Bah Humbug 2024
Sunday 8th December 2024 saw another successful Bah Humbug 10K, hosted by South Leeds Lakers Running Club. 350 participants of all abilities tackled the challenging trