Race Date: Saturday 31st October 2026
With David Beech:
A repeat of their Summer Extravaganza, this promotion by It’s Grim Up North offers competitors a choice of events ranging from one mile up to an Ultra. In a repeat of his summer experience, Dave explains what happened:
“When you’re standing on the start line of a parkrun and really hoping that it will start on time because you have signed up to do a 10km race at 10.00am and the parkrun RD spends a full 10 minutes telling (unfunny) ghoulish jokes….. On Saturday I did the Bramley parkrun followed swiftly by a Grim up North 10km along the Leeds Liverpool canal from Kirkstall. It was tighter than planned as I rocked up to pick my race number at 9.55am. Still, it was perfect weather for racing, I was well warmed up for the main race and there was plenty of free cake at the end.”
Part 1: Parkrun in 29:17. Of course, Dave might simply have run this quicker if he thought that he was going to be late.
| Pos | Name | Cat | Gun | Chip |
| 21 | Dave Beech | M70 | 00:57:34 | 00:56:55 |
First of the 91 finishers were Chris Marshall (37:23) and Dana Connell (48:37). Link to full results: It’s Grim Up North Hubble Bubble 2026
Part 2: A saunter along the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Nice medal.