Runs Information

RUNS LIST & CALENDAR

For information about each of the groups, read down this page. To get details of the meeting places and destinations of runs for the next few months, click on the runs list icon.

Invitation to Non Members

We have an active programme which operates all the year. The standards of the runs vary and if you would like some guidance please ring our Secretary, Duncan Ross (0131 447 1283) or any of the runs leaders listed with the groups. Our normal runs are mainly on quiet roads in Lothian, Borders and Fife, with occasional off road runs. Ad hoc day trips, and weekends away, often take us further afield.

Early in the year most runs are 'short' to 'middling' but in summer we'll see both longer rides and some new shorter rides for those starting off or returning to cycling after an interval. We invite interested cyclists of all ages to join us on any of our runs. Come and join us at one of the starting points shown below.

Walking lets you see a small area in detail; driving a car lets you see a large area but you don't feel part of it; cycling is a compromise that allows you to travel and actually feel part of the countryside. The medical profession justifiably recommends the healthy, rhythmic exercise that cycling provides. Why not come along and join us now.

All Runs: Carry food and drink (we often don’t stop near cafes or shops). Also carry a spare tube &c.

Shelter: On winter Wednesdays, and increasingly on inclement Saturdays, we hire a village or church hall for the lunch stop (members pay a very small fee to cover these costs). At these places we have access to an urn, toilets and HEAT! The halls and the regular open-air drum-up places are marked on the map of ‘Our Favourite Places’

Safe Riding: The club has over 130 years' experience of riding in groups on the road. there are conventions about how we do this safely. At first this may seem strange if you have been used to riding on your own or with a small family group, but you will soon get used to it. To help you we have a single page sheet that gives guidance which you can download here. You've all seen the Tour de France rides and how they ride as one, the same way as a flock of birds will often fly. But we only go at about one third of the speed of the Tour de France riders, and we don't have 180 in the group - usually between 10 and 30, and most important we do not ride on closed roads but have to share them with all the other traffic. The point is that a block of riders (for practical reasons it's best if there aren't more than about eight or 10 in one block) ride as a unit and do need to communicate with each other about road surfaces and other traffic. PLEASE do read the guidelines.

Saturday Runs

Contact: Richard Simpson ()

Summer runs approx 60/70 miles : other times of the year approx 50 miles - one's general level of fitness is important for enjoyment of all. If you are not used to riding this kind of distance, we would recommend you try one of the other club rides as a starter. We normally carry food for lunch, but often stop for afternoon tea at a cafe.   The meeting place and start time is decided by the leader and published on the Riding Group Yahoo web page on the preceding Thursday or Friday. This gives more flexibility to match intended routes to weather conditions. If a longer run is planned, the start may be 09:30. WHATEVER THE TIME, PLEASE BE THERE FOR A PROMPT START There are two ways to get the information - Go to the web page Edinburgh CTC Riding group - hint: the messages have the latest one at the top, look for a heading like Sat 14th May run Join the Yahoo Group, and you can then automatically get the message as an email. Instructions on how to join the group are on the web page.

Sunday Runs

Third Sunday of the month