Abbey Runners - Leeds

Lovely race - MVT 🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳

If the excitement has hit since we announced the date of TNT entries opening and you’re needing that trail fix why not give meanwood valley trail a go? Hosted by our friends at Valley Striders, it’s another local race and there’s even a beer waiting for you at the end!
31st august, entry via racebest

🛡 🏆 NEW CLUB AWARD INTRODUCED! 🏆🛡

This year marked the first time we awarded a special prize to the club with the most finishers, and what a fantastic turnout we had! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce that the very first holders of the shield are…
🥁 NIDD VALLEY ROAD RUNNERS (Harrogate) 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

Absolutely amazing to see so many of you out there 🧡🧡🧡
Your energy, support, and team spirit were unbeatable, well done, team! 👏👏👏

Here’s to starting a brand new tradition! 🥳

Today is EUROVISION 🎶🎷🎸🎺🥁🪇 but is also the day that Joel Rhule-Samuel ran the whole LCW, yes, the full LCW loop, 100km.

He did it to raise money for Maggie's Yorkshire , and he went above his own target.
MAGGIES is a charity that supports people facing cancer, and they definitely will be able to keep helping with this money raised today.
You can still donate here if you feel like you can contribute 🪙🪙💰

🔗https://maggies.enthuse.com/pf/joel-rhule-samuel

Joel's day started super early, waking up at 4.30am, and starting his journey at Golden Acre Park car park, setting of at 5.30am.
He finished it just after 8pm. LONG DAYYYYY out and about.
He, luckily, got many friends and family supporting him. Cheerleading, food, drinks, providing the mental encouragement, running with him, all the logistics, etc. A huge team effort.

Abbey Runners - Leeds organised themselves to cover all the legs with him, taking turns on each leg handover. He didn't run a single leg on his own.

Thank you Thomas Rogerson Simon Jones Liam Jenkins Charlotte Knowles Andrea Cobo Ibáñez and Tom Bysouth for all the support.

Now ready for bed.

CONGRATULATIONS 🌟🌟🎊🎊🌟🌟

Jack Bloor Race and Fund. ⛰️⛰️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏾‍♂️🏃🏾‍♂️🏃🏽🏃🏽
The key is not to get lost up there, and find the way back down 🧭🫣

Abbey Runners have successfully completed another PECO season 👏🏽 🙌🏽 👌🏽

🥇 WINNERS in the Ladies Premier League (for consecutive year)
🥈 2nd place in the Men Premier League
🥈 Another very well deserved 2nd place in the Ladies Vets Premier Division.
🥉 And last, but not least, an amazing 3rd place in Men Vets Premier Division.

We are now ready to have some fun, in a much more relaxed atmosphere, next Sunday, in the Bramley Falls Park, where PECO Relays will take place. We are entering 12 senior teams 💪🏽💪🏽 and many more Junior teams.

All details here: https://www.pecoxc.co.uk/pages/team_results.html

No stopping Abbeys in the run up to Christmas 🎄
Firstly, the annual lights run around Golden Acre Park (with chocolate elves!) and then over 40 Abbeys out on Thursday split between the city centre lights run and the joint seasonal session with our friends at Leeds Bradford Tri Club, and then a great turn out for the joint milestone Parkrun at Roundhay 😁

Yesterday's night 5K club handicap 🏁🏁🏁
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Great running night followed by drinks at the Stables 🐴🐴
Well done everyone 👏🏽 and congratulations to Jasmine, our club's president, who wont the Collin Morath trophy 🏆🏆

5K - Club Handicap 🏁🏁 ABBEY RUNNERS 🏆🏆 Collin Morath Trophy

Recap 🌟🌟

🌟 Throwback Vibes & Recent Runs 🌟 In this fast-paced world, it's easy to feel like posting anything from days or weeks ago is already outdated. But we believe that every run, every race, and every sweaty finish line is a memory worth revisiting! Here’s a recap of all the amazing moments Abbeys have shared over the past 2-3 weeks: 1️⃣ Target parkrun for Mike & Rachel's wedding 2️⃣ Spooky 50th @_karlp Parkrun 😈👹🦴🧛‍♀️🧟‍♂️ 3️⃣ Liz and Liz's daughter after the Leeds 5K series, which was a YVAA Championship qualifying race. Liz won her age category, and Anna got sub22 PB. 4️⃣ & 5️⃣ Settle loop, 7 Abbeys and amazing weather. 6️⃣ Jasmine and Thomas touring looking for new parkruns. 7️⃣ Our superstar Kirsten in Torremolinos last week, representing the GB team. She did amazing. And so did Ross. Even if we don't have pictures, he deserves the mention, ending 4th in his AG. 8️⃣ @adelbythesea ran the Chicago Marathon in 3h35'25, which wasn't the PB he was aiming for, but still amazing. 9️⃣ Last week track session, with some dynamic and fun exercises to practice quick moves. 🔟 PECO prep. Hills session at Chevin, which will probably repeat in 2 weeks time. If we missed any milestones or unforgettable runs, tag us so we can keep celebrating these moments together! And remember… PECO is just 3 weeks away! Time to lace up, train hard, and get ready for the finish line! ⏳🏁 #AbbeysRunningClub #RunTogether #PECOCountdown #MemoriesInMotion