Blast Running

Blast Running We love putting on events for the running community in Edinburgh! Road and Trail runs throughout the year, come and join in.

11/06/2026

Three summer evenings, three iconic Edinburgh parks. Run one for £12 or commit to all three for £30. Friendly 5Ks, great atmosphere, prizes and progress guaranteed.

Entry: £12 per race or £30 for all 3!

All races start at 6.30pm

Wednesday 1st July - Leith Links

Wednesday 26th August - Fettes College

Wednesday 9 September - Inverleith Park

Registration opens from 5.30pm

ENTER https://blastrunning.co.uk/events/sundowner-5k-series

Fundraising for Earth in Common

There was a missing person on the 5K podium on Sunday and today we managed to give 13 year old Finlay his well won prize...
09/06/2026

There was a missing person on the 5K podium on Sunday and today we managed to give 13 year old Finlay his well won prize and spotlight. We won’t talk about the beer he also won which his dad might enjoy on his son’s behalf, instead we’ll concentrate on celebrating Finlay’s awesome achievement coming 3rd place in 20:09 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

https://www.mike3legsphoto.co.uk/MND5-2026That’s the photos up folks - from Sunday’s My Name’5 Doddie 5K & 10K and Kids ...
09/06/2026

https://www.mike3legsphoto.co.uk/MND5-2026

That’s the photos up folks - from Sunday’s My Name’5 Doddie 5K & 10K and Kids 1K

Grab a cuppa and enjoy finding yourself! Please don’t use the photos without crediting the photographer and even better please use his download link to pay a little something for his time and skill.

You all look great 🏃🏻🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️

The  crisps went down a storm for our finishers on Sunday at the My Name’5 Doddie event, thank you for supporting this e...
09/06/2026

The crisps went down a storm for our finishers on Sunday at the My Name’5 Doddie event, thank you for supporting this event guys!

07/06/2026

An amazing video of amazing runners!

Thank you James for capturing these memories from today’s My Name’5 Doddie event!

See you all again on June 13th 2027

Congratulations to all the fantastic runners and supporters at today's My Name'5 Doddie 5K, 10K and Kids' 1K! We had ove...
07/06/2026

Congratulations to all the fantastic runners and supporters at today's My Name'5 Doddie 5K, 10K and Kids' 1K! We had over 400 runners take part between the 3 events and loved having you all there.

Thank you for joining us and helping raise funds for the Foundation and Cramond Primary school equipment fund - we raised nearly £1000 for MND and £500 respectively, thank you for being so generous!

Thank you to legend Chris Paterson for starting us all off and for an impressive 10K by himself too! We knew that today would be very poignant without Scott Hastings this year and we can't thank Chris enough for stepping in to help and doing Scott proud. Thanks also to Finlay for coming to represent the MND Foundation today and for organising the bandanas and extra volunteers, it's a team effort.

Talking of team, thank you to our marshals today and especially to Susie for taking the helm when I couldn't be there with you. Round 3 chemo folks, I'm nearly there with 6 more weeks to go and I can't wait to be on the start line again! Susie has kept the show running today and I couldn't be more grateful to her.

Thanks also to Taylors Snacks for all the crisps and popcorn for our runners, to the Fife Medical Group Ltd for being on hand for any bumps and bruises (not egos sorry), to Leslie from catering and to and to Chariots of Fire Beach Race for the prizes!

Here are the provisional RESULTS, how did you do? https://blastrunning.co.uk/race-results

Keep following us on Facebook and IG to check out the photos and the video from today (thanks to and James from for those) and leave any feedback you have about the event.

Final call for this Sunday’s event! Join us for a 5K, 10K or Kids 1KYou can enter in person on the day up until 9.30am (...
05/06/2026

Final call for this Sunday’s event! Join us for a 5K, 10K or Kids 1K

You can enter in person on the day up until 9.30am (cash and card accepted).

All event info is on our website.

Just 3 weeks to go until this much-loved summer evening running event. Set against stunning seaside views, the Sunset Ru...
31/05/2026

Just 3 weeks to go until this much-loved summer evening running event. Set against stunning seaside views, the Sunset Running Festival offers something for everyone – from first-timers to seasoned endurance athletes.

Choose your challenge, run at your own pace, and soak up the supportive, festival-style atmosphere as the sun sets.

* No hills
* No undulations
* Ideal for PB’s
* Wheel frame friendly - do get in touch if there’s anything we can assist you with on the day.

Choose from:
* 7km - 1 lap
* Half Marathon - 3 laps
* Individual Marathon - 6 laps
* Relay Marathon - minimum 1 lap per runner
* 6 Hour Ultra Challenge - how many laps can you complete in 6 hours?
* 1km kids

TIMINGS
* 6 Hour Ultra Challenge: 3pm – 9pm
* Early Marathon Start (for runners expecting 5+ hours): 3pm
* 1 km kids race: 4 pm
* 7km, Half Marathon, Relay Marathon & Marathon: 5pm

* Water available twice per lap - participants have access to hydration every 2 mile

FUNDRAISER for

ENTER www.blastrunning.co.uk

Looking for a London Marathon qualifying event for a GFA place in 2027? You’ve found it!Get your qualifying time on this...
26/05/2026

Looking for a London Marathon qualifying event for a GFA place in 2027? You’ve found it!

Get your qualifying time on this completely flat tarmac course, it’s traffic free with water stations and portaloos every 2 miles.

Part of the Sunset Running Festival - 5pm start time

Sign up www.blastrunning.co.uk/events

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