South Leeds Lakers Juniors A free one hour session of athletics from 6 to 7pm every Friday. For ages 8 to 14yrs. The sessions involve coaching in run, jump & throw athletic events. Our aim is to make this fun & engaging, so whilst we will coach the basic techniques we will have fun doing it. Our coaches have taken courses with England Athletics & are all at various levels on the coaching pathway. Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults need to stay onsite during the session. For our weekly track sessions, we meet at John Charles Centre for Sport Middleton Grove Belle Isle Leeds LS11 5DJ Our sessions are completely FREE. When you arrive simply go straight past reception, out into the stadium & down to the track where the coaching team will be waiting. Occasionally, some weeks, we may take a break from the track & go trail running in the nearby woods, parents are welcome to join in. Any child wishing to take part MUST book first using the online booking form, (one booking per child, i.e. if you have two children then it's two forms). See top of page for booking form. The booking form is usually opened every Monday morning for the following Friday's session. As we have a limit on the number of children taking part each week, we operate on a first come first served basis. When the session is full, the form is closed. Once you've booked for your very first time, you will receive a welcome letter via email & be added to the parents WhatsApp group. This group is where session information is then shared each Friday. If you have any queries please contact us at southleedslakers9@gmail.com Book

Coaching Here at South Leeds Lakers we have regular FREE coaching session s. Click on the link s to read more about our coach Wendy & her running hints & tips . Wendy leads a weekly hill session (Thursday) & a weekly coaching session, at the track , (Friday). Sessions are, usually, made available to book by Monday. To register & book onto runs please visit our RunTogether page by clicking here . Alternatively, you can download the app for iPhone or Android by clicking on the links below. iPhone App Android App Wendy Hints & Tips Example coaching session Begin with a 5 min warm up followed by ; 15 mins of footwork drills 15 mins of an agility course - using cones, low hurdles & agility ladders. 20 mins on the track doing intervals as a team. All will be explained on the night. Finishing with a 5 min warm down. All abilities welcome, so don't be shy if you've not been before!

Track Session Friday night is our track night! For 40 weeks of the year we have access to the track at South Leeds Stadium, LS11 5DJ. The track is available between 6-7pm, is FREE & is open to all. You have two options: 1. Free Track Session (weekly) this session is not led, so come with your own plan to walk or run 2. Wendy's track session (weekly) Wendy is our coach Meet track side at 5:55pm & sign in with a leader/coach To register, for FREE, & book please visit our RunTogether page by clicking here . Alternatively, you can download the app for iPhone or Android by clicking on the links below. iPhone App Android App

2025 Sponsors Sponsorship details IMS IMS supports local businesses & charities The Bah Humbug team &South Leeds Lakers are thrilled that IMS have chosen to support our fantastic event in 2025 "Trenchless Technology Solutions for the Sewer Rehabilitation Industry" "IMS Robotics Group specialises in the development, construction & manufacture of robots for sewer rehabilitation. The company is internationally well positioned & is among the world market leaders in the field of house connection robots. IMS Robotics Group is proud of its high product and production depth & the global marketing of its self-developed systems. The final production of products takes place at IMS headquarters in Ottendorf-Okrilla near Dresden. IMS Robotics Group receives supplies from a network of professional & reliable partner companies, & essential components from its own subsidiaries & affiliates. IMS Robotics Group works closely with its customers & suppliers; sharing knowledge & experiences to ensure user-friendly handling & that products are utilised to their full capacity. Knowledge improves technology. Feedback & ideas become products. And working together brings success." Website Facebook LinkedIn Morley Glass We would just like to show our appreciation by giving a huge thank you to everyone at Morley Glass for sponsoring the Bah Humbug again this year. Their kindness & generosity means we are able to create another magical race for you all to enjoy! “Morley Glass is the biggest manufacturer of integral blinds within high performance glazing in the UK. We are the UK's largest specialist manufacturer of sealed & double glazed windows, doors, conservatory units & decorative glass, containing integral blinds (blinds in glass). These are for installing into all kinds of windows, doors & bi folding doors. We manufacture & distribute Uni-Blinds. These Venetian & pleated blinds are permanently sealed within double glazed units. Uni-Blinds is a highly innovative system offering many benefits, both aesthetically and practically, making the brand the number one choice of style-conscious home owners. We have been successfully supplying this system for many years & are the only UK company to manufacture the pleated (Plisse) system in-house, enabling us to offer an unbeatable five working day lead time. The lead time for manual Venetian style Uni-Blinds is 10-12 working days from receipt of order from 10am on any given Thursday. The Uni-Blinds system is designed for both domestic & commercial installations & is particularly suitable for bi-folding doors & windows. Uni-Blinds Venetian & pleated blinds are manufactured to the highest standards & specifications. Once sealed in the dust-free environment of the glazing cavity they will require no cleaning, always appear new & are protected from damage. But is not just the quality performance of Uni-Blinds that keeps us at the forefront of the industry. Our customers value the extensive support we provide.” www.morleyglass.co.uk If there are any other businesses who want to get involved with sponsoring this incredible event then please do get in touch ASAP! Take a look at sponsorship details here .

