Top 20 Running Influencers in United States on Instagram (Jul 2026)

We found 131 running influencers in United States on Instagram. These creators use "running" in their Instagram bio and have audiences concentrated in United States. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Ranked by engagement rate, audience quality and reach

Updated July 29, 2026

  1. 1Reneé Maudlena Noe Instagram profile photo

    Reneé Maudlena Noe

    @reneeenoe

    mom, wife, runner, model & follower of Christ ♡ orange county, ca @noebadvibes @wilhelminamodels worldwide @churchofjesuschrist 🇦🇲/🇸🇪

    MacroUnited States
    Followers536K
    Engagement rate4.43%At page median
    Suspicious followers15.5%Moderate
    Average reel plays541KPer video post

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    Reneé Maudlena Noe's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States62%
    Canada3.4%
    United Kingdom3.4%
    Australia2.8%
    France2.1%

    Audience gender

  2. 2Flash1x⚡️ Instagram profile photo

    Flash1x⚡️

    @tankdell

    Route Runner Daytona Beach, FL God 1st

    MacroUnited States
    Followers527K
    Engagement rate18.59%4.3x page median
    Suspicious followers19.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.7MPer video post

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    Flash1x⚡️'s engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States95%
    Canada0.6%
    Mexico0.5%
    United Kingdom0.3%
    France0.2%

    Audience gender

  3. 3SALLY MCRAE Instagram profile photo

    SALLY MCRAE

    @yellowrunner

    🟡Pro Ultra Runner Strength + Running Coach Training the mind that carries the body. 🎙️Podcast•📗Author• ▶️ YouTube ⬇️ Train with me

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers262K
    Engagement rate2.43%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers21.6%Elevated
    Average reel plays179KPer video post

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    SALLY MCRAE's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States54%
    United Kingdom6.0%
    Canada4.6%
    Australia4.6%
    Brazil2.3%

    Audience gender

  4. 4Eva Erickson Instagram profile photo

    Eva Erickson

    @eva.erickson

    Runner up on Survivor 48🦀 Stay at home defenseman 🏒 (engineering PhD 🔜) Autism acceptance @KultureCity

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers208K
    Engagement rate2.26%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers8.4%Low risk
    Average reel plays75.2KPer video post

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    Eva Erickson's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States98%
    Brazil0.5%
    Egypt0.5%
    France0.5%

    Audience gender

  5. 5Jessica Hull OLY Instagram profile photo

    Jessica Hull OLY

    @jessicaahull

    🇦🇺 2 x Olympian | Olympic Silver Medalist 🥈 4 x World Championships Medalist 🥉🥉🥉🥈 Professional Runner for NIKE @corosglobal @trueprotein…

    Mid-tierAustralia
    Followers205K
    Engagement rate2.47%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers17.2%Moderate
    Average reel plays269KPer video post

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    Jessica Hull OLY's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States76%
    Australia7.6%
    United Kingdom2.2%
    Canada1.9%
    Mexico1.0%

    Audience gender

  6. 6Nicolle Wallace Instagram profile photo

    Nicolle Wallace

    @nicollewallace

    Mom to dogs and humans, host of @deadlinewh and The Best People podcast, runner, reader, and unapologetic caffeine addict

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers195K
    Engagement rate2.17%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers25.6%Elevated
    Average reel plays122KPer video post

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    Nicolle Wallace's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States91%
    Canada2.0%
    United Kingdom0.8%
    Italy0.6%
    Mexico0.5%

    Audience gender

  7. 7Amy Kanakuri Instagram profile photo

    Amy Kanakuri

    @followamyhere

    📍Oahu, HI 💕Wife | 🏕Outdoorsy | 🏃‍♀️Wannabe Runner 🐾I found a dog 💌 TeamAmy@avoiragency.com

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers184K
    Engagement rate4.25%At page median
    Suspicious followers20.4%Elevated
    Average reel plays187KPer video post

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    Amy Kanakuri's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States71%
    Canada3.8%
    United Kingdom2.9%
    Australia2.4%
    Germany1.5%

