Its Grim Up North Running
Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, West Yorks, LS5 3JG
Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, West Yorks, LS5 3JG
Anthony Walker
Great race
Challenging, muddy half marathon route, really enjoyed it.
The signage problems added a bit of distance, but I appreciate the effort that went into the organisation.
Benjamin Robinson
Poor Signage
Unfortunately one of the signs had been moved, presumably in the wind. It sent me and quite a few others the wrong way round the loop. I ended up doing 10.9 miles. Prior to that I was really enjoying the race, though the signage was scarce at certain intervals which meant you were slowing to look out for signs and it was mentally taxing.
Sam Donnelly
Poorly planned
Hi Sam, I’m truly sorry for the problems with the course signage. We spent a long time on Saturday putting everything in place and went back out early Sunday to double-check it. Unfortunately, between our final review and the start of the event, several signs were either removed or turned, which caused the course to become unclear. I completely understand how upsetting it must have been to end up running farther than intended. I genuinely wish we could amend the result for you, but we’re not able to alter an individual time. I’m really sorry that your race day was affected in this way,
Jonathan Brothers
A great race
These events are always so well run by the organisers. The route layout was easy to follow and the selection of post race food and drink was amazing. Loved the burgers!
Thank you for taking the time to review
Robert Cranham
Directing arrow sign pointing in the wrong direction
Many of the front runners went the wrong way because an arrow indicated the route was pointing in the wrong direction. I was in 1st place at the time. We ran an extra 3km, costing me 12 places. Many others made the same mistake. Shame really, it spoiled a good race. At the second passing of the arrow, it had been corrected.
I’m very sorry about what happened with the course signage. We had spent a great deal of time on Saturday marking everything thoroughly, and we went back out early Sunday to confirm it was all still in place. Sadly, between that check and the start of the race, a number of signs were either taken down or turned, which led to the confusion on the course. I completely understand how disheartening it must have felt to run farther than the planned distance, and I’m genuinely sorry that this impacted your race. As much as we would like to fix this for you, we’re unable to adjust a single result. Once again, I’m deeply sorry for your disappointing experience, and I truly appreciate your understanding.
David Smith
A route that had it all
Another great event with lovely marshalls, a route that had it all including a tough mudder section section thrown in for free and one of the best medals I've ever seen. Can't wait for the 20th Birthday race.
Sara Short
Not grim at all.
Lovely run route, well marshalled, and the medal was amazing. Happy 10th birthday Grim.
Dan Walsh
Friendly atmosphere, great varied course, lovely burgers!
Really enjoyed it. Lovely friendly people and great food!
The only note I would add is I’m not sure why we had to go out and back on the canal instead of looping around the path behind Kirkstall Forge?
Jacob Ashe
Beautiful route with great atmosphere!!
My first event with It's Grim Up North and I had a great time! Cutoff for the ultra was shorter than expected, but I'll definitely be back!
thank you for taking the time to review, glad you had a good day and we will hopefully see you soon
Becky Blackburn
Loved it!
Many thanks to all involved! Really appreciate all you do in putting these events on and running them.
Thank you for taking the time to review, glad you enjoyed your day.
Cathie Hall
Lovely people in the club made this event alongside the lovely countryside
Thanks so much for the review. It is a lovely area and suprising countryish so close to Leeds. Well done
Hazel Fenton
Gorgeous trail run with excellent marshalls and great food at the end.
This was the first time I have actually done a Grim Up North race, though I have been aware of them for ages. I was really impressed with the friendliness of the marshalls and organisers, and the very chilled atmosphere of the start line and finish stand. I had a great time - good weather helped! - and really enjoyed the race. Will definitely do another.
Thanks for the review. I think you got the best part of the weather, it teemed it down in the afternoon. Glad you enjoyed the event and glad you took the time to book with Grim. Very well done
Gavin Keenan
Potential for good race but poor signage/ Marshall direction let it down
The signage wasn’t consistent enough leading to being unsure at times of which direction the route was taking. A poorly placed sign towards the end led runners into a network rail work site. This could have led to serious issues and affected finish times massively so chip times are not representative.
Thank you for taking the time to review and very well done. Apologies regarding the signage, which went out between 5 and 7 am this morning, some of the signage got moved, replaced and moved again. This is unusual but it happens.
Sarah Myers
Great route
Really enjoyed the race. Great organisation as always
Thanks Sarah for taking the time to review. Very well done and glad you enjoyed the day :-)
Liam Casey
Good event very well or
Hi Liam, thanks for the review, glad you enjoyed the day. very well done.
Sandra Ford
Friendly but disappointing being sent the wrong way
Ended up running 14.41 miles instead of the half marathon. This will result in power of 10 stats and rankings being wrong.
Friendly people and great medal.
This is a real shame and disappointment though. If the times can be adjusted to the correct half marathon times this would be most welcome.
Thanks for taking the time to review. Please accept my apologies for the half marathon course being long, this was down to me giving incorrect instructions to a marshal. I do know this is very disappointing for you and I can't apologise enough. Unfortunately the times are official and cannot be adjusted. I do hope you enjoyed the rest of the event.
Jen Frost
One of the friendliest running events I’ve attended!
Felt very welcomed & supported by all marshals, at the start & also along the course. Fellow runners were also very friendly with everyone saying well done along the route & being lovely & chatty. Great scenery, too. A mix of paths, mud & rod. Absolutely loved it. The end with cupcakes & all the food options was great, too. I noticed gluten free & other dietary options, which is amazing to see.
Thanks for taking the time to review. So glad you enjoyed the day and very well done. It's a marmite thing isn't it, mud and slippiness, some people love it, other don't, glad you did. :-)
Poorly organised.
Really poorly organised. Barely any Marshalls around I got lost several times. Very muddy and quite dangerous so close to the canal. No hot water left for a drink at the end and no toilets en route. Have been to a few of these runs and usually very good. I won’t be attending again sadly. I was very upset being a new runner it was very lonely. No atmosphere at all.
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to review, all feedback is indeed invaluable. Our events are very small and can be lonely at times, some runners like this and some other don't. I'm sorry that you thought the event was poorly organsized, a lot of effort is always put in to all Grims events as we do love our runners. I do sincerely hope you will give us another chance in the future.
David Tait
Badly organised route
I ended up running 14.4 miles in a half marathon and spoke to one lad who had done 16 as there was confusion over the route and sent the wrong way by a Marshall ! Ruined my run and more importantly my run time !!! Not happy
Thanks for taking the time to review. Please accept my apologies, I gave the incorrect instructions to a marshal, which meant all the half marathons were incorrect. So sorry.