RUNdezvous: Hermosa Run Club combines friendship with fitness
by Laura Garber Every Wednesday evening in Hermosa Beach, a rhythmic pulse echoes along The Strand. It’s not the ocean, but the sound of over 100 runners hitting their stride. They’re part of the Hermosa Run Club, one of LA’s liveliest fitness communities. Over 250 people (and a few dogs) ran with HRC for Global Run Day, a world-wide event celebrating the sport of running, on June 4. The inaugural Global Run Day in 2016 saw over 2.5 million people from over 177 countries pledge to run. Every run begins with a stretch and warm-up led by Mack. Photo by Kenny Ingle (KennyIngle.com) Founded in 2023 by friends Corey Mack and Riku Kiyokawa, HRC is one of thousands of global run clubs that have resurged in popularity since the pandemic. With over 125 running clubs active across Los Angeles, ranging from the notably stylish Koreatown Run Club, to the film-themed Cinephile Run Club and the mentor-driven Skid Row Run Club, the athletic duo yearned for a local meetup of their own. “It ended up becoming a bigger thing than we thought possible,” Mack admits. Mack relocated from Naples, Florida to Los Angles in 2017, and discovered the active, fitness-oriented lifestyle that characterized much…
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