    Audience gender

  8. 8Rob Perez Instagram profile photo

    Rob Perez

    @r.oh.bee

    📍 Washington, DC | Runner 😊 The happiest guy out there 📬 rob@momentummanagement.co (not .com)

    Mid-tierDC
    Followers177K
    Engagement rate3.11%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers12.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays80.5KPer video post

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    Rob Perez's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States84%
    United Kingdom1.9%
    Canada1.9%
    Mexico1.6%
    Australia0.8%

    Audience gender

  9. 9Jake Engelke Instagram profile photo

    Jake Engelke

    @jake_engelke

    ran across south carolina ironman | ultra runner | 📍chs @darcsport @darcsportathletics @alppouch je10 @dtrtac @drinkrunnershi | jake@pathtalent.co

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers173K
    Engagement rate6.28%1.4x page median
    Suspicious followers20.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays160KPer video post

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    Jake Engelke's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States81%
    Canada2.1%
    United Kingdom1.8%
    Mexico1.1%
    Australia1.1%

    Audience gender

  10. 10Ava Wagner Instagram profile photo

    Ava Wagner

    @avawagner22

    dancer, athlete, choreographer SOD: Derek Hough Tour University of Minnesota Dance Team 23-25 World of Dance S3-2nd Runner Up @msaagency @pressplay

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers133K
    Engagement rate9.25%2.1x page median
    Suspicious followers14.4%Moderate
    Average reel plays173KPer video post

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    Ava Wagner's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States80%
    India3.8%
    Canada3.6%
    United Kingdom1.4%
    Mexico1.4%

    Audience gender

  11. 11Ali Feller — Ali on the Run Instagram profile photo

    Ali Feller — Ali on the Run

    @aliontherun1

    🎙 Host, Ali on the Run Show podcast 🎤 Race announcer / hype girl 🏃🏼‍♀️ Runner 💪🏼 Stage IV metastatic breast cancer & Crohn’s disease 👧🏼 Annie…

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers116K
    Engagement rate4.60%At page median
    Suspicious followers16.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays123KPer video post

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    Ali Feller — Ali on the Run's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States84%
    Canada4.0%
    United Kingdom2.9%
    Australia1.5%
    Brazil0.5%

    Audience gender

  12. 12Ana Balich Instagram profile photo

    Ana Balich

    @not_thenanny

    Parenting Non-Expert | Humor & Heart | Underwhelming Reels | Enthusiastic Beer-Drinker | Struggling Runner ❤️Come for the laughs, stay for the support

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers109K
    Engagement rate9.67%2.2x page median
    Suspicious followers18.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays22.5KPer video post

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    Ana Balich's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States73%
    Canada6.0%
    United Kingdom4.5%
    Australia2.9%
    South Africa0.9%

    Audience gender

  13. 13Kathryn Shultis Instagram profile photo

    Kathryn Shultis

    @kat_shultis

    💌 katshultis@linkcreatormgmt.com •wifeyyy, runner, mommaaa💕 •order my book My Lowest For His Highest below!

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers107K
    Engagement rate2.13%0.5x page median
    Suspicious followers17.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays28.6KPer video post

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    Kathryn Shultis's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States92%
    Canada1.5%
    United Kingdom0.5%
    Germany0.4%
    Mexico0.3%

    Audience gender

  14. 14mikey.mitch Instagram profile photo

    mikey.mitch

    @mikey.mitch

    ~just playin in the mountains~ 🏃🏽‍➡️Runner🏳️‍🌈Skier🎿Alpinist🏔️

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers102K
    Engagement rate11.82%2.7x page median
    Suspicious followers10.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays77.2KPer video post

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    mikey.mitch's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States92%
    United Kingdom1.5%
    Canada1.4%
    Australia1.3%
    New Zealand0.4%

    Audience gender

  15. 15Becca Instagram profile photo

    Becca

    @wheresbeccaat

    Run Far • Dress Up • Make Art • Travel 𖦹 ✴︎NJ ⋆ NY ✴︎ 𖦹 (Runner• Style Enthusiast• Artist •Traveler) 💌: rebecca@meraki-group.co

