The Charlotte Front Runners is a running and walking club serving the Greater Charlotte area LGBT community and their friends. We welcome runners and walkers of all abilities. The mission of the club is to promote physical fitness and provide a way for Gays & Lesbians who have an interest in running and walking to meet and socialize.

The Charlotte Front Runners currently holds two weekly runs/walks.

Saturday
Meet in the Caribou Coffee/Brueggers Bagels parking lot (1531 East Blvd) at 9:00 am. The run will start at 9:10 a.m.  Breakfast afterwards next door at Brueggers Bagels).

Monday
Meet at the Dowd YMCA (400 E Morehead St) back porch at 6:30 pm. The run will start at 6:40 p.m.  Dinner afterwards.

We welcome runners and walkers of all speeds. We usually split into 2, 4 and/or 6 mile groups to accommodate everyone’s abilities.

International Front Runners is an affiliation of GLBT running/walking clubs that have organized in many of larger cities around the world. The first Front Runner club began in San Francisco in 1974 and other FR clubs quickly began forming in the United States then in Canada and abroad.  The International Front Runners' website provides a list of Front Runner Clubs around the world.  Check it out so you can find a friendly running group even when you travel.