Covers Central Medan (Lapangan Benteng, Lapangan Merdeka and Kesawan), the former Polonia airport area and Citraland Bagya.
Lapangan Benteng in Medan Petisah is the city's main running hub, used for weekend morning runs and weekday evening sessions alike. Other group runs start from the former Polonia airport area and Citraland Bagya, and on Sunday mornings Car Free Day around Lapangan Merdeka is open to runners from 6am. Weekend runs usually start at 6 to 6:30am and weekday runs between 5pm and 7pm. Several Medan clubs post only occasionally and take new members through WhatsApp groups linked from their Instagram profiles, so message the club before a first run.
A Medan running crew whose motto is to run at your own pace with no pressure. Its Instagram links to a group chat for joining runs. Local media identified it as a Medan-based community in May 2026.
Who it suits: All paces welcome
The Medan branch of the iRun community, set up in February 2017, with the motto #BetterYourBest. Members also travel to national and international races.
A community set up in 2015 by Gunawan Utomo, who is listed as the contact in the bio. Besides its three weekly runs, it puts emphasis on strength and general fitness training.
A Medan runners' community that also organises races. New members join through a WhatsApp group linked from its Instagram bio. Its Instagram highlights cover group outings to local races in 2026.
A small Medan-area group formed in May 2020, whose name comes from "kurang tambah lagi". It organises trail runs through forests and along rivers.
An urban running crew founded in December 2012, with Sangrai Coffeeshop as its base and city routes through areas such as the old Polonia airport, Kesawan and Lapangan Benteng. Runs end back at the coffee shop.
Who it suits: Open to newcomers and experienced runners
A Medan training group running since 2018, mainly preparing applicants for the physical tests for police, military and state-academy entry. Most of its posts concern entrance-test preparation rather than road racing.
Offers: Paid physical-training classes (bimbel jasmani) for TNI, Polri and state-academy entrance tests, built around running sessions such as long runs, tempo runs and 45-minute jogs; its bio also lists running training (prices not published)
Where: Medan
Credentials: Coach Tan Sri Simamora lists an IAAF coaches course, and the group's bio cites a national-level IAAF athletics coaching licence; he also works as a running race director
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Schedules change, so check a club's own page before you turn up. Run a club or coach in Medan and want to be listed, or spotted something out of date? Get in touch. Listings were last checked on 2026-11-06.