Running with GriefPublished: 15 June 2020Reluctant 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
C25K to Half Marathon in 382 days!Published: 1 June 2020Back in May 2019 at the age of 52 I was just glad to have started the couch to 5K and didn’t even think further than the 9 weeks. I remember how I
My Running JourneyPublished: 26 May 2020I would never have thought that technology would be the driver for returning to running It’s fair to say my running journey has been somewhat
My Lock Down Running StoryPublished: 1 May 2020I have always loved sport, talking about it, watching it and playing it. But if anyone ever mentioned running I would think of anyway not to be
Adjusting to COVID-19Published: 3 April 2020 Like many people, running is a huge part of my life and something that I really enjoy. I love to run with my friends and my club, Horsforth
My Running StoryPublished: 7 October 2019I’m Eleanor, and I live on the edge of Leeds with my husband and two daughters. I enjoyed running at school and was OK at it but never trained much
Laura Weightman – Why I RunPublished: 27 September 2019I love to run and I am very lucky that running is my job. Some people get up in the morning and go to the office, I get up and go for a run. I am a
Leeds Girls Can Run!Published: 22 August 2018As we basked in the heatwave I am casting my mind back to a cold, dark Monday in January… I sat nervously in the new Bike Hub in Middleton waiting
On the Trail of the OCCPublished: 21 March 2018It may only be March, but already I find myself celebrating my first two major “achievements” of the year: 1) I am not injured (yippee). 2) I was
Running and RollingPublished: 31 January 2018I never thought running would make as much difference as what it has. I didn’t start running until early 2015 when my friend introduced me to
#runandtalkPublished: 10 January 2018Samantha Scarlett is a Run Leader and one of six Mental Health Ambassadors for the #runandtalk campaign with Hyde Park Harriers, a Leeds city centre
My First Post-Pregnancy Run (the second time around)Published: 27 December 2017Right now it’s a week away from a very important day for me… the day when I do my first post-pregnancy