The Coffee Run is exactly what it sounds like: a gentle 5K through Moda's back streets with a long table reserved at the end. It has quietly become the best way to meet the community if you are new.

What to expect

We gather at the pier at 09:00 and set off along the waterfront before turning into the quieter streets around Moda Caddesi. The pace is set by whoever is chattiest that morning, and the route loops back down to the sea for a coffee stop at a neighbourhood roastery that opens early for us.

First-timers get paired with a regular so nobody runs or orders alone.

• Distance: 5K, mostly flat with one small hill
• Pace: slow on purpose
• After: coffee and breakfast, usually until around 11:00

How to join

Just turn up. If you want a message the evening before with the weather plan, leave your number with any YRC captain at a community run.