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What is the Seven Hills of Edinburgh ?

Every year since 1980, on the 3rd Sunday in June, a few hundred hardy individuals take part in one of the most unusual running events in the country, The Seven Hills of Edinburgh — a combination of road-running, cross-country, hill-running, and urban orienteering... 14 miles in length and with 2200 feet of ascent/descent.

It attracts runners of all ages and all abilities — from the leading distance-runners who get round in 100 minutes, to the more modest performers who may take up to 4 hours. But they all enjoy the satisfaction of completing one of the most scenic and challenging of sporting courses.
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An event of great character, and with a tremendous friendly atmosphere on the day, it's THE event that everyone — Edinburgh-based or otherwise — should do at least once!

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Which Event to Enter?
The seriously-fit should enter "The Race". Those of more modest ability (above 1 hour 40 for a half-marathon, say) can enter "The Challenge" (starting half an hour in advance).

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2012 Event : Sunday 17th June

Pre-entries are much preferred, for organisational reasons.

You can enter online using EntryCentral (click logo)


or you can download an entry-form (click here) and post it to us.

All the practical information that you need can be found either on the entry-form
or on our EntryCentral page.

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Record Field at 2011 Event

A record 412 runners completed the course... 179 in the Race and 233 in the Challenge.

Ross Houston of Central AC won the Race in a fast time of 1:38:29. with Alasdair Anthony (HBT) 2nd, and Andrew Wright (Carnegie) 3rd.
Willie Jarvie (Portobello) won the M50 trophy, with Gordon Cameron (Carnethy) 2nd, and T McCall 3rd.
Bill Duff (Carnegie) was 1st M60, and Bill Gauld (Carnethy) was 1st M70.

Jennifer MacLean (Edinburgh AC) took the women's trophy, with Nathalie Christie (Edinburgh AC) 2nd, and Shery Johnston (Portobello) 3rd
Phyllis O'Brien (HBT) retained the F45 trophy.

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Those who completed 'the double' in 2011 — The Edinburgh Marathon and The Seven Hills of Edinburgh — are listed here

Full results are available from the 'Results' page.


The start of the Challenge

[ More photos on 'Photos' page ]

Photos from the Dutch runners group on:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150210336181744.316700.705361743&l=9b0cee7b24

Photos of Princes St, Craiglockhart, and Calton Hill, by Corstorphine's photographer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caac/5849508253/in/set-72157626875356143/

  

Ross Houston, 2011 Seven Hills winner, during his N.Berwick win the previous month.

Photo : Mike Newton

Jennifer MacLean in the allotments on her way to winning the Women's race.

Photo : John McCurdy


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