During the Edinburgh Fringe Festival the Staying Alive Running Club are offering you the chance to go on a FREE running tour.
The tour will follow in the footsteps of the torch bearers from the recent Olympic Torch relay in Edinburgh (exclusive Staying Alive Running Club footage HERE). Your Staying Alive Tour Guides will be highlighting tourist sites along the way – some you may know but lots of alternative sites and hidden treasures too.
Here’s a summary of what you can expect
- It’s completely free and open to everyone,
- Covers 3 miles with 6 stops to highlight over 25 points of historical and social interest,
- Lasts around 1 hour 30 mins so the pace should suit all running abilities,
- Starts at the Commonwealth Pool and finishes at the Grassmarket
- Optional social drink with your fellow runners afterwards,We guarantee you’ll learn things about Edinburgh you never knew so appeals to both locals and non-locals,
- A small bag of personal belongings can be transported from the start to the finish for you – this is free too!
Remember the Staying Alive Running Club is not about speed, distance and time – it’s more about running, being social and staying alive so the tour will suit all levels of running ability.
The dates of the tours are:
- Wednesdays: 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th Aug @ 7.00pm
- Sundays: 12th, 19th, 26th Aug & 2nd Sept @ 11.00am
Meeting place: Royal Commonwealth Pool.
For a map of the route click HERE.
This gives you a great chance to get those trainers on and see some sites from a different perspective with the Staying Alive Running Club.
It’s easy to book a place on our tours:
email: stayingaliverc@gmail.com
phone: 07950 568674
or complete the form below:
staying alive running club 