My husband has to pull out due to a foot injury. He had to walk back to the start, passing 2 Marshall’s who said they would call ahead to the organisers, neither did. At the finish they were more interested in keeping the laptop up to date. No one offer him a drink, pain killers or first aid. He had to wait until I finished to get these and a trip to A&E.
The event was good but the organisers on the day were sadly lacking.

Thank you to all of the organisers, really well set up with super friendly marshals across the course, and well stacked fuel (and cake!) stands during/after the race. The route was slightly hillier than we expected but nicely varied and with great nature/scenery. We couldn't have asked for a more friendly and supportive atmosphere for our first time! The issues from past reviews with crowded starting times had been solved this year as well

Enjoyed this run in great scenery. Shame we had to do 2 big and 2 small laps instead of just the two laps as originally planned but I understand it was out of your hands to have to change the route. I had to check my directions with the marshals more than once so I didn't get lost!
Great organisation and a lovely group of people to run with too. Would definitely recommend.

The Grim up North events are the best you will do, how races should be run.

It's Grim Up North Running events never disappoint - thank you for a brilliant morning out.

Just a bit disappointed my results aren't listed...even though I made a point of crossing the line every lap

Once again the IGUN team have laid on a lovely and challenging run.
Looking through the reviews there are one or two minor gripes. Probably bought about by the late, unexpected and unavoidable change to the route.
There are also some useful tips.
Personally I didn't have a problem and enjoyed the whole experience.
But then again I'm a seasoned GRIM participant

First time I'd done a trail race, so nice gentle easy run. Shame not being allowed to run by the canal, but not the fault of the organisers. Missed the turnaround point as wasn't very clear, but all sorted out in the end.

But cake, happy faces and a great sense of fun made it all worthwhile.

Friendly marshalls and runners.

As a first time runner I have nothing to gauge it against, however I found the venue excellent with plenty of car park spaces close to start line.
No issues with signing in but was there early as not sure what to expect.
Organisation seemed fine but the only issue I had with it was I felt a Marshall should have been placed where the loop was as I missed the turning first time around and on the final loop of 1.6 miles went wrong again so ended up running over 7.1 miles.
As I said I was a first time runner so not sure if it was my fault.
Overall an amazing experience and looking forward to my next one

This is the second “it’s grim up north run” they’re so well organised, the medals are fantastic, the Marshalls and staff are very helpful. The cakes and snacks after the are epic, I’ll be signing up for my third run.

Plenty of parking spaces at the Skelton services, great facilities for before / after the run. Lovely route even though there were unexpected changes before the race. Organisers gave all necessary info ahead of the run. Love the cake at the end - those with food intolerances / allergies will also find something for themselves!

I found it a little confusing with the route change , which wasn’t there fault . It was due to water ways

I love this run! It was my first proper run in 2023, i did the 5 miles. This year i decided to step it up to half marathon. Every one on the course, runners and marshalls, were friendly and happy. It was a warm one but there was plenty of water and juice at the refreshment stations. Instructions were clear and the course rpute was clearly signposted and easy to follow.

Lovely route, friendly staff, accommodating and pleasant personal experience provided.

Really relaxed run and organised very well!

The blurb on the page actually said kebabs at the finish! I knew there would be cake but only because I had done it before. The route ran was also not like on the page blurb. I dont just mean the issue with the additional 2mile that had to be pulled off! On the page it was essentially a canal run. If I had know it was the same route as last year I would have worn trail shoes, also I dont like crossing the finish line and going out again generally but the turn around sign was not very clear and so me and a lot of others ran all the way to the bridge. Even the Marshall commented on it.