 | #061 - Running Man in China, Part 1 2011-09-18 16.3% Kang Ji-young (Kara) Kim Joo-hyuk Lee Yeon-hee briefcase buy china food foodbingo idol international mustwatch nojihyo | 799 | 130 | 16.27% |
 | #062 - Running Man in China, Part 2 2011-09-25 14.3% Kang Ji-young (Kara) Kim Joo-hyuk Lee Yeon-hee china idol international jackiechan onetwopunchvj playboyhaha ripnametag songjihyo spy | 800 | 199 | 24.88% |
 | #063 - SNSD Special, Part 1 2011-10-02 13.4% Im Yoona (Girls' Generation) Jessica Jung (Girls' Generation) Kim Hyo-yeon (Girls' Generation) Kim Tae-yeon (Girls' Generation) Kwon Yuri (Girls' Generation) Seohyun (Girls' Generation) absentmember biking buy cooking couplerace couples funguests goodfeeling goodguests idols karaoke kwangsooloveline loveline mustwatch nojihyo overnight picnic playboyhaha singing The guests select their partner before a biking picnic race, couple matching shopping, and a karaoke competition. Contains an epic wipeout. | 874 | 254 | 29.06% |
 | #064 - SNSD Special, Part 2 2011-10-09 13.4% Im Yoona (Girls' Generation) Jessica Jung (Girls' Generation) Kim Hyo-yeon (Girls' Generation) Kim Tae-yeon (Girls' Generation) Kwon Yuri (Girls' Generation) Seohyun (Girls' Generation) bells burning camping cooking couplerace couples hideandseek idols overnight perfume pyjamas randomkids rockpaperscissors shopping sleeping spy supermarket wristband Continuing from #063, two teams must cook the same dish where one wins if it's judged to be tastier. The winning team gets to sleep in a heated RV, the other sleeps in the prop truck. The next morning couples are formed in order of waking up, and then an elimination match starts between the seeker couple and the rest of the other couples. | 835 | 176 | 21.08% |
 | #065 - Chase 2011-10-23 14.1% Kim Joo-hyuk Kim Sun-a blinking cars chase dice easybrothers food mondaycouple secretagent secretguest sharpjongkook singing sleepingjihyo train trainstopquest treasure unluckykwangsoo | 741 | 56 | 7.56% |
 | #066 - Nationwide Tour Race 2011-10-30 15.0% Kim Sun-a Song Joong-ki breakfast costumes flowerboys funnyjaesuk gangs jumping mondaycouple morningmission poorkwangsoo sleepingjihyo spartace | 740 | 111 | 15.00% |
 | #067 - Coin Race 2011-11-06 15.6% Kim Su-ro Park Ye-jin coinrace currency familyouting memberpickup teams watergun | 730 | 59 | 8.08% |
 | #068 - Double Spy 2011-11-13 15.9% Kim Su-ro Park Ye-jin balloons dumbanddumber easybrothers secretguest spy | 745 | 88 | 11.81% |
 | #069 - Grasshopper Hunting 2011-11-20 16.0% Choi Min-soo gangsterjihyo grasshopper grasshopperhunt hunting mustwatch perfume ripnametag scary trivia vjkwonreol Running Man complete a series of elimination trivias purposely structured to isolate one Running Man. Afterwards the hunt begins. | 873 | 361 | 41.35% |
 | #070 - Telephone Race 2011-11-27 17.3% Lee Min-ki Park Chul-min Son Ye-jin badjihyo betrayal fddongwan gangsterjihyo highschool mondaycouple phone playboyhaha ripnametag school secretidentity spartace spy train vjkwonryeol | 783 | 131 | 16.73% |
 | #071 - Queens Race 2011-12-04 15.4% Jo Hye-ryun Oh Yeon-soo doppleganger driedpersimmon easybrothers english fddongwan flogging foreigners group hanriver meepmeep mentionofjoongki oppa queen ripnametag sleepingjihyo songjoongki tabletennis teams traditionalmarket | 701 | 27 | 3.85% |
 | #072 - Hong Kong 24 Hours, Part 1 2011-12-11 17.3% Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE) Lee Min-jung china easybrothers hongkong idol international jackiechan karaoke playboyhaha | 766 | 110 | 14.36% |
 | #073 - Hong Kong 24 Hours, Part 2 2011-12-18 18.2% Jung Yong-hwa (CNBLUE) Lee Min-jung animals betrayal easybrothers fansparticipate fddongwan goldjihyo hongkong hotel idol international jackiechan meepmeep mondaycouple panda playboyhaha ripnametag rollercoaster sleeping unluckyjaeseok vjbloopers zoo | 757 | 167 | 22.06% |
 | #074 - The Best Running Man #2 2011-12-25 17.1% No guests bestofgary betrayal betrayers christmas deathnote duplicator fddongwan hahascheme kwangsooannoyingjongkook meepmeep mondaycouple mustwatch noguests oneofthebest phoenix powers randommrcapable ripnametag schemerharoro sechskies sharpjongkook sixthsense strongestrunningman superpowers survivalseries unluckykwangsoo unpredictable vietsub vjkwonreol wittyhaha Running Man pairs are formed and receive a meeting place. The remaining Running Man not in a pair does not receive the hint but receives the meeting place accidentally. There they receive unique superpowers and a nametag elimination begins. | 1003 | 562 | 56.03% |
 | #075 - Hallyu Idol Special 2012-01-01 18.9% Ahn So-hee (Wonder Girls) Choi Min-ho (Shinee) Choi Si-won (Super Junior) Hyolyn (Sistar) Sulli (f(x)) carry dancing food idols math mustwatch scavenger Running Man welcome guests at the airport and 4 teams are formed. Right away they must race to pick two numbers. Following challenges include a manual airplane trip with each team, dance post-its off their bodies, and then find mathematical operators. In the end, they must use the numbers and math operators to create an answer of 11. | 795 | 133 | 16.73% |