Club Night Tuesday night is our traditional club night & we usually have between 3-6 groups. All groups are taken by qualified run leaders. All running levels are catered for & no Laker is ever left behind. We meet at 6:50pm for a 7pm start. Runs are, usually, made available to view & book by Monday. Example only Group 1 - 5K run Group 2 - 6.5K run Group 3 - 8K run Group 4 - 10K run 60-70 minutes Group 5 - 10K run 50-60 minutes To register, for free, & book onto runs please visit our RunTogether (England Athletics) page by clicking here . Alternatively, you can download the app for iPhone or Android by clicking on the links below. iPhone App Android App If you need any help with this please do get in touch or let us know at your first session & we can assist. Our meeting point is Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club , which is available for storage, toilets & after run refreshments. Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club Gipsy Lane LEEDS LS11 5TT

Club History Building on the success of Cross Flatts parkrun, which started in 2013, two years later a few of the regulars got together, and with the support of Run Leeds and the Hunslet Rugby Foundation, formed the South Leeds Lakers Running Club. The first social run took place on Tuesday 10th February 2015 with 19 in attendance. 12 months later the Club took the decision to affiliate to England athletics and in 2017 won the Yorkshire & Humberside Club of the Year award. The decision to affiliate was not an easy one with concerns it would affect the decision to provide a free running club to the community. The compromise was reached that Lakers would remain free to members and it would not be compulsory for individual members to affiliate to England Athletics, a model that continues to this day. The Lakers are always looking to evolve and in 2019 formed the junior section. Once again providing free activity to the local community. Over the years the Club has gained a reputation for hosting great races such as the Bah Humbug 10k, Vets League and West Yorkshire Winter League events, and are the self proclaimed Raffle Kings. As well as being recognised by England Athletics the Club and Junior section have won a number of community awards, something we are all very proud of. We even won the Hunslet Nelson cricket competition!!! What’s in a name; A number of names were considered for the new group back in 2015. "South Leeds Misters" was in the frame when there was talk of a men only group to complement the highly successful South Leeds Sisters running club. South Leeds Sprinters was another option but was felt would give the wrong impression for a social running group. Eventually South Leeds Lakers was decided on, giving a nod to Middleton and Hunslet lakes. There was a suggestion to incorporate an “I” in the name. “Laikers” being an old north of England word that we wrongly believed referred to “playing” E.g. Are you laiking out. However, further investigation revealed that the word “Laikers” actually meant Unemployable - South Leeds Unemployables was not the image we were looking for!!! more 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 (England Athletics) page by clicking here. Alternatively, you can download the app for iPhone or Android by clicking on the links below. iPhone App Android App If you need any help with this please do get in touch or let us know at your first session & we can assist. The meeting point for this run is Watsonian Pavilion (Bridge cafe) in Cross Flatts Park .

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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 (England Athletics) page by clicking here . Alternatively, you can download the app for iPhone or Android by clicking on the links below. iPhone App Android App If you need any help with this please do get in touch or let us know at your first session & we can assist. 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!