- Thu 6 Aug 2026
19:00
Age 16 & over
£10-£12
- 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Event overview
If you like beautiful races in beautiful places, like fun, like medals and like goodies then this event is for you.
You'll enjoy a medal and lots of goodies at the finish line.
This event is part of the It's Grim Up North calendar of runs, offering a range of distances and levels of difficulty so there is something for everyone.
Famous for its low-key approach, all runners will be greeted with a warm smile and friendly chat.
The aim is to get you out running, help you enjoy the beautiful countryside with great camaraderie and for you to experience the sense of well-being you get when you cross that finish line.
You'll be shown that the North is anything but Grim.
This event is part of Rodley - Rock up n' Run | Summer Evening Series.
Event photos
Event video
- Average fitness
- Event village
- Families
- Newcomers
- Spectators
Timetable
Ability level
Not so grim.
- First aid
- Marshals
- Out and back
- Way markers
- GPX available
- Bar
- Free parking
Event HQ
Rodley Barge
184 Town Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS13 1HP
UK
Start
The start and finish is behind the Rodley Barge Pub on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Parking
There is free parking around the village of Rodley.
- Chip timing
- Goody bag
- Medal
Jumble medal, beer or soft drink and sweetie bag for all runners.
Great organisation and fantastic staff, really helpful. Runs are great for a fun-style run with some great scenery. Love doing these Toni OH
Lovely summer run Sherri H
Local canal run. Course was flat along the canal, 2.5k four times. Not many runners attended. Only needed one marshal at the turnaround point. Monotonous and no water at the 5k point, which was much needed in summer. Friendly and low key, and a nice little run if you’re a beginner Tara C
Grim Up North provide the best races for all running abilities. The organisers are fantastic, helpful, funny, inspiring and welcoming, and they provide the best events in the best places. Not only are they the best events going, but they cater for all ages and abilities. I will always be in the last 10 or 15 to finish, but the Grim Up North Team are as enthusiastic and lovely with the tail-enders as they are with the elite and intermediate. As the better runners pass the others on their way back, they still give words of encouragement to keep the slower ones going. A great running community and a great organisation, with brilliant medals and burgers. Awesome Jean C
Grim is all things bright and beautiful, races for everyone. Hilary W
- Age 16 & over
- Entries open
- Enter online
Entry fees
Entry fee
£10.00
Entry fee
£12.00
Other races at event
- Thu 6 Aug 2026
- #2 of 2
18:45
Age 16 & over
£15-£17
- 10 km trail running + 92 ft ascent