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The Unified Run and Roll Club gathered in a car park before a group run, about eighteen adults and several small children.

Unified Run and Roll Club

An initiative of theUnified 5K and AdaptXpo

Join the Club

The Unified Run and Roll Club is an inclusive training group that meets weekly for athletes with and without disability to increase physical activity levels and improve performance. Our goal is to create a training experience that accommodates all abilities while being appropriately challenging for every fitness level.

Kate, in a cap and rain jacket, running beside Lavender in the rain. A short yellow guide tether runs between their hands and both are laughing.

“After sustaining a foot injury that limits my mobility, I thought what I’d miss most about running was chasing a PR. Having the opportunity to train with and guide Lavender to her first 5k was a magical “right place/right time” moment I didn’t know I needed.

“Through this experience, I was able to witness the joy of someone else’s first 5K and I’m hooked on this infectious feeling.”

Kate, Volunteer Guide

What Is Next

Piloted in Massachusetts. Going Further in 2027.

  • The pilot

    We piloted the first Unified Run and Roll Club in Massachusetts to find out what an inclusive group run looks like.

  • Massachusetts, 2027

    We will run our Unified Run and Roll Club in Massachusetts year round in 2027.

  • Expansion

    In 2027 we want these clubs in more of our Unified 5K communities and beyond.

Photographs from a club session

A coach standing over a wheelchair user working at an arm cycle.
A young woman on an air bike throwing both arms wide, grinning, at the end of an effort.
Three athletes riding air bikes side by side along the gym wall.
A wheelchair user rowing on an adapted erg while another athlete waits nearby on forearm crutches.
Two athletes at the air bikes, one riding and one resting on the handlebars beside him.
The gym floor during a session, with athletes and coaches spread across the turf and the racks.
A young athlete rowing on an erg, mid-drive, with the rest of the session going on behind him.
Four athletes standing arm in arm, smiling at the camera after a session.
A coach on an air bike beside an athlete in a wheelchair setting up at the machine next to him.
An athlete riding an air bike while a training partner stands alongside.

Start One in Your Community

If you want an inclusive running club where you live, we would rather help you build one than wait until we get there ourselves. Tell us where you are and what you have to work with, and we will go from there.

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