Saturday 5k regulars
parkrun
Origin
Read the profile →Started by Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE at Bushy Park, October 2004. Injured and unemployed; wanted to keep running with his friends.
Apps · 6 curated · Tested in London
Apps for finding regulars, not matches.
Six tools we've tested for the awkward middle bit — between seeing a Space and meeting someone there. No swiping. Real groups, real meetups.
Find the one that fits how you meet people ↓
Group runs + good deeds
GoodGym
Origin
Started by Ivo Gormley OBE in 2007. First run was delivering newspapers to Terry Young, a housebound Hackney pensioner.
Read the profile →“Running with GoodGym is great because I get fit, do good and get to hang with a load of awesome people. Before GoodGym I always lost motivation — now I run two or three times a week.”
— User · goodgym.org
Intimate gigs
Sofar Sounds
Origin
Started by Rafe Offer in his North London living room, March 2009. BYOB, secret venue, strangers on cushions.
Read the profile →“I have attended several shows, and have been impressed each time. The venues have been varied and unique.”
— User · Trustpilot
Dinners with strangers
Timeleft
“Roughly 600 months left to live.”
— Maxime Barbier, founder
Read the profile →“Of the 10 times I attended, 6 were really nice and 4 were mediocre.”
— User · Museum of Thoughts blog
Friend mode + Uno nights
Sonder
Read the profile →“There's a big lack of third spaces in London — with Sonder, we're trying to solve that problem.”
— Lenard Pratt, co-founder
Run-club discovery
Strava Clubs
Origin
Read the profile →Started by Mark Gainey + Michael Horvath, 2009. Tried to recreate the feeling of being on a Harvard rowing team.