How it started
We got tired of
running alone.
Julian and Kagithan go back years. At some point Julian got Kagithan to lace up as well, and running turned into something we both loved — just never side by side. Same hobby, same town, two separate routes.
And the “let's start a run club” plan? For the longest time it was all talk — reels flying back and forth on Instagram, no shortage of hype, and nothing to show for it.
Then one day we stopped planning it. We set a time, a place, and a first Sunday — and this time we actually turned up.
What keeps us at it is Olten itself. We missed having something to do here together, as a community — the town can feel closed off and a little lonely. The Aare Run Club is our small answer to that: bringing sport and community together, one run at a time.