LOS ANGELES FRONTRUNNERS
FOUNDED 1980
LA Frontrunners is a running and walking club for members and friends of the LGBTQ+ community. Identifying as LGBTQ+ is not a requirement to run with LAFR. We welcome runners and walkers of all ages, abilities, genders, and sexual identities.
Join us for a run/walk! LAFR Fun Runs/Walks are offered 5 days of the week in and around the LA area. We have recently celebrated our 45th anniversary and are proud of the long tradition of promoting a healthy community.
Thanks for your interest and see you on the trails!
Fun Runs/Walks
LA Frontrunners hosts 6 fun runs/walks per week: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings plus Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday mornings. Our runs/walks are very relaxed and there are all levels of runners and walkers. Getting around Los Angeles on a weekday evening is challenging so check the fun run page for our locations and join us at a run/walk!
Grand Prix
The LAFR Grand Prix Series is an annual club competition that encourages participation in local running /walking events. There are divisions for road warriors, trail bunnies and walkers. Our race calendar includes races from 5K to 100K! Points are awarded in each division and additional points can be earned for setting a PR, wearing LAFR club gear, or just finishing a race!
LAFR Races
In addition to our annual LA Frontrunners Pride Run, we produce several other charity races/events throughout the year, including the Howl-oween Doggie Dash 5K (benefiting PAWS/LA and Angel City Pit Bulls),the Run Deo Run Races (benefiting Students Run LA), and Move 4 Luke/Laps 4 Luke (benefiting Team TATSU/Luke Tatsu Johnson Foundation.).
Carl Maravilla Scholarship
In 2017, LAFR Lost one of our most beloved and cherished members. Carl Maravilla. At that time, we re-named the LAFR Athletic Scholarship (begun in 2008) in his honor. Each year, we award a $1500 scholarship to a high school senior, who, like Carl did, demonstrates a commitment to athletic participation, academic excellence, community service and LGBTQ+ equality.
Let's Go Run & Charity
In addition to the charity races we produce, LAFR also runs a water stop at the LA Marathon and conducts multiple food, clothing and shoe drives throughout the year. New is our Let's Go Running program (funded with a grant from Brooks and Int'l Frontrunners) that aims to put running shoes on the feet of local underserved/at-risk local high school runners.
Trips/Social
LAFR participates in several trips per year, including our annual trip to Catalina for the Catalina Trail Half Marathon. Past trips have included running the Grand Canyon and many team relay trips. Our social calendar includes our annual Fall Feast, Chili Cook-Off and summer pool party, plus many, many potlucks. We often joke that we are "an eating club that runs".
