Ebony Experience Gallery · Mint Hill, NC

Mint Hill
Run Club

Hip-hop warm-ups with Ekstreme Fitness, group runs for every pace, and a post-run social at the gallery with drinks from Ebony Bloom Tea Lounge. Membership includes yoga, socials and art.

Reserve a founding spot →
Every week at 7714 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd

The week

Tue
6:00–7:30 PM
Warm-up + group run15-min hip-hop warm-up, 2 / 3 / 5 mi, post-run social after
All members
Thu
6:00–7:30 PM
Warm-up + group runSame routes, new playlist, post-run social after
All members
Sat
7:30–9:30 AM
Long run + art walk3–8 mi, then a post-run social and the current exhibit
All members
Sun
9:00–11:00 AM
Gallery yoga, then hip-hop exercise classYoga 9:00, Ekstreme Fitness class 10:15
Experience & Patron
Last Fri
7:00–10:00 PM
Members' socialArt, DJ and drinks from Ebony Bloom Tea Lounge
Experience & Patron
Three groups, nobody runs alone

Pick your pace

2 mi
Walk/run · 13:00+ /mi

For beginners and walkers. A run lead stays at the back so everyone finishes together.

3 mi
Steady · 10:00–12:30 /mi

Conversational pace. The group most members start in.

5 mi
Push · under 10:00 /mi

For race training. Tempo work on Thursdays, longer miles on Saturdays.

Monthly, cancel anytime

Membership

Runner

$29 / month
  • All Tue, Thu and Sat runs
  • Hip-hop warm-ups with Ekstreme Fitness
  • Post-run social with drinks from Ebony Bloom Tea Lounge
  • Members' group chat
  • Club shirt after 3 months
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Experience

$59 / month
  • Everything in Runner
  • Ebony Experience Gallery membership
  • Sunday yoga and exercise class
  • Monthly members' social
  • 10% off at the tea lounge and Ebony Shelf Bookstore

Patron

$99 / month
  • Everything in Experience
  • 2 guest passes a month
  • Free entry to art nights and workshops
  • Quarterly members' dinner
  • Name on the gallery supporter wall

First run is free. Drop-in runs $10. The first 50 members keep $5 off for life. Pay for 12 months and get 2 free. Second membership for a partner or friend is 20% off.

Who makes it happen

Partners

Ebony Experience Gallery

Our home base. An art gallery and event space celebrating the African diaspora, with indoor and outdoor space for warm-ups, yoga and socials.

Ekstreme Fitness

Leads the hip-hop warm-ups before every run and the Sunday exercise class.

Ebony Bloom Tea Lounge

Inside the gallery. Provides the drinks for every post-run social, with member discounts every day.

Preview runs start in November · paid memberships open January 2027

Reserve your spot

Reserve now to lock in the founding-member rate. Nothing is charged today. We'll text you a payment link before memberships open.