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Let’s hear it for the kids! The rise of Junior Parkrun

Published: 10 June 2022

“Breakfast tastes so much better after parkrun.” (Albie aged 11) The phenomenon that is ‘Parkrun’ is now a pretty familiar sight. Every Saturday

Women Inspiring Women – Yorkshire’s All Female Trail Running Group

Published: 27 May 2022

Run Leeds caught up with Jilly Walstow, the inspiration behind the St Pol Striders. What started back in 2017 with a local facebook group post,

Why drive, when you could run?

Published: 3 May 2022

Why drive, when you could run? By Gemma Bridge Our very own Leeds Running Mayor, Gemma, gives us some excellent reasons as to why we should all try

A year in post as the Running Mayor of Leeds

Published: 5 April 2022

Now a whole year on in the post of ‘Running Mayor of Leeds’, we caught up with Gemma Bridge, to find out what exactly being the Running Mayor

Hill Running Saved My Life

Published: 25 March 2022

Written by Darren Clarkson. According to MIND – 4 in every 100 people may suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at some point in their life.

Running for better mental health

Published: 1 March 2022

As featured in South Leeds Life, Feb. 2022, written by Ben Fraser. Since late March 2020 the world has and still is going through a period of

The Recovery Runners Officially Launch!

Published: 4 August 2021

Sunday 1st August 12pm marked the official launch of the running club recovery runners. The launch event took place at Leeds Dock with 60+

The evolution of my running journey

Published: 29 April 2021

The evolution of my running journey – Karen Derbyshire, the3amdiary.com My running journey has definitely evolved, from being overweight and finding

Sinead’s Running Story

Published: 10 March 2021

We recently spoke to Sinead Brannigan who recently got into running and completed the couch to 5k. We asked her some questions and she has shared her

Strength training – The key to keeping you running

Published: 24 February 2021

Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdowns have seen an increase in people lacing up their trainers and taking up running. Running is great for mental

Running Saved My Life

Published: 20 July 2020

I recently got into running when I had a mental breakdown. I now go running 3 times a week and it keeps me mentally strong. It has quite possible

Running with Grief

Published: 15 June 2020

Reluctant Beginnings I’ve never been a natural runner. My technique has always been all wrong. I’d start off too confident, burn out by the end of my

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