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The Recovery Runners Officially Launch!

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

Having played sports such as rugby & football from a very young age (until I was an adult), I was naturally blessed with speed and stamina. Although

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

There are so many reasons to run – some personal like stress relief, some universal like reducing car dependency, some obvious like boosting fitness,

On Saturday 30th March 2013 69 runners and walkers gathered for the first time to take part in Cross Flatts parkrun (the event had been due to start

Running. We may use it for relaxation, for space, and for time out of our busy lives to think, amongst other reasons, however, the newest running

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

How I started running In April 2018 some of my friends had booked onto the Leeds girls can couch to 5k at Potternewton park. I was not confident in

You may remember that a few months back we launched our second Run Leeds survey. The aim of the survey was to learn more about individuals running

In March 2020, the furthest I could run was the 200 yards from my office building to the train station platform and even then, I would struggle to

I run because 18 months ago I didn’t and I’ve seen the positive impact it’s had. I run because I used to be an active ‘non runner’ – to prove to

I ran my first half marathon in 2000, as I approached my fortieth birthday. It was as close as I got to a mid-life crisis. It wasn’t from a standing