Its Grim Up North Running
Next Race: 07/11/2026
Swinsty & Fewston Reservoir Car Park, North Lane, Otley, LS21 2NP
Next Race: 07/11/2026
Swinsty & Fewston Reservoir Car Park, North Lane, Otley, LS21 2NP
Stephanie Innes-Smith
Beautiful, gently undulating course rewarded with a brilliant medal
Lovely course. Very friendly, enthusiastic volunteers. Well positioned aid stations with the usual treats. Handy toilets at the start line, available every loop. Lots of fairly priced parking available. The medal is a piece of Yorkshire-centric joy.
Stephen Mckenna
Fantastic well organised eventful day
Yet another fantastic day with It’s Grim Up North Running, I highly recommend this race organiser for anyone from beginners to seasoned runners
Thank you for your wonderful words and very well done :-)
Anonymous
Awesome event.
Great event. Fantastic route, very scenic. Very well organised. Fantastic medal and excellent feed stations.
Thank you for taking the time to review and thanks for the very kind words. See you again soon.
Albert Beardsall
Great location, friendly marshals, a good family atmosphere, nice medal, not forgetting the hot soup.
I love the Grim Up North events, this must be my 6th or 7th event with them this year. You get what you see on the tin and an all round well run business. Great for beginners, in fact my first ever 15 miler was with Grim Up North, now I have run multiple marathons and an Ultra with them. It’s nice to see the familiar faces and a nice smile and welcome.
What a lovely review thank you. Yes you do get what it states on the tin, that's a great way of saying it. We love our runners and we do try to give the best we can. See you again soon.
Richard Jones
Fabulous
it was an absolute joy running this race this morning, the course has stunning views of the Reservoirs and the course itself is great a few minor ups and down but nothing to strenuous. The course was well signposted and the marshals and organisers were really helpful and encouraging as always! Medal and food afterwards excellent. All in all great event definitely do it again next year, we'll worth the 5 hour journey from London!!!
Wow all the way from London, that's fantastic and thank you for visiting the Grim North :-) Well done and thank you. See you again.
David Barker
Beautiful Autumn Route
A fabulous route with the leaves turning. The reservoir and the surrounding woodland look amazing. The route is maintained trail but it is very undulating (including a couple of nasty slopes.)
I put "maybe" to the question "beginner friendly" as it might not suit all, especially those used to the flat and I wouldn't recommend as a first 10k.
Thank you for taking the time to review. Yes I do agree, it wouldn't suit all beginners as this is one of our more technical courses. But if your training has been on trail it would be fine. So glad you enjoyed the event. What a glorious day. See you agian.
Laura Toomer
Stunning scenery
It wasn't my day today but I loved every step because it was absolutely beautiful
Thank you for taking the time to review and your kind words. Sometimes the day is not ours, but there will be many others :-)
Wendy McCallum
Grim put on the best inclusive running events
Thank you to everyone involved
Thank you for your lovely review, its to good to hear. Grim has always aimed to be inclusive and give runners the best day out. Well done.