Question 1

What running clubs are there in Edinburgh?

Accepted Answer

CITYRUNNER maps 10 running clubs in Edinburgh: Hunters Bog Trotters, Edinburgh AC, Edinburgh Running Network, Carnethy Hill Running Club, Corstorphine AC, Portobello RC, We Run Edinburgh, EH3 Milers, West Edinburgh Running Club and Good Time Running Club. Sessions run Monday to Sunday across areas including the Meadows, Portobello, Holyrood, Saughton, Inverleith and Broughton.

Question 2

What running clubs in Edinburgh are good for beginners?

Accepted Answer

Beginner-friendly running clubs in Edinburgh mapped by CITYRUNNER include Edinburgh Running Network (Monday evenings at Portobello and Tuesday evenings at Royal Commonwealth Pool), We Run Edinburgh (Wednesday social runs from St Mary's Cathedral), EH3 Milers (Wednesday social runs from Cumberland Bar) and Good Time Running Club (Monday, Thursday and Sunday social runs). All welcome new runners.

Question 3

What hill running clubs are there in Edinburgh?

Accepted Answer

Carnethy Hill Running Club is Edinburgh's dedicated hill running club, mapped by CITYRUNNER. They run on Tuesday lunchtimes at Inverleith Park (12:30pm), Tuesday evenings at Swanston Car Park (7pm), Wednesday evenings at Blackford Pond (6pm social run) and Thursday evenings at St Margaret's Well in Holyrood Park (7pm). They are one of Scotland's best-known trail and hill running clubs.

Question 4

What running clubs meet on Wednesday in Edinburgh?

Accepted Answer

Running clubs meeting on Wednesday in Edinburgh, as mapped by CITYRUNNER: Portobello RC (intervals, 6:30pm, Tribe Porty, Windsor Place EH15), We Run Edinburgh (social run, 6:30pm, St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Broughton Street EH1), Carnethy Hill Running Club (social run, 6pm, Blackford Pond EH9), and EH3 Milers (social run, 6:30pm, Cumberland Bar, Cumberland Street EH3).

Question 5

What is Edinburgh AC?

Accepted Answer

Edinburgh AC (Edinburgh Athletics Club) is one of Edinburgh's top athletics clubs offering coached interval sessions on Tuesday evenings (6:30pm) at the Meadows, Saughton Sports Complex and Meadowbank Sports Centre, Thursday evenings (7pm) at the Meadows, and Saturday mornings (10am) from the Pavilion Cafe on the Meadows. Mapped on CITYRUNNER at cityrunner.co.uk.

Question 6

What is CITYRUNNER?

Accepted Answer

CITYRUNNER is a free map-based platform at cityrunner.co.uk that helps runners find running clubs and sessions across Edinburgh, London, Newcastle and beyond. Filter by day, run type (social, intervals, hill reps, parkrun) and beginner friendliness.

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