Bah Humbug 2024 Sunday 8th December 2024 saw another successful Bah Humbug 10K, hosted by South Leeds Lakers Running Club. 350 participants of all abilities tackled the challenging trails around Middleton Woods, many in fancy dress. The event was a fantastic showcase of Yorkshire spirit & determination. Runners enjoyed delicious mince pies & humbug sweets upon crossing the finish line, & the Phoenix Bar provided a welcoming space for drinks & hot food. Thank you to everyone who made this event memorable. 2024 Winners! It was a super tough event today so well done to all of you! Female Results 1st- Niamh Conroy 2nd- Melanie Sebo 3rd- Katie Brown Male Results 1st- Terry Forrest 2nd- Thomas Moulding 3rd- Richard Sykes And please say a huge congratulations to our age category winners! Female Results FV40- Amanda Helliwell FV50- Lisa Butterill FV60- Emer Dudley FV70- Gail Tombs Male Results MV40- Dean Playforth MV50- Joseph Lowe MV60- Dave Parker MV70- Martin Simpson Brand new for this year we had our best fancy dress competition! Please say a huge well done & happy 40th wedding anniversary to, our winners, Sue & Jeremy (see photo below). 2024 Results 2024 video more photos Some words from our amazing Event Director As the “sun”! sets on another Bah Humbug 10k , I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone for coming & once again making it such a great event. The stress & the anxiety of watching weather apps for the last 3 days, now feels like a distant memory & although there were a few slight changes we needed to make on the day, things seemed to pass relatively smoothly. As I said post race, it takes an army of people to put on such an event & the feedback we’ve had regarding our amazing course marshalls who were stood there in some really challenging conditions, has been second to none. A massive thank you to the core team, most of who were out on course at 6:30am for setup & still packing things away at 3pm this afternoon. You guys are amazing. Also everyone else who has made this event what it is today, from registration, food, lead bike, water stations, social media, kids race, merchandise, goody bags, Kingy the Lion, our MC, warm up etc etc. A huge thank you to all our sponsors, partners & suppliers - the feedback we’ve had regarding this years medals, trophies T-Shirts has been ace. But finally a massive thank you to all our entrants. You came to see us, when on a day like today it would’ve been easier to stay in bed & in doing so have raised a massive amount of money for local good causes. We hope you enjoyed yourselves & will come back and see us again next year. I’m sure there will be lots of photos shared on Facebook in the coming days. Have a wonderful festive period & all the very best for 2025. Mark - Event Director

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Bah Humbug 10K 10th December 2023 "Not really sure where to start, but I’ll try! From the course set up team out at 6am, to the registration team that ensured all aspects of the event went so smoothly, to the core team that have spent 8 months planning, to our amazing course Marshalls for which the feedback from the runners was you are simply the most enthusiastic they have ever seen , to the catering team, water station and finishers team, to the juniors that stood in the rain & handed out medals, our amazing PA & of course Harry The Hawk ! To our fantastic partners and suppliers, to each and everyone of you who brought raffle prizes and bought tickets & of course our amazing runners who trudged though the mud in the most festive of outfits, I thank you all You’ve certainly done yourselves proud today." 10.12.23 Mark Bowman Race Director for 2023 Here are some of our winners More photos 2023 Results 2023 video

