Edinburgh Lothian Road

Emma joined the Run4It team in October 2017 and has been manager since February 2018. She studied Zoology at university and enjoyed running for fun during this time, taking part in 5k and 10k races. After uni, whilst working in retail, she took up longer distance running completing numerous half marathons in the UK and the Edinburgh Marathon in 2015. London Marathon in 2019 is the highlight of her running career to date!

Former black belt of judo, François-Xavier (aka FX) started running after an ankle surgery in 2008 and likes to think of himself as a human Labrador.  He first started with half-marathons and quickly moved on to ultras finishing his first 100km in Millau, near Montpellier, at the age of 22. He has completed many others up to 100 miles across different countries ever since.  FX moved to Edinburgh in 2017 after 6 years working as a journalist for Runner’s World in France and is still very much into ultra-running. His ultimate goal is to compete at the Spartathlon one day, a 246km-road-race between Athens and Sparta.

Rob joined Run4It in July 2019 and is in his 4th year studying accounting at Edinburgh Napier. He ran the Edinburgh Marathon a couple of times and last year ran the Loch Ness Marathon where he got his personal best. Rob has also run the Scottish Half Marathon and Great Scottish Run, and likes to sign up for local events too. Growing up he has competed in many sports, including football, bowls, and badminton.

Scarlett joined the Run4It team in October 2021 after moving to Edinburgh. Having always loved hiking, Scarlett began running in 2016 as a way to further increase her time outdoors. She primarily enjoys trail events in the ultra distances, but is happy to plod along anywhere scenic. She's looking forward to using trail running as a means to continue to explore different areas in Scotland and abroad.

Dom joined Run4It in March 2022 and is currently in his second year at the University of Edinburgh, studying Applied Sports Science. He started running by competing in fun runs as a kid and soon joined his local athletics club, racing 800m and cross country. Since coming to uni, Dom has joined the university triathlon team, and has focused more on longer distance races including the Edinburgh Half Marathon in 2022 and Outlaw X, a Middle Distance Triathlon. He hopes to do a full Ironman Distance Triathlon in the future.

Imogen joined Run4It in October 2021, and is studying Geography at Edinburgh University. She has been running since 2014, but has tried everything from bog snorkelling  to ultimate frisbee, and now competes in cross country and track for the university.

Christian became a part of the Run4It team in May 2022. His running journey began when he joined Lasswade Athletics Club as a 16-year-old, before quickly falling in love with the sport. He competes at a high level across the country and has represented Scotland on multiple occasions. Some recent accomplishments include 2nd place at the 2022 Scottish 5K Road Champs and 3rd place at the 2022 Scottish National Track Champs. He is now at the University of Dundee, where he has won the 2022 Scottish University XC Championships and Dundee University's Sportsman of the Year 2022.

Sophie joined the team in September 2022 and is in her first year at Edinburgh University studying Social Policy and Politics. Thanks to being brought up in a house of athletes, Sophie has been running since she was little alongside other sports like gymnastics and hockey. Now, she focuses on racing 5k and 10k but has her sights set on longer distances like the marathon in the future! Her favourite run of the week is a long run early on a Sunday with her dog, Skye.

Emilie joined Run4It in October 2022, and is currently in her 3rd year studying Applied Sports Science at Edinburgh University. She started athletics at the age of 11, and competed in various events up until she left school for University. Emilie started doing 5ks during the coronavirus lockdown for general fitness, and now hopes to make her way up to 10k.

Alex joined Run4It in the summer of 2022 while studying civil engineering. He grew up doing track and field and has been running ever since. With a love for running and the outdoors, he focused on longer trail runs. He is nowadays trying to beat his PBs on shorter distances so that they can fit into a study break.

Will has been a keen runner since 2017, when he joined a running group in London. He has always played a number of different sports and likes to take on road races of varying distances - he recently completed his 2nd marathon and is now targeting PB's in the 5k, 10k and half marathon over the next year alongside attempting to get back into triathlon. Before joining the Run4It team in 2022, Will worked in the Criminal Justice Service as a Probation Officer

James joined the Run4It team in January 2023 and is in his first year studying Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. He started running in school, competing in cross country and athletics events. More recently he has found running to be a great way to benefit mental health and wellbeing, while also being a great way to spend time with friends. With a generally sporty attitude to things, he also enjoys it as a way to keep fit for other sports, mainly climbing and cycling. He generally focuses on 5k's, but is keen to try something longer.