The Concord Runners are an informal group of runners who run every Saturday of the year, starting at the Monument on Monument Square in Concord center. The group meets at 8:00 A.M. and runs each week for about six miles. About half of each run is on one or the other of Concord's many trails.

The Concord Runners have no formal organization: no officers, no dues, no coach. The group is not a recognized running club by USATF. In spite of all these things the group is not, it is a vital and durable club. It has been running from the Monument on Saturday mornings, every Saturday morning, for more than 25 years.

Active Runners currently number more than 100, coming from more than 20 towns clustered around Concord. They vary in age from the teens to the seventies, and they vary widely in running ability. Runners can nearly always find someone of comparable ability to run with during Saturday runs, which are intentionally social -- except for the last mile or two when they typically turn into a horserace for the barn and breakfast.

The Runners breakfast together in the basement of the Masonic Temple, which is on the same corner of Monument Square as the Colonial Inn. We have the room to ourselves, and breakfast is a buffet consisting usually of bagels, muffins, scones, fruit juice, yogurt and coffee. The price is $6.00 per person.

Sunday runs are also a fairly regular feature of the Concord Runners’ weekends. The group on Sundays is smaller than the 35-45 Runners who turn out for Saturday runs in nice running weather. The runs are usually longer, 10-12 miles, and faster. No attempt is made to keep all the Runners together as there is on Saturday, so the group sometimes breaks into smaller ones. The Sunday run is not followed by breakfast at the Masonic Temple.

Direct any inquiries to Bob Hall.