The run club for slow runners

Dead lastis stillfinishing.

We run at 7, 8 or 9 minutes a kilometre. On purpose.

Saturdays · 8AM sharp · We run at Zoo Lake — meet here

789• Slow since 2026• Zoo Lake · 8AM sharp• Coffee always•

SAT 04 JUL Zoo Lake Loop 5K · Zoo Lake

SAT 11 JUL Zoo Lake Loop 5K · Zoo Lake

SAT 18 JUL Zoo Lake Loop 5K · Zoo Lake

SAT 25 JUL Zoo Lake Loop 5K · Zoo Lake

The only rules

Show up

This really is the hardest part.

Run slow

So you can hold a conversation.

Grab coffee

We have our priorities straight.

Founder's note

My wife is fast. I am not.

Why 789 exists

My wife is a runner. She actually loves it — the early alarms, the long Sundays, all of it. Me? I wanted to love it. I wanted the fitness, the fresh air, the people. What I got was the special shame of being the slow one.

Every run club says all paces welcome. Then the pack vanishes over a hill and you're doing your honest 8-minute kays alone, wondering if anyone noticed. They don't come back for you. They say they will. They don't.

So I built the club I couldn't find. 789 runs at 7, 8 or 9 minutes a kilometre — on purpose, all of us, every Saturday. Nobody here is the slow one, because the slow ones are the club. Get fit. Meet people. Feel like trash about none of it.

— The founder. Still slow. On purpose.

FAQ No BS index

Q01 Do I need to be fast? No. It's in the name. We run at 7/8/9 mins/km.

Q02 How far do we run? Around 4kms.

Q03 What if I suck at running? Same. So?

Q04 Where and when? Meet here · Saturdays · 8AM sharp (arrive 7:55).

Slow is the goal.