FORDY RUNS Wakefield

Hello 👋🏻 Andrew here with this week’s Fordy schedule

Tuesday:
Keeping it fairly simple with 5.5k and 7.5k routes down to Calder Park wetlands. They do go in different directions though, so please choose 1 and make sure you know where you’re going!

Wednesday:
No Improvers session this week as we have leaders on leave and a lot of folk are off to Newmillerdam for the Quacky trail run 🦆

Usual process for the runs. Please come and check in with a run leader when you get there. All paces are welcome. No one gets left behind.

📍Meeting Point: Thornes Park, Holmfield Arms Entrance, Lower Car Park
🕤Time: 6:30pm
💷Cost: Free to join – please book on via the app or link in the comments.

Route pics below and links will be posted in the WhatsApp community.

See you there!

Long Run Sunday

20 of us got together for a 10k and 10m long run Sunday
We welcomed Liv to her first long run Sunday.

Meanwhile we also had lots at Leeds 10k, Windermere Marathon and Roche Abbey

We are back on Tuesday for our social runs and at the Quacky Duck Race on Wednesday

Long Run Sunday time!
DONT FORGET- 8.30am start

Mark here, we are short on run leaders so I’ve recycled a few routes from last year

I’ve got a 10K and 10m route for you this week, both taking in Horbury and the golf course, the 10miler has a little detour to Ossett!

Good luck to those running Leeds 10k and Windermere Marathon, we’ll be checking Strava!!

📍 Thornes Park – Holmfield Arms entrance (lower car park)
🕤 8:30am
💷 Free to join – please book on via the app (booking link in comments)

Full route can be found in the WhatsApp community.

Wednesday improvers

20:18 a great simple pacing challenge- run out in 20, back in 18, some hard work put in as usual

We welcomed Liv to her first Fordys session, Andrew to his first improvers 🫣 and Kris did the warm up!!!!

We are back on Sunday for our 10k and 10M social runs

No improvers next week due to the Quacky Duck Race 🦆 🦆 🦆

Tuesday social done 💪🏼
This was the one where whatever direction we ran there was a head wind.
Well done to everyone tonight the routes were hilly and you smashed them all.

We're back tomorrow for our improvers session. It's 20-18.

Hi guys 👋 Charlotte here with your Tuesday routes. The 7.5K are having a trot through Wrenthorpe Park as it’s been ages since we’ve been up there!

This week we’ve got as usual a 5K option and a 7K ish option

As always, please check in with a run leader when you arrive and make sure you’re booked on via the app. Booking link is in the comments.

📍 Thornes Park – Holmfield Arms entrance (lower car park)
🕡 6:30pm
💷 Free to join

If you’re new, please come say hello – all paces welcome and nobody gets left behind.

Full routes can be found in the WhatsApp community.

This weeks improvers session is 20-18

See you all there!

Long run Sunday

Completed it!

Well done to all 33 of you who remembered to turn up on time and completed 10k and 10mile runs

We are back on Tuesday for our social run and Wednesday for improvers- maybe hills, maybe not!

Have a great Sunday!

Long Run Sunday time!
DONT FORGET- 8.30am start

Mark here, after a week away eating cake I’m back with some fresh new routes! (Maybe slightly borrowed from Kris!)

I’ve got a 10K and 10m route for you this week, both taking in sandal castle for a good photo op and the 10milers are also off to Newmillerdam as well

📍 Thornes Park – Holmfield Arms entrance (lower car park)
🕤 8:30am
💷 Free to join – please book on via the app (booking link in comments)

Full route can be found in the WhatsApp community.

See you Sunday at 8.30!!!

Fantastic improvers session tonight. It was fast, flat and fabulous!

We've forgotten how much we love and hate peel avenue reps, big efforts all round, well done gang.

We're back on Sunday at the earlier time of 8.30am for our 10k and 10 mile routes.

Happy Global Running Day 🤩

We just wanted to say a massive thanks to each and every one of our members who have made Fordy Runs Wakefield the huge success it has become.

Whether you come to all 3 runs a week, or drop in and out when life allows, we appreciate you all. It’s you that keeps us going and we couldn’t do it without you.