TL;DR
- TikToker Ruwi accidentally signed up for a gay men’s run club training session.
- The group, part of “gayns,” welcomed her with open arms.
- Her video went viral with 1.7 million views.
- Ruwi admitted it was out of her comfort zone but praised the group’s kindness.
- The LGBTQ fitness community embraced her mishap, turning it into a wholesome moment.
Straight Girl Stumbles Into Gay Run Club
TikTok has crowned a new accidental icon. A woman named Ruwi turned a simple Saturday jog into viral stardom after mistakenly joining a gay men’s run club—complete with topless warm-ups, marathon prep, and more abs than an Equinox calendar.
The group she wandered into wasn’t just any running crew. It was gayns, a queer health and fitness collective that hosts runs, workouts, and community events for LGBTQ folks looking for gains of both muscle and friendship. Their weekly “Roadrunner” sessions bring queer athletes together, and ahead of London’s Big Half marathon, the squad was in full training mode.
Ruwi, however, had no idea. She signed up thinking it was just another running event. Cue her walking into a field of shirtless gay men stretching, glowing, and posing for group photos like it was Pride Week in running shoes.
“Oh my god, I literally just found out that the event is for gay men,” she gasped to the camera in her TikTok. The video now has more than 1.7 million views and counting.
Running Into Love
What could’ve been an awkward slip turned into a lesson in community. Ruwi admitted she was out of her depth—“Disclaimer, check the details before signing up for something,” she later joked—but she never felt unwelcomed. In fact, several gayns members jumped into her comments to reassure her.
“We were wondering what happened to you!” one runner laughed, after she tapped out of the training mid-run. Another told her, “Glad you joined us. Sorry if it was uncomfortable.”
Her reply? Total gratitude. “It was my first time running a marathon so it was all out of my comfort zone… but you guys didn’t make me uncomfortable at all. In fact you were so welcoming, so thank you.”
That warmth—plus the humor of the mix-up—has fueled the viral moment. One commenter summed it up best: “And you still ran with them teaaaaaa.”