Run clubs in Edinburgh
Browse 36 running clubs in Edinburgh. Find social, road, trail, and beginner-friendly groups, see where they meet, then join your first run free with the RunClub app.
Corstorphine AAC
West-Edinburgh based Scottish Athletic club (Charity SC051512). Multi-discipline: track & field, cross country, road, fell running. Active in East District XC League, Borders XC League, CSAL, road relay championships.
Edinburgh Frontrunners
LGBTQIA+ inclusive running club (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and straight allies). Wed and Sat runs with buddy/group matching by ability + post-run socials.
DirectoryBellevue Running Group
Church-hosted jogscotland group, meets Wednesdays 6.30pm outside Bellevue Chapel, Rodney Street EH7 4EL. Free, no membership, over-18s.
DirectoryCarnethy Hill Running Club
Premier Scottish hill / fell running club, registered as CARNETHY HILL RUNNING CLUB (SC492072). Pentland Hills focus — fell racing, hill marathons, social hill runs. Officers: President Sasha Chepelin (president@carnethy.
DirectoryEdinBar Runners
Social/casual running group ("gentle run, followed by a drink and a chat"). Sun eve in The Meadows (5k around the Meadows + pub), Tue eve in Leith.
DirectoryEdinburgh Athletic Club
Edinburgh AC (SCIO, Charity SC048693), based at Meadowbank. Largest and most established athletics club in Edinburgh — track & field, endurance, cross-country, road running. Scottish Athletics Club of the Year 2018.
DirectoryEdinburgh Eagles Disability Athletics Club
Disability athletics club, scottishathletics affiliated. Only Edinburgh disability-specific running club found.
DirectoryEdinburgh Fitness Run Club
Listed on scottishathletics under the slug edinburgh-outdoor-fitness but the club name on the page is Edinburgh Fitness Run Club. Named contact, which is rare on this index.
DirectoryEdinburgh Hash House Harriers
Social running club, meets Sundays 11am at a different location in or near Edinburgh, plus a Thursday-night TNT run. Filed on the same basis as the 60+ other Hash House Harriers chapters.
DirectoryEdinburgh Napier University Athletics
Sprints-focused society, in its second year. Trains twice weekly at Saughton track (Wed 3-4pm, Fri 7-8pm). Recreational and full membership tiers. Separate organisation from EDI-031.
DirectoryEdinburgh Napier University Running Club
Casual runs plus endurance sessions at Saughton Track; races across XC, road and trail. Sessions Monday, Wednesday, Friday plus weekend long runs.
DirectoryEdinburgh Outdoor Fitness
scottishathletics-affiliated. Cross country, road, hill and ultra. Meets at The Meadows (EH9 1ND) and Inverleith Park (EH3 5NY).
DirectoryEdinburgh parkrun
Free 5k every Saturday 9:30am on Edinburgh's promenade (Cramond). Volunteer-led — typical parkrun audience: families, beginners, recreational + serious runners.
DirectoryEdinburgh Run Club
Instagram-only crew posting through 2026. Meeting pattern not yet confirmed - needs an Instagram pass.
DirectoryEdinburgh Running Network
Self-styled "Friendliest Running Club in Edinburgh" — large, well-organised committee club with structured roles (Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership, Coaching, Kit, Newsletter, Social, Website, Routemaster).
DirectoryEdinburgh University Hare & Hounds
Edinburgh University cross-country, hill, road and long-distance running club, est. 1890 — "The Haries". One of the oldest student running clubs in the UK.
DirectoryGood Time Running Club
Free social run club, no booking. Monday 6.30pm Civerinos Portobello; Thursday 6.15pm trail / 6.30pm road from Old Easyway Tap; Sunday 8am Traade Space, Portobello High Street; last Friday of the month 6.
DirectoryHailes Quarry junior parkrun
Junior 2k in Wester Hailes, 6.
DirectoryHarmeny AC
Friendly athletics club based in South and West Edinburgh. Strong junior section — Toni Clarke (juniors@harmenyac.org). Adult membership: hacsubs@gmail.com. Chair: Philip Holden (harmenychair@gmail.com).
DirectoryHeriot-Watt University Athletics Club
scottishathletics-affiliated university club. Cross country, road, hill, track and field and ultra. Bases at Heriot-Watt (EH14 4AS) and Saughton Sports Complex (EH11 3BQ).
DirectoryHolyrood parkrun
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DirectoryHunters Bog Trotters
Iconic Edinburgh club ("Racing in brown since 1980"). Founded as a graduate club for Edinburgh Uni runners who didn't want to give up student lifestyle. Hill / cross-country / road / marathon.
DirectoryInverleith junior parkrun
Junior 2k, Stockbridge/Inverleith,.
DirectoryOriam parkrun
At Scotland's national performance centre on the Heriot-Watt campus, 9. Venue-named, so a name search for 'Edinburgh parkrun' never finds it.
DirectoryPilrig Park junior parkrun
Junior 2k in Leith, 1.
DirectoryPortobello parkrun, Edinburgh
Separate organisation from CRM EDI-005 Portobello Running Club despite the shared place name.
DirectoryPortobello Running Club
Adult club (18+), Scottish Athletics affiliated. Trains Wed 6:30pm — winter on Portobello Promenade, summer (Apr-Oct) in Holyrood Park / Arthur's Seat. Strong local identity ("the city meets the Firth of Forth").
DirectoryQMU Run Club
Queen Margaret University run club. Wednesdays 5.30pm from outside Maggie's, plus women-only runs and weekend long runs. Explicit no-drop policy.
DirectoryRun4It Edinburgh Maybury Run Club
Free weekly club run from the shop at 42 Turnhouse Road, Maybury EH12 8LX, Wednesdays 6pm. Separate store and separate weekly group from EDI-034.
DirectoryRun4It Edinburgh Run Club (Lothian Road)
Free weekly club run from the shop at 108-110 Lothian Road EH3 9BE, Mondays 6pm. Structured interval blocks on Jan-May and Jun-Oct cycles, all abilities, start together finish together, 18+.
DirectoryRun with Company
Free weekly social running group based in Cramond — meets Thursday 5:45pm outside the Cramond Bistro. Run by Jamie Thom (qualified, accredited running coach; personal site jamiethom.co.uk offers 1:1 coaching).
DirectorySocial Group Running (Edinburgh)
Tuesday 18:15 social run from corner of Bruntsfield Place and Bruntsfield Terrace. 6-10km routes led by Jill, "run for fun more than for serious training, and very welcoming". Pure social/community group, no club fees.
DirectorySri Chinmoy Athletic Club (Scotland)
scottishathletics-affiliated. Cross country, road, hill, ultra and disability athletics, based at The Meadows (EH9 1JU) and various venues. The contact address is at Run and Become, the Edinburgh running shop.
DirectoryThe Meadows junior parkrun
Junior 2k, 1. Same park several social crews start from.
DirectoryWe Run Edinburgh
Women's running community based in Edinburgh — paid coaching offering: Wed Social Run, Sat Coffee Run, New Runners 0-5k course, 10K Club, Half Marathon Club, Marathon Club, Tuesday Focus Runs (interva…
DirectoryWest Edinburgh Running Club
New Scottish Athletics-affiliated club (founded 2024) — "enjoyably tough sessions in a welcoming and safe environment", 18+ only.
How to join a running club in Edinburgh
Edinburgh has a thriving running scene, with 36 clubs listed here — from beginner-friendly social runs to fast road and trail groups. Most clubs are free to join and welcome runners of every level. Pick a club above, check where and when it meets, and just turn up.
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