Tulsa Running Club (TRC) formed in 1970 and is a local nonprofit group unaffiliated with any running stores. It's led by a volunteer board, with a mission to promote running in the Tulsa area.

TRC hosts the Von Franken Family Food Run, an annual Thanksgiving Day tradition to draw donations for Salvation Army and Oklahoma Animal Alliance.

The club hosts the Equalizer 5K, an atypical race that levels the entire participant field with staggered start times based on every age/gender group’s 5K state record.

In 2025, TRC took over the Larry Aduddell 5 Mile Run which is a point-to-point race along Riverside Trail. 

TRC helps put on St. Patrick's Day Run Tulsa — benefiting Special Olympics Oklahoma and TRC — and coordinates pacers for the Tulsa Run 15K.

It also hosts two social runs each month from local establishments and at Turkey Mountain providing food and drinks. Join us the second Thursday for miles and pizza at Sliced downtown Tulsa at 6 PM and the last Sunday of each month at Turkey Mountain for miles and coffee afterwards.