The One in the Park - Hyde Park - April

ChasingLights Collective emerged from London in 2016, founded by mindful movement coach Chevy with a singular vision: to bridge the gap between mind and body through running. What started as a personal practice evolved into a gathering place for around 100 runners who understand that movement is not a workout, it is a way of living. Every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm, the crew assembles at G-Shock on Carnaby Street to transform London's urban landscape into their playground. Here, the city becomes the arena for presence, purpose, and connection, and the run becomes something far deeper than miles logged.

In August 2019, Trojan created a WhatsApp group with friends Dee and Jules. A simple text thread became Emancipated Run Crew, born from a conversation about the missing faces at London races. They saw a sport that didn't reflect the city around it and decided to change that. Now around 20 members gather weekly for 5K to 10K runs that weave through Regent's Canal, past street art, and into neighborhoods most running routes skip. Beginners and marathon veterans run shoulder to shoulder without hierarchies. Every run is both fitness and statement. During Black History Month, the crew organizes a celebration run that honors excellence while raising funds for causes that matter. Emancipated Run Crew transforms running into an act of belonging.