From a Local Run Club to Global Adventures

It all started with a simple idea: get a bunch of people together to move their bodies.

I’m Sam a physiotherapist, runner, and lover of movement from Melbourne, Australia,

I started Good Moves Run Club in Melbourne because I believed running could be about more than PBs and split times. I wanted it to be about community, confidence, and doing something for yourself.

Week by week, our little crew grew. And so did the feeling that we were all craving something different.

I knew, deep down, that there was more to explore than the same streets we were pounding every week. I wanted to take that feeling, that buzz you get after a great run, that fire in your chest when you do something hard and scale it. Take it to new places. Make it unforgettable.

More movement. More meaning. That feeling that makes you feel ALIVE!

Travel gave me that. And somewhere along the way, I realised what if I didn’t have to choose between the two?

That’s when the idea hit me, what if we took this energy, this vibe, and turned it into something more? Something that gave us the space to travel, challenge ourselves, and do cool shit in epic places. Not just once a week, but in unforgettable ways.

Welcome to Good Moves Club.

We create running race retreats in incredible places around the world. From mountain trails to coastal paths, paired with recovery, reflection, and time to just be. It’s about more than a race, it’s about what that race unlocks in you.

Travel has always been where I find clarity. It breaks routine. It challenges you. It makes you focus on the present. And running? That’s where I feel strong. Where I feel grounded. Where I remember I can do hard things.

Combining them felt obvious.

But what makes this whole thing magic isn’t just the places or the races, it’s the people. Driven, like-minded runners coming together not to compete, but to connect. To celebrate movement. To feel good in their skin. To laugh, grow, cry, reset, and maybe even surprise themselves.

If you’ve ever felt the pull to do something wild, to shake up your routine, sign up for a race somewhere beautiful, meet new people and walk away a slightly upgraded version of yourself, that’s exactly what we’re here for.

Let’s go chase it, together.