouse Pancake Social at Landmark Coffee Shop & Pancake House.

From 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., runners, spectators, and anyone in the neighborhood can stop by this longtime New York diner for complimentary protein pancakes powered by Equip. Just a very cool activation.

Our Thoughts

Run clubs have exploded, no doubt, and it has changed how people experience running, and plenty of companies want a piece of that. What we like about Run Clubhouse is that the community comes first, and the tech, events, and storytelling all serve around it.

As Matty said, “We’re not trying to change what makes run clubs special.” They’re just trying to make it easier to manage their for leaders, and find them for runners.

Congrats to Matty and the whole Run Clubhouse team on the new name and the big week ahead. We’ll be cheering from the sidelines, and we gotta hit one of these events sometime soon.

Find out more at runclubhouse.com and follow along on Instagram at @therunclubhouse.