Sport within 5 miles of Edinburgh

Weekly running club following the very best kind of route: one with a bar at each end. After meeting at Joseph Pearce's the group jogs down to Sofi's for some refreshing lingonberry juice, before heading back up to JP's, which is a route of 3.5 miles.

Free table tennis club with DJs Ding and Dong providing the music. If you're feeling brave enough it's £1 to enter the sudden death tournament (strictly amateurs), and the winner takes home the cash.

Want to join in with the Edinburgh Marathon Festival fun but don't feel like, well, running a marathon? Not to worry: you can still get a taste of that elusive runner's high with a brisk 5k, or push yourself further with a 10k to show some solidarity with the brave folk going for the full 26.2 miles. There's an…

Friendly, social snooker group for the LGBT community and friends, meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

If you're going to break yourself by running further and faster than the human body was made to go, you may as well do it somewhere picturesque – and Edinburgh is certainly that (if a little windy at times). Participants run for a variety of charities.

Record-breaking endurance cyclist, rower and adventurer Mark Beaumont discusses his incredible experiences.

A 5km fun run with charity partners available for those wishing to raise sponsorship for a good cause.

Kate Rawles talks about her 4500 mile cycle along the spine of the Rocky Mountains to explore North American responses to climate change.

A multi-sports festival featuring – you guessed it – seven sports. Those'd be rugby, touch, netball, hockey, football, volleyball and dodgeball, with a touch of music and fancy dress to top it all off. Watch from the stands or get out on the playing field(s).

An exceptionally scenic half-marathon route, starting at the city's Meadowbank Stadium and finishing up at the Racecourse out at Musselburgh. As always, there are a range of charities you can run for, with varying registration fees and minimum sponsorship commitments.

If you harbour visions of your kids pitching for the Red Sox one day, these weekly baseball matches and training sessions should help them hone their ball skills and give you a taste of classic Americana to boot (don't forget the hot dogs and potato chips). Ages 6–13.

A sponsored nocturnal power walk to raise funds to combat breast cancer. As an added bonus, all participants are invited to walk in their bras (and that includes the men).

Criss-cross your way across the city as an individual rider or as part of a team, and check out the sites of the city all bathed in glorious moonlight. It's a 50-mile course, starting at Holyrood Palace, heading out to Musselburgh, and looping back to Holyrood via the Royal Mile. Ride for the charity of your choice.

Catch the Gunners against Saracens.