2024 News Tuesday 2nd January 2024 We were happy to be back out on our Club Night runs after the Christmas break. Sunday 7th January 2024 West Yorkshire Winter League race @ Huddersfield (Stadium Runners). Saturday 13th January 2024 Middleton Woods was the venue for our first Parkrun League fixture of the year. Well played jokers & excellent running saw Colin & John take joint first place. If you want to know more about our Parkrun League please click here . Sunday 21st January 2024 We hosted a very successful home race for the West Yorkshire Winter League . Many volunteer hours and a huge amount of work goes on, behind the scenes, to make these events possible. Thank you to all the volunteers, organisers and clubs for helping to creating such a wonderful day! Tuesday 23rd January 2024 We held week one of our new Couch to 5K programme. We welcomed 20+ new members to the club. Well done on completing your first run. Tuesday 30th January 2024 A lovely run in the woods for our daytime group. Tuesday 6th February 2024 One of our 10k groups headed out to The Royal Armouries to gaze upon the Knife Angel Sculpture. Read more about the sculpture here . Sunday 11th February 2024 Before & after the Queensbury West Yorkshire Winter League race. Watch the videos here & here . Sunday 18th February 2024 Pudsey West Yorkshire Winter League race. Saturday 24th February 2024 - Sunday 10th March 2024 16 Marathons in 16 days! Yes, that's correct. No typos here. Ian completed this amazing challenge whilst raising money for Andy's Man Club, Leeds Dock Running Club & Recovery Runners. Click here to see more. Sunday 25th February 2024 Stainland West Yorkshire Winter League race. Saturday 23rd March 2024 Congratulations to the Couch to 5k group on completing the 9 week programme and finishing off with Cross Flatts Parkrun. You can watch the, Facebook, video here on our members group page. Saturday 30th March 2024 Cross Flatts Parkrun celebrated it's 11th birthday fancy dress style. Read our history to find out why this Parkrun is special to Lakers. Congratulation Thomas on 500 Parkruns! Thursday 18th April 2024 **Happy Birthday to us** South Leeds Lakers Juniors celebrated their 5th Birthday. 16 brave souls turned up on 18th April 2019 at Cockburn High School playing fields to take part junior athletics. Fast forward 5 years & we are at the John Charles stadium & still going strong. Over these last 5 years we have had as many as 260 children try at least one or more of our sessions. We must be doing something right as our weekly average numbers (per year) remain consistently strong. Saturday 11th May 2024 We attended 'Let's Move South Leeds' in Cross Flatts park. Showcasing our Junior Club & delivering taster sessions for the local community. It was very busy, with lots of children taking part. Great fun was had by all & even the Lord Mayor stopped by to say hello (she knew all about our amazing club). Well done to all involved. Sunday 19th May 2024 We rounded off Mental Health Awareness Week with a lovely walk in Middleton Woods. 7th June 2024 We have all been touched by the tragic passing of Rob Burrow. This week our junior lakers, with help from willing coaches & parents, ran 7 laps of South Leeds Stadium to help raise funds for the MND Centre. ITV Calendar came down to film. Watch here Donate Sunday 9th June 2024 The weather held out & Lakers met for a social get together at The Nelly. What will we do next? Wednesday 19th June 2024 What a glorious evening we had hosting the YVAA Grand Prix race number 4. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers. Saturday 22nd June 2024 Lakers promoted the club at Beeston Festival & dazzled the locals with 'The Lakers Loo Roll Challenge' Wednesday 26th June 2024 We had a lovely evening at The Hyde Park Harriers Summer Mile. This event was our 'race of the month' for June & did not disappoint. We had a great time testing out our speed & received a chocolate bar, beer & medal for our efforts. Well done to Michelle & Richard, our fastest female & male trophy winners. Results Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June 2024 Some brave Lakers took on Endure 24 at Bramham Park. We had solo runners & teams trying to rack up the miles on the looped course. Well done all. Thursday 4th July 2024 We love to make the most out of our lovely local woods. Thanks, Wendy, for your weekly hill sessions. Saturday 13th July 2024 Parkrun league run number 7 saw Lakers at Sherwood Pines. A beautiful, one lap, course in the woods. Saturday 20th July 2024 Lakers smashing it at The Tolkien Trail Race. Andrea 1st F40 & Haydn 1st U23. Well done guys! Sunday 28th July 2024 More success for Lakers. This time in the shape of Simon. "...just to say to all, don't give up on your running goals! After many years & races I finally got a podium position in my age category today, at the James Herriot trail race. Might not seem much to some but I've never achieved it... Beautiful day (bit warm though), stunning scenery & a race of two halves. Even had enough winnings for a pint with Paul..." Well said Simon & a massive well done. Cheers! Tuesday 30th July 2024 Monopoly anyone? South Leeds lakers Monopoly Madness 12K Wednesday 14th August 2024 Lakers enjoyed a lovely curry night at The Plantation in Middleton. Cheers! Friday 16th August 2024 Leeds Dock Relay 2024. We had six teams pushing themselves to get as many laps completed in the hour. Well done to all the Lakers that took part this year. What a great way to spend a sunny, Friday night. If you want to know more about the event, here is a great write up from Charli at Dragons Running Club. Sunday 6th October 2024 Well done to everyone who took part in the Morley 10k. Sunday 13th October 2024 What a great turn out of Lakers at The Abbey Dash. We had plenty of first time 10kers, shiny PBs for some & a fabulous group of volunteers taking charge of the baggage tent. Tuesday 29th October 2024 Did somebody say pie & peas? The promise of food brought out all the ghosts & ghouls. We saw some great costumes on our club runs this week followed by pie & pies in The Pump House. A big thanks to Claire & team for organising the food & serving it up with a smile. Sunday 17th November 2024 The return of the West Yorkshire Winter League! It's nice to see a lovely big team & welcome some new runners to the Lakers family. Well done to everyone who braved the cold & made it back for the all important raffle. The first Lakers back were Simon Purll & Hannah Lewis. We had some great age category results too, with Andrea in 3rd & Graham & Cheryl in 4th. December 2024 Reindeer Strava art, a Santa hat run, festive Parkrunning & a Twixmas St Aidan's 10k. What more could you ask for? Happy Christmas!

