FORDY RUNS Wakefield

Hi, everyone; we hope you've enjoyed our "meet the leaders" posts over the last few days. We’re so excited for tomorrow’s launch event! It will be a little bit different to a usual Tuesday meet, so here’s a little bit about what you can expect:

* Meeting in the car park of the duck pond entrance to Thornes Park by 18:30

* We'll get everybody checked in, let's take an all-important group photo or two, then - those that want to - a quick warm-up and off we go for 1, 2 or 3 loops of our lovely park, whichever direction you fancy (route link in the comments).
Note: The running this week is completely optional; if you'd prefer to just do the social aspect, that's fine too; at least one of us will be around the benches at all times.

* After the Run, we'll gather for a bit of a social with some delicious cake and goodies (you may want to bring some spare water/drink); plus, an opportunity to have a friendly chat with the run leaders, learn more about FORDY RUNS, their ethos, the other groups, how to become affiliated etc, and we can answer any questions you may have.

* *WIN* Everybody who attends and books via the app will be entered into a FREE raffle to win a personalised FORDYS running t-shirt or vest in the colour of your choice—we’ll draw the winner on the night. *WIN*

*We will wrap up by 8pm, hopefully, all with full bellies and excited for future FORDY meets!

Please book on so we know how many people to expect. You can find full instructions on this post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02kx8q6yzEg4p4rvHXQFoY3pqoV76P1esL4YrHH2E42q7NnE1ZkJwKbkDeeHis7BsMl&id=61560199157907

If you have any questions we haven't answered, feel free to ask.

We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow!

Holly, Keira, Sam & Kris

How to Book onto a FORDY RUNS Satellite Session:

1. Download the Fit by Wix App: Available on both iOS and Android.
2. Join with an Invite Code: Open the app, click ‘join with an invite code’ and type ‘OT3UGA’.
3. Create an Account: We advise you to create an account to save your details for future bookings.
4. Book a Session:
• Click ‘book a session’.
• Select the date and find the session you want to join.
• Click ‘book’, complete your details, and confirm your booking.

You will receive an email to confirm your booking.

If you need to cancel, simply follow the same steps above, find your session, and cancel as needed.

The final in our ‘meet the leaders’ series is our Holly Rae, the straight talking, determined and shoe buying influencer! 🏃‍♀️‍➡️👟

My selfie skills are sub par, but I did plot a great route today. 15 of us turned up for a refreshing drizzly start, we picked up number 16 en route. There were lots of happy faces smashing the 8mile distance.
Massive well done to Laura on her longest ever run 🎉.
A mind blowing shout out to Wayne who ran a whopping 32 miles yesterday and still joined us today for another 8 🤯
Can't wait to see you all for our launch on Tuesday.
Drop your maps and let's see how you all got on.
Sam.

Next up on our ‘meet the run leaders’ series is our one and only Coach Kris! Kris Weston, He’s the most supportive, encouraging, inspiring and cheeky guy you’ll ever meet. We so excited to have him on our team 🥳

Next up on our ‘meet the run leaders’ series is our awesome Sam Gravil, who is our kind, considerate, super inclusive, smiley leader, who we all love so much.

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Over the next few days, we’ll be introducing our four run leaders… Starting with Keira Yates 🏃🏻‍♀️

Hello! I’m Keira and live in Durkar. I originally hail from South Wales and spent 15 years living in London before moving to Wakefield, my husband’s home city, in 2017.

I’ve been running for just under four years, having completed a Settee to 3k course with Running Fit Wakefield six weeks after my youngest son was born. A keen cyclist, I always said I could bike but never run – how wrong I was! Once I learned that slowing down was fundamental to enjoyment and that consistency was key, I completed my first 10K within a couple of months of finishing the course.

Since then I’ve ran six marathons, have another in October and I’ve signed up for an ultra next year. I’ve been an English Athletics-qualified run leader for three years and I get so much joy from the social side of running. I’ve met some of my closest friends through my meets and love being part of the Wakefield running community - we’re a super friendly and inclusive bunch!

Running is crucial to my mental health and has helped me lose weight and become much more confident. If you’ve ever been told you’re too big to run, I’m proof that’s utter rubbish as I was a size 22 when I started. I’m really passionate about helping people like me find a love of running and exercise – honestly, if I can do it, anyone can!

Most likely to say: “This is definitely the last hill!” 30 seconds later… “Oops, forgot about this one, sorry!”
Least likely to say: “No thank you, I have no fear of missing out and I definitely won’t be signing up to **INSERT RIDICULOUS RACE HERE**.”
Favourite trainers: Saucony Endorphin Speed 3
Favourite race: Cardiff Half Marathon
Favourite distance: 10 miles
Listens to while running: BBC 6 Music or any BBC podcast (I may be biased towards my workplace 😂)

How to Book onto a FORDY RUNS Satellite Session:

1. Download the Fit by Wix App: Available on both iOS and Android.
2. Join with an Invite Code: Open the app, click ‘join with an invite code’ and type ‘OT3UGA’.
3. Create an Account: We advise you to create an account to save your details for future bookings.
4. Book a Session:
• Click ‘book a session’.
• Select the date and find the session you want to join.
• Click ‘book’, complete your details, and confirm your booking.

You will receive an email to confirm your booking.

If you need to cancel, simply follow the same steps above, find your session, and cancel as needed.

A few of us needed a bit of a shake out before our first official run.
Really enjoyable social run. Great to welcome Graham who runs the Leeds FORDY RUNS Running Club.
Drop your maps folks 🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Tuesday 16th July is our launch event! Hope to see lots of you there

We’re now on Strava!

We now have our own Strava group. Come and join us there!

FORDY RUNS WAKEFIELD Welcome to FORDY RUNS WAKEFIELD Our vibrant supportive running community is a free, friendly and chatty group open to all levels. Whether you are new to running or a seasoned pro you'll find a place with us

Who's excited for our launch event?! 🤩🥳 Hope to see many of you there to celebrate Tuesday 16th July 6.30pm - (we'll even have cake!)

Full event details here: https://fb.me/e/4vQgaqCmb

If anyone is taking part in the Leeds 10k this Sunday, FORDY RUNS Running Club are hosting a shake out run on Saturday! Free and open to all to attend. Details below 👌

Who's running the Leeds 10k and need to shake out their legs?

Join FORDY RUNS running club at Woodhouse Moor on the 22nd June at 9am!

The plan is to 'shake out' those legs before the big day (Leeds 10k), loosen them up and get prepared

FORDY RUNS Running Club is coming to Wakefield! We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new satellite group, bringing our friendly and supportive running community to your area.

Run by Kris, Keira, Sam, and Holly, we can't wait to meet you all and start running together. We’ll share more about us very soon!

Our launch event will be on **Tuesday, 16th July**! We'll be sharing more details soon, so stay tuned.