The thought of running a marathon is daunting enough let alone getting the training in around a pandemic! Throw into the mix social distancing, scorching temperatures, a Bank Holiday commute and anything can happen. The fifth staging of this event … Continued
😱 Shock, horror! As the race bib drops through the letterbox! At this moment in time Sarah Myers has to come to terms with the stark realisation that she has to complete 26.2 miles with not much training in the … Continued
The old colliery canter is another event brought together by “It’s Grim up North” With no less than six distances offered on the race menu ranging from 5 miles to ultra marathon. The 10 mile discipline was the bait that … Continued
Hosted by ‘It’s Grim up North Running’ ( one of the few races companies hosting actual races at the moment) The Sir Titus Trot in keeping with lots of IGUN races gone before has previously been postponed several times due … Continued
Plan A: Kirkstall Abbey Trail run was the race that launched ‘Its Grim Up North Running’ and for obvious reasons is very precious to them. During Covid 19 they have had to cancel the usual Kirkstall event and in a … Continued
As the tentative return to racing continued, two more Eccleshill Road Runners were elated to be back out racing, Jayne Robinson and Claire Tailford ventured over to the beautiful village of Burnsall for this half marathon race which is the … Continued
The Hardmoors 55 is a 55 mile Ultramarathon running from  Guisborough to Helmsley. The 55 mile race takes competitors through the North York Moors and the Cleveland Hills in quite possibly winter conditions. Participants are warned ‘do not underestimate this … Continued
The Old Colliery Canter is another ‘It’s Grim Up North’ organised ‘covid safe’ race with a choice of 6 distances on offer, Eccleshill’s Ian Storey chose to take on the marathon distance. This well established race held in the South … Continued
Although, we can’t run races on the roads this year as we might like, an alternative was devised where runners were able to race the runways. Hosted by EvenSplits, the inaugural Big Flat Runway Races were held at Elvington Airfield, … Continued
With races few and far between at the moment – Annie Kisluk and David Goodyear may well have been wondering if this race would go ahead in these uncertain times given they had booked it some time ago. But go … Continued