Jack’s JourneyPublished: 16 August 2022Jack Midgley, is the nephew of Leeds legend, Terry Midgley, who sadly passed away in October 2019. Terry was something of a local legend in Leeds,
Lucky, Unlucky, Grateful – The Three Peaks Fell Race 2021Published: 14 April 2022Our very own Active Leeds Partnership Manager and fell running enthusiast – Ross Bibby, has kindly shared his story with us. Recalling his rather
That time I ran the Leeds 10k in my underwear!Published: 29 July 2021The Leeds 10k has a lot of my firsts – first time I ever ran an actual road race (I basically went from park run, to 5k colour run in a field to
The Housing Harriers Smash The Dash!Published: 1 November 2019The Leeds Abbey Dash took place last Sunday (27th November 2019), and is renowned a being a fast flat 10km! The Dash attracts runners from all over
Endure 24!Published: 20 September 2019On Saturday 29th July our Run Leeds team came together at Bramham Park to take on the Endure 24 event. For those that don’t know Endure 24 is a 24
Lakers Host the WYWLPublished: 17 January 2018On Sunday 8th January the South Leeds Lakers hosted their first race in the West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL). The WYWL is made up of 14 teams;
A Little Jaunt around YorkPublished: 25 October 2017I had planned to complete the Yorkshire Marathon this year but unfortunately sustained an injury in July which meant that I was not able to get the
Even Splits 5k Race SeriesPublished: 6 September 2017Now I consider myself an Ultra runner by trade but every now and again I make a foray into the shorter
From The Other SidePublished: 30 August 2017I have had the new experience a couple of times in the last year, of acting as a volunteer at two race
Lakeland 50 – The Big One AKA The Hilly One!Published: 9 August 2017This all started with a phone call from my brother in-law almost 10 months ago, he had just completed a “brilliant race” and thought it was just up
This Girl Thought She Couldn’t… But #ThisGirlCanPublished: 13 July 2017That little voice in my head started chirping up, “you’ll let the team down, you won’t be able to get all the way round the course, and you’ll be the
Sancho’s Guide to Race Etiquette v2Published: 25 May 2017I have noticed some shocking behaviour from fellow runners on the many courses I’ve run