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers102K
    Engagement rate4.29%At page median
    Suspicious followers18.4%Moderate
    Average reel plays39.6KPer video post

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    Becca's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States71%
    Canada5.8%
    United Kingdom5.5%
    Australia2.1%
    South Africa1.1%

    Audience gender

  16. 16Lucy Edwards Instagram profile photo

    Lucy Edwards

    @lucy_edwards7

    Chicago fashion • runner @runna | LUCY7 ✉️ lucyedwards117@gmail.com

    Mid-tierUnited States
    Followers101K
    Engagement rate5.62%1.3x page median
    Suspicious followers14.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays41.5KPer video post

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    Lucy Edwards's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States95%
    Mexico0.8%
    France0.4%
    Australia0.4%
    United Kingdom0.4%

    Audience gender

  17. 17Craig Engels Instagram profile photo

    Craig Engels

    @craigathor

    Your mother’s favorite runner

    MicroUnited States
    Followers94.9K
    Engagement rate3.18%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers12.4%Moderate
    Average reel plays105KPer video post

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    Craig Engels's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States75%
    United Kingdom3.1%
    Australia2.6%
    Canada1.9%
    Germany1.6%

    Audience gender

  18. 18Yared Nuguse Instagram profile photo

    Yared Nuguse

    @yaredthegoose

    Profreshional runner for @on ☁️ I got an Instagram, stop bothering me about it @phosperformance Use code Goose15

    MicroUnited States
    Followers90.2K
    Engagement rate7.24%1.7x page median
    Suspicious followers14.4%Moderate
    Average reel plays140KPer video post

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    Yared Nuguse's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States96%
    United Kingdom0.8%
    Canada0.7%
    Australia0.4%
    Italy0.3%

    Audience gender

  19. 19Karissa Schweizer Instagram profile photo

    Karissa Schweizer

    @karissaschweiz4

    Olympian🇺🇸 US Champ🥇 Pro runner @nike @bowermantc ⚡️ Iowa grown🌽 #MIZ🐯

    MicroUnited States
    Followers88.2K
    Engagement rate2.74%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers18.2%Moderate
    Average reel plays46.8KPer video post

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    Karissa Schweizer's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States82%
    Canada1.4%
    United Kingdom1.3%
    Australia1.1%
    Mexico1.0%

    Audience gender

  20. 20Jacky Hunt-Broersma Instagram profile photo

    Jacky Hunt-Broersma

    @ncrunnerjacky

    Author of Duct Tape and Determination Here to inspire and make a difference in the world

    MicroUnited States
    Followers68.5K
    Engagement rate5.65%1.3x page median
    Suspicious followers24.1%Elevated
    Average reel plays13.5KPer video post

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    Jacky Hunt-Broersma's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    United States52%
    United Kingdom8.9%
    Canada4.0%
    Brazil3.8%
    Australia2.3%

    Audience gender

Benchmarks

Top running influencers in United States: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong running creator from an average one.

131creators indexed124Kmedian followers4.36%median engagement17.0%avg suspicious followers

The top running influencers in United States run a median engagement rate of 4.36% and average 17.0% suspicious followers. Treat 4.36% as the bar a strong running creator in United States should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best running influencers in United States here span 4 nano or micro and 2 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in United States (100%), skewing female at 61%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like running, marathon, running coach in their own bio and whose audience is concentrated in United States. 131 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Jul 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

United States100%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
0
Micro10K to 100K
4
Mid-tier100K to 500K
14
Macro500K+
2

Combined audience gender

FAQ

Running influencers in United States: common questions

How do I find running influencers in United States?

Three approaches work. You can search local hashtags and location tags manually, which is free but slow and biased toward whoever posts most. You can ask your existing customers who they follow. Or you can filter an index: Leewou holds 131 running influencers in United States and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share in one query. The 20 on this page are the top of that set, and the rest are in the app.

Who are the top running influencers in United States right now?

On this ranking, Reneé Maudlena Noe (@reneeenoe), Flash1x⚡️ (@tankdell), SALLY MCRAE (@yellowrunner). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Jul 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for running creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these running influencers in United States, the median engagement rate is 4.36% at a median of 124K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 17.0% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

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