Yorkshire Veterans' Athletics Association South Leeds Lakers take part in the annual YVAA Grand Prix series of trail races. If you are interested in competing in 2025 & would like to know more about the league please take a look at the YVAA website . They also have a Facebook page. Eligibility All runners must be over the age of 33 on race day, registered with England Athletics & either a member of a club that is affiliated to YVAA or affiliated as an individual yourself. If you have any questions about affiliation contact Shelly (club secretary). Runners aged 33 or 34 will run as guests & so will not be eligible to score points until they are a fully fledged vet of 35. In 2024 we had fun travelling to different Yorkshire running clubs & competing in ten races. Take a look at the full results using the button below. Thank you to everyone who represented the club during the season. 2024 Results Kirkstall YVAA 2024 Morley YVAA 2024 Queensbury YVAA 2024 Kirkstall YVAA 2024 1/6 In 2023 we took part in the YVAA Grand Prix. Below are the final standings after seven races. Thank you to everyone who represented the club during the season. Huge well done to Graham Kitchen (M60) for a 2nd place age category series win and Richard Harrison (M40) for 3rd! 2023 Final results Club Women's Men's 2023 PHOTOS

Daytime Run We have a daytime run, at 10am, every Tuesday. This run is between 6.5-8K & is, usually, made available to view & book by Monday. To register, for free, & book onto this run please visit our RunTogether page by clicking here . Alternatively, you can download the app for iPhone or Android by clicking on the links below. iPhone App Android App The meeting point for this run is Watsonian Pavilion (Bridge cafe) in Cross Flatts Park .

Annual Awards 2024 What a great turn out we had for the South Leeds Lakers 2024 Annual Awards. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who voted & a special shout-out to our committee for organising the event & providing delicious food. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes to make these special events possible. The time & effort from all the volunteers is very much appreciated. Congratulations to the winners Laker Club Person 2024: Michelle Ahern-Gibson Laker Young Fliers Archie Harrison & Haydn Harrison Laker female of the year: 1st Wendy Murgatroyd 2nd Michelle Ahern-Gibson 3rd Hannah Lewis Laker male of the year: 1st Ant Gibson 2nd Richard Harrison 3rd Ian Pickles Coaches choice award: Simon Purll Park Run League Winners 1st Silas Laird 2nd Wendy Murgatroyd 3rd Neil Laird 10th anniversary t-shirt competition 1st Keenan James 2nd Phil Hodgson 3rd Cheryl Harrison Thanks for the fab photos Max! 2023 Laker Club Person 2023: Mark Bowman Laker female of the year: 1st Wendy Murgatroyd 2nd Michelle Ahern-Gibson & Claire Louise Burgess 3rd Shelly Parker Laker male of the year: 1st Thomas Metcalf & Richard Harrison 2nd Antony Gibson 3rd Mark Bowman Coaches choice award: Richard Burgess Park Run League Winners 1st Mark Reid 2nd Mark Harding 3rd Wendy Murgatroyd Last Man standing at the bar: Jason Duggan Best Selfie Taker: Stewart Forsyth

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