diff --git a/alphatrion/experiment/base.py b/alphatrion/experiment/base.py
index b8e6e6b..1daf057 100644
--- a/alphatrion/experiment/base.py
+++ b/alphatrion/experiment/base.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ async def __aenter__(self):
         if exp is None:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Experiment {self._id} not found in the database.")
 
-        # Use weakref to avoid circular reference
         self._runtime.current_exp = self
         return self
 
diff --git a/alphatrion/metadata/sql.py b/alphatrion/metadata/sql.py
index 0638d86..3369658 100644
--- a/alphatrion/metadata/sql.py
+++ b/alphatrion/metadata/sql.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     Experiment,
     Metrics,
     Model,
+    Run,
     Trial,
     TrialStatus,
 )
@@ -200,6 +201,17 @@ def update_trial(self, trial_id: uuid.UUID, **kwargs):
             session.commit()
         session.close()
 
+    def create_run(self, trial_id: uuid.UUID) -> uuid.UUID:
+        session = self._session()
+        new_run = Run(
+            trial_id=trial_id,
+        )
+        session.add(new_run)
+        session.commit()
+        run_id = new_run.uuid
+        session.close()
+        return run_id
+
     def create_metric(self, trial_id: uuid.UUID, key: str, value: float, step: int):
         session = self._session()
         new_metric = Metrics(
diff --git a/alphatrion/metadata/sql_models.py b/alphatrion/metadata/sql_models.py
index 5cd6b1d..8b53824 100644
--- a/alphatrion/metadata/sql_models.py
+++ b/alphatrion/metadata/sql_models.py
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ class Trial(Base):
     )
 
 
+class Run(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "runs"
+
+    uuid = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
+    trial_id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False)
+    # artifact_path = Column(String, nullable=False)
+
+    created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), default=datetime.now(UTC))
+    updated_at = Column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True), default=datetime.now(UTC), onupdate=datetime.now(UTC)
+    )
+
+
 class Model(Base):
     __tablename__ = "models"
 
@@ -88,15 +101,3 @@ class Metrics(Base):
     # TODO: do we need?
     step = Column(Integer, nullable=False, default=0)
     created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), default=datetime.now(UTC))
-
-
-# class Traces(Base):
-#     __tablename__ = "traces"
-
-#     uuid = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
-#     trial_id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False)
-#     run_id = Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), nullable=False)
-#     message = Column(String, nullable=False)
-#     level = Column(String, nullable=False, default="INFO")
-#     trial_id = Column(Integer, nullable=False)
-#     created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), default=datetime.now(UTC))
diff --git a/alphatrion/run/__init__.py b/alphatrion/run/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/alphatrion/run/run.py b/alphatrion/run/run.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..148597e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alphatrion/run/run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import uuid
+
+from alphatrion.runtime.runtime import global_runtime
+
+
+class Run:
+    def __init__(self, trial_id: uuid.UUID):
+        self._runtime = global_runtime()
+        self._trial_id = trial_id
+
+    @property
+    def id(self) -> uuid.UUID:
+        return self._id
+
+    def _start(self):
+        self._id = self._runtime._metadb.create_run(trial_id=self._trial_id)
diff --git a/alphatrion/trial/trial.py b/alphatrion/trial/trial.py
index 70db666..4e16300 100644
--- a/alphatrion/trial/trial.py
+++ b/alphatrion/trial/trial.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import contextvars
 import os
 import uuid
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
 
 from alphatrion.metadata.sql_models import COMPLETED_STATUS, TrialStatus
+from alphatrion.run.run import Run
 from alphatrion.runtime.runtime import global_runtime
 from alphatrion.utils.context import Context
 
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ class Trial:
         "_context",
         "_token",
         "_meta",
+        "_runs",
+        "_running_tasks",
     )
 
     def __init__(self, exp_id: int, config: TrialConfig | None = None):
@@ -98,12 +102,20 @@ def __init__(self, exp_id: int, config: TrialConfig | None = None):
         # _meta stores the runtime meta information of the trial,
         # like the metric max/min values.
         self._construct_meta()
+        self._runs = dict()
+        self._running_tasks = dict()
 
     async def __aenter__(self):
         return self
 
     async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
         self.cancel()
+        if self._token:
+            current_trial_id.reset(self._token)
+
+    @property
+    def id(self) -> uuid.UUID:
+        return self._id
 
     def _construct_meta(self):
         self._meta = dict()
@@ -168,14 +180,17 @@ def stopped(self) -> bool:
         return self._context.cancelled()
 
     async def wait(self):
-        await self._context.wait_cancelled()
+        await self._context.wait()
+
+    def cancelled(self) -> bool:
+        return self._context.cancelled()
 
     def _start(
         self,
         description: str | None = None,
         meta: dict | None = None,
         params: dict | None = None,
-    ) -> uuid.UUID:
+    ):
         self._id = self._runtime._metadb.create_trial(
             exp_id=self._exp_id,
             description=description,
@@ -188,11 +203,6 @@ def _start(
         # each trial runs in its own context.
         self._token = current_trial_id.set(self._id)
         self._context.start()
-        return self._id
-
-    @property
-    def id(self) -> uuid.UUID:
-        return self._id
 
