Sydney, Australia – 7 September 2026

An evening for 30 HRC+ members

This was an HRC+ member experience. Thirty members were selected for an evening inside HOKA’s new Pitt Street flagship, home to the HOKA Lab powered by The Running Room, shared with fellow members and the Hills Run Club team.

The club started with four friends and a Thursday morning run in the Hills District. Taking 30 of our runners into the city for a night like this is the kind of thing the club was built for.

A run to the harbour in new HOKAs

The night started with shoes. Members picked out a pair of new HOKAs to test, then headed out with Jordy Quick from HOKA for a run to the front of Sydney Harbour and back around the city.

There is no better way to judge a shoe than to run in it, and no better place to do it than the harbour at night.

Inside the HOKA Lab

The HOKA Lab powered by The Running Room brings specialist running technology into the store. Back from the run, members stepped onto the Lab’s treadmill for a closer look at how their bodies move when they run.

Injury and recovery with The Running Room

The evening finished with a session from Bill Chesters of The Running Room on running, injury and recovery: what to look out for, and how to recover well so you can keep running week after week.

For a club that welcomes every pace, knowing how to stay injury free matters as much as running fast.

Thank you, HOKA and The Running Room

A huge thank you to HOKA and The Running Room for having us, and to Jordy and Bill for giving our community such an awesome experience. It follows our Night Run with HOKA in the Hills District.

More nights like this on HRC+

Experiences like this one are for HRC+ members. HRC+ is free, and it is where members find partner perks and the chance to be picked for nights like the HOKA Lab.

Hills Run Club runs every Thursday at 6:00am at Glenhaven Oval, and every second Tuesday at 7:00pm at Balmoral Road Reserve, Kellyville. Each run is 5 km, two laps of 2.5 km, and one lap is fine. Every run is free: create a free HRC+ account, then register for the run you want on HRC+. Upcoming runs are on the runs page.

Questions about the HOKA Lab night