Find a running coach in Edinburgh

If you live in or around Edinburgh and want more structure than a generic plan, working with an online running coach can help. Good Coach App connects you with running coaches who understand how to train for hilly city routes, coastal paths and events like the Edinburgh Marathon Festival.

You set your goal, for example a first 5k along the promenade, a faster half marathon or a full marathon. Your coach builds a plan around your work, family and Scottish weather, then uses Good Coach App to manage sessions, feedback and data in one calendar.

Why work with an online running coach in Edinburgh

A running coach gives you more than a steady increase in mileage. They help you:

1. Set realistic targets for 5k, 10k, half marathon and marathon
2. Balance hill sessions around Arthur’s Seat or the Pentlands with easier runs on flatter paths
3. Build weeks that fit your real schedule, not an ideal one
4. Progress training load without sudden jumps that invite injury
5. Adjust after illness, dark winter weeks or busy periods at work
6. Stay accountable when motivation drops or the weather turns

With Good Coach App, your Edinburgh running coach can see your runs, comments and device data in one place. They can quickly spot patterns, change upcoming workouts and keep you moving toward your next race.

Running in Edinburgh, from hills to coastal paths

Edinburgh gives you a mix of terrain in a compact area, which is ideal for coached training.

You can do easy runs on flatter paths like the Water of Leith or the promenades at Cramond and Portobello, where you can also test your pace at local parkruns, for example Edinburgh parkrun along the Cramond and Silverknowes Promenade.

For hill strength and technique, you have loops in Holyrood Park and climbs around Arthur’s Seat, which rises about 250 metres above sea level and sits right beside the city centre.

Your coach can use these options inside your plan, for example:

1. Easy recovery runs on flatter paths
2. Hill repeats or tempo work on measured climbs
3. Long runs that mix city streets with park or coastal sections

Edinburgh races your coach can plan around

Many runners in Edinburgh train with a specific event in mind. A coach can structure your year around key dates and mini goals.

Popular options include:

1. Edinburgh Marathon Festival in May, with a full marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k and junior races spread over the weekend
2. Local 10k and charity events where you can test progress
3. Regular 5k events such as parkruns that act as low pressure checkpoints

Your coach can build blocks toward these events and use smaller races as controlled efforts rather than random all out days.

Online running coaches who train athletes in Edinburgh

Below you can see a selection of online running coaches who work with English speaking athletes in Edinburgh through Good Coach App. All of them offer remote coaching and can adapt sessions to your local routes and races.

You can browse more coaches in Good Coach App, filter by language, distance and type of running you care about and then message the ones that feel like a good fit.

How Good Coach App supports your coaching

Good Coach App keeps plan, chat and data in one place. Once you choose a coach:

1. You share your goal, background, usual routes and upcoming races, for example the Edinburgh Marathon Festival.
2. Your coach builds and updates your plan in the app and, if you connect a compatible watch, structured sessions can sync directly to your device.
3. After each run you and your coach can see pace, heart rate and comments in the same calendar.
4. You use in app chat to ask questions about pacing, race strategy, niggles or how to adjust for bad weather.

This makes online running coaching practical for runners in Edinburgh, even if your coach lives elsewhere in the UK or in another country.