     # cancel function should be called manually as a pair of start
     def cancel(self):
@@ -209,6 +219,10 @@ def _stop(self):
             )
 
         self._runtime.current_exp.unregister_trial(self._id)
+        self._runs.clear()
+        for task in self._running_tasks.values():
+            task.cancel()
+        self._running_tasks.clear()
 
     def _get_obj(self):
         return self._runtime._metadb.get_trial(trial_id=self._id)
@@ -216,3 +230,18 @@ def _get_obj(self):
     def increment_step(self) -> int:
         self._step += 1
         return self._step
+
+    # start_run should accept a lambda function to create the run task.
+    def start_run(self, call_func: callable) -> Run:
+        run = Run(trial_id=self._id)
+        run._start()
+        self._runs[run.id] = run
+
+        # the created task will also inherit the current context,
+        # including the current_trial_id context var.
+        task = asyncio.create_task(call_func())
+        self._running_tasks[run.id] = task
+        task.add_done_callback(lambda t: self._running_tasks.pop(run.id, None))
+        task.add_done_callback(lambda t: self._runs.pop(run.id, None))
+
+        return run
diff --git a/alphatrion/utils/context.py b/alphatrion/utils/context.py
index 0f946ff..4a898a7 100644
--- a/alphatrion/utils/context.py
+++ b/alphatrion/utils/context.py
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ def cancel(self):
     def cancelled(self):
         return self._cancel_event.is_set()
 
-    async def wait_cancelled(self):
+    # TODO: wait will not wait for all the coroutines to finish,
+    # it will return as soon as the context is cancelled.
+    async def wait(self):
         await self._cancel_event.wait()
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_tracing.py b/tests/integration/test_tracing.py
index 7f4c405..c0ed450 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_tracing.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_tracing.py
@@ -56,7 +56,3 @@ def test_workflow():
     pirate_joke, signature = joke_workflow()
     assert pirate_joke is not None
     assert signature is not None
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_workflow()
diff --git a/tests/unit/experiment/test_craft_exp.py b/tests/unit/experiment/test_craft_exp.py
index b3f6831..9f98bd8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/experiment/test_craft_exp.py
+++ b/tests/unit/experiment/test_craft_exp.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ async def fake_work(trial: Trial):
     async with CraftExperiment.start(name="context_exp") as exp:
         async with exp.start_trial(description="First trial") as trial:
             trial_id = current_trial_id.get()
-
             start_time = datetime.now()
 
             asyncio.create_task(fake_work(trial))
@@ -76,6 +75,34 @@ async def fake_work(trial: Trial):
         assert trial_obj.status == TrialStatus.FINISHED
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_experiment_with_run():
+    init(project_id="test_project", artifact_insecure=True)
+
+    async def fake_work(cancel_func: callable):
+        await asyncio.sleep(3)
+        cancel_func()
+
+    async with (
+        CraftExperiment.start(name="context_exp") as exp,
+        exp.start_trial(description="First trial") as trial,
+    ):
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+
+        trial.start_run(lambda: fake_work(trial.cancel))
+        assert len(trial._running_tasks) == 1
+        assert len(trial._runs) == 1
+
+        trial.start_run(lambda: fake_work(trial.cancel))
+        assert len(trial._running_tasks) == 2
+        assert len(trial._runs) == 2
+
+        await trial.wait()
+        assert datetime.now() - start_time >= timedelta(seconds=3)
+        assert len(trial._running_tasks) == 0
+        assert len(trial._runs) == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_craft_experiment_with_context():
     init(project_id="test_project", artifact_insecure=True)
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_context.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_context.py
index 6ff8c1b..ff4adde 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_context.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_context.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ async def test_context_no_timeout():
     # double cancel should be no-op
     ctx.cancel()
     assert ctx.cancelled()
-    await ctx.wait_cancelled()
+    await ctx.wait()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async def test_context_with_timeout():
     assert not ctx.cancelled()
     await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
     assert ctx.cancelled()
-    await ctx.wait_cancelled()
+    await ctx.wait()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async def test_context_manual_cancel():
     assert not ctx.cancelled()
     ctx.cancel()
     assert ctx.cancelled()
-    await ctx.wait_cancelled()
+    await ctx.wait()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async def test_context_wait_cancelled():
     ctx.start()
 
     async def waiter():
-        await ctx.wait_cancelled()
+        await ctx.wait()
         return True
 
     task = asyncio.create_task(waiter())
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async def test_context_multiple_waiters():
     results = []
 
     async def waiter(idx):
-        await ctx.wait_cancelled()
+        await ctx.wait()
         results.append(idx)
 
     tasks = [asyncio.create_task(waiter(i)) for i in range(5)]