This weekend is the 7 Hills of Edinburgh Race. The 7 hills is a race based in Edinburgh which takes in the 7 major hills in the city starting at Carlton hill runners must pas through check points on the Castle esplanade, Corstorphine hill, Craiglockhart hill (east), Braid hill, Blackford hill, Arthurs seat and then back to the finish at Carlton hill. The course is not waymarked and runners must find their own way, so expect to see lots of runners across the city this weekend. The distance taking the optimal route should be around 14 miles with 670metres of ascent and descent. The race starts at 10.15am although there is an optional start at 9.45am for those who think they may need the extra time.
The 7/24 is a mountain biking race starting at Glentrool and finishing at Glentress taking in all of the excellent 7 Stanes mountain biking tracks in less than 24hours - road bikes will be used for the road stages in between, in total a distance of around 400km will be covered.
