Tempo Tuesday
Controlled discomfort. Sustained efforts on the flat stretch past the lake to lift your threshold and teach your body to hold a hard, honest pace.
EST 2019 Bengaluru · 12.99°N
Every pace
Every pace
hits the tarmac.
A run club that meets before the city wakes. Tempo, track, long and easy — pick your effort, we'll pace you. First Saturday is always free.
480+Runners on the roster
6Coached runs each week
9,200 kmLogged together this season
The short version
Built on empty roads and full hearts
It started with four of us and a thermos of filter coffee.
In 2019 we were tired of running alone — dodging traffic, quitting at 3km, wondering if we were doing it right. So we picked a lamppost near Sankey Tank, set an alarm for 4:45, and told a few friends to show up. Eleven did.
Six years on, Tarmac is a crew of over four hundred runners who believe the same thing: the road is easier when someone's beside you. We pace the nervous first-timer and the sub-3 marathoner in the same breath, because pace is personal but the start line is shared.
No membership needed to try — just lace up and turn up.
4:45amAlarm goes off
The sessions
Six ways to run the week
Every session is coached, every session has pace groups. Rock up to one or string them together into a training block — your legs, your call.
Track Night
Intervals under the floodlights at Kanteerava. 400s, 800s and mile reps split into pace pods so nobody's left running solo. Bring your best 200m.
Threshold Thursday
Cruise intervals and progression runs for anyone building toward a race. Slightly longer, slightly meaner — with a coach calling every split.
Long Run Saturday
The heartbeat of the club. Point-to-point routes across the city, pace groups from 5:30 to 7:30 min/km, and coffee waiting at the finish. Always free to visitors.
Sunday Social
Easy conversational miles with zero watch pressure, then breakfast. The run where friendships (and the occasional PB pact) actually get made.
First Strides
Our couch-to-5K on-ramp. Run-walk intervals and drills for absolute beginners, led by coaches who remember exactly how scary week one feels.
The weekly board
One glance, your whole week
Meet points drop on Instagram the night before. Rest days are real training too — we mean it.
Highlighted days are our beginner-friendly and free-to-visit sessions. New here? Start with Saturday.
The maps we love
Signature Bengaluru routes
Traffic-light, tree-lined and marshalled at every turn. Distances shown are the full loop — bail-out points on every route for shorter days.
Sankey Loop
5 KMFlat lakeside laps around Sankey Tank. Shaded, smooth and forgiving — our default for beginners and recovery days.
SurfaceTarmac
VibeEasy
Elevation
Flat
Cubbon Sunrise
10 KMThrough the gates of Cubbon Park before the crowds, out onto quiet boulevards and back. Rolling, green and gorgeous at first light.
SurfaceMixed
VibeTempo
Elevation
Rolling
Ridge to River
21 KMOur half-marathon builder. Point-to-point across the north of the city with two water stops and a support cycle sweeping the back.
SurfaceRoad
VibeLong
Elevation
Punchy
This Saturday
Your first run is on us
Show up to Long Run Saturday, run whatever distance feels right, meet the crew over coffee. No sign-up fee, no watch pressure, no getting dropped.
- Pace groups from 5:30–7:30/km
- Bag drop & water provided
- Coffee & introductions after
Join the crew
Memberships that fit your week
Every option includes coaching, pace groups and route support. Cancel monthly plans anytime — no lock-in, no joining fee.
Drop-In
Pay as you run. Perfect for visitors and busy weeks.
₹300
per session
- Any single coached run
- Pace-group placement
- Route & safety support
Most popular
Monthly Crew
Unlimited runs, all six sessions, all month.
₹1,800
per month
- Unlimited coached sessions
- Personalised pace plan
- Club singlet included
- Race-day meet-ups
10-Run Pack
Ten sessions to use across three months.
₹2,400
10 sessions
- ₹240 a run — save 20%
- Mix any sessions
- Shareable with a friend
Annual Roster
A full year on the roads — our best value.
₹16,500
per year
- Everything in Monthly Crew
- Two months free
- Priority race entries
First Saturday run is always free — no card, no commitment. Students & corporate crews get 15% off; just ask.
On the roads
The Tarmac in motion
Overpasses at dawn, floodlit tracks, and the finish-line grins. This is a normal week for us.
The pace leaders
Coached by people who race
Certified, obsessive, and out there every morning with you. They know your name and your goal by week two.
Head Coach
Rohan Mehra
Founder · Endurance
Two-time Bengaluru Marathon finisher and a certified running coach who's guided 200+ runners to their first half. Believes in negative splits and honest coffee.
Track & Speed
Aparna Iyer
Track Night Lead
Former state 1500m runner and a strength-and-conditioning specialist. Runs the Wednesday intervals like a metronome and will fix your form mid-stride.
Beginners
Vikram Nair
First Strides Lead
Went from couch to sub-2 half in eighteen months, then decided nobody should start alone. Leads First Strides with patience and a very loud whistle.
Finish-line stories
From first 5K to PB city
Real runners, real mornings. The clock is nice, but the crew is the reason people keep coming back.
I couldn't run a kilometre without stopping. Ten months with First Strides and I crossed my first half-marathon line. I ugly-cried. No regrets.
Track Night knocked four minutes off my 10K. But honestly I show up for the people — I moved cities and this crew became home in three Saturdays.
At 52 I thought my racing days were behind me. The coaches paced me back to a marathon. Age is just a number they refuse to look at.
Come find us
Meet us at the lamppost
We start and finish at our clubhouse near Sankey Tank. Free parking, bag drop and a very good filter coffee cart.
Clubhouse & start point
14, Sankey Tank Road, Sadashivanagar,
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560080
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560080
Claim your free Saturday
Tell us a little about your running and we'll reply with the meet point and a friendly hello. Beginners genuinely welcome.