Run Club Board idea deck
Browse 28 run club game modes, play ideas, and challenge twists. Find a fresh idea, send it to the group, and start playing fast.
New ways to play with friends. STUD mode is optional. The boards work without it.
Use these as the main way to play run club with friends. Open a full Activity Page when you want rules, timer, scoreboard, and sharing tools.
Play Idea 1 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Run or walk one agreed loop at a steady social pace. Closest finish to the target split wins.
Final segment is a no-watch finish where everyone locks in a pace by feel.
Play Idea 2 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Hit marked landmarks in any order and complete the bingo card first.
One hidden bonus landmark is worth an instant free square.
This activity is for points or bragging rights only. STUD mode is not recommended for this format.
Play Idea 3 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Complete two equal loops. Lowest combined time wins only if loop two is faster than loop one.
Miss the negative split and add a 10-second penalty.
Play Idea 4 Social Pace Quick idea
Draw a repeat count, run the hill that many times, and post the best total time.
The final repeat is backward-jog recovery only before the sprint starts.
This activity is for points or bragging rights only. STUD mode is not recommended for this format.
Play Idea 5 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Complete a short list of photo prompts and checkpoints before the timer ends.
One prompt must include the whole team in motion.
This activity is for points or bragging rights only. STUD mode is not recommended for this format.
Play Idea 6 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Relay between two landmarks, with each teammate completing one leg.
The final runner has to call the handoff point before they take off.
Play Idea 7 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Run one song length at a chosen pace and hold it as closely as possible. Smallest pace drift wins.
Round two switches to a faster song and shorter target split.
This activity is for points or bragging rights only. STUD mode is not recommended for this format.
Play Idea 8 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Call your recovery pace before the loop, then finish as close to it as possible without checking your watch.
Closest guess gets to set the next target pace for the group.
Play Idea 9 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Run or walk a short loop at the agreed conversation pace, then step the pace up one notch each round. Cleanest ladder wins.
The last round is by feel only, with no watches checked until everyone finishes.
This activity is for points or bragging rights only. STUD mode is not recommended for this format.
Play Idea 10 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Tag the next runner at each called landmark and hold the agreed tempo between exchanges. Fastest clean team total wins.
Each team gets one pace-check token to call a reset before the final leg.
Play Idea 11 Social Pace Full Activity Page
Complete one social-pace loop, then finish with a called number of controlled strides. Most accurate finish wins.
Round two changes the stride count halfway through the loop.
This activity is for points or bragging rights only. STUD mode is not recommended for this format.
Play Idea 12 Social Pace Quick idea
Call your partner's split before they leave, then see who comes closest without checking a watch. Best combined guess wins.
The last rep flips roles and shortens the segment.
Play Idea 13 Social Pace Quick idea
Rotate who calls the next surge landmark and who calls the recovery landmark. Best total pace control across the route wins.
One recovery segment each round has to be walk-only before the next surge.
Play Idea 14 Social Pace Quick idea
Run two equal segments and only score if the second closes faster while staying within the agreed effort band.
Closest legal negative split gets to pick the final route order for the group.
Add one twist to normal play for challenge points, bonus points, or bragging rights. STUD mode stays optional and only belongs after the group agrees.
Challenge Twist 1 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Arrive after the agreed start window and add 1 penalty point against you before the run begins.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
Challenge Twist 2 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Finish the second half faster than the first and earn 1 challenge point from anyone who fades.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
Challenge Twist 3 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Call a hill before the route. Make it without walking and earn 1 challenge point from anyone who breaks.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
Challenge Twist 4 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Pick a landmark sprint zone. Winner earns 1 challenge point from the rest of the group.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
Challenge Twist 5 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Lead the group the wrong way and add 1 penalty point against you unless the route still hits the planned distance.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
Challenge Twist 6 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
If the group can hold conversation through the segment, everyone erases 1 penalty point against that player.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
Challenge Twist 7 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Call a final kick window. Fastest finisher in the window earns 1 challenge point.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
Challenge Twist 8 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Predict the final distance before starting. Closest prediction earns 1 challenge point.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
This activity is for points or bragging rights only. STUD mode is not recommended for this format.
Challenge Twist 9 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Finish the second half faster than the first half to earn 1 challenge point.
Use a watch or agreed route split. Anyone who runs the second half faster than the first without sprinting dangerously earns 1 challenge point.
Challenge Twist 10 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Hold form through the hill finish to earn 1 challenge point.
The host picks a short hill segment. Runners who finish with controlled form and no walking earn 1 challenge point.
Challenge Twist 11 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Reach a checkpoint inside the agreed pace window to earn 1 challenge point.
Challenge points count for you. Penalty points count against you. Use the final challenge score only in the way your group agreed before play.
Challenge Twist 12 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Drift off pace, correct the next split, and finish controlled to earn 1 challenge point.
A runner earns 1 challenge point when they miss an agreed pace window, correct the next split without sprinting recklessly, and finish the segment controlled. Missing two agreed pace windows in a row adds 1 penalty point against that runner.
Challenge Twist 13 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Call an even split window and finish inside it to earn 1 challenge point.
Before a segment, a runner calls an even split window, such as within 10 seconds of the previous segment. Finishing inside the window earns 1 challenge point. Starting too fast and missing the window adds 1 penalty point against that runner.
Challenge Twist 14 Social Pace Quick idea Works with normal play
Run the second half slightly faster while keeping your buddy with you to earn 1 challenge point.
A runner pair earns 1 challenge point when their second half is faster than the first and both finish within the agreed buddy gap. Dropping the buddy after calling the challenge adds 1 penalty point against the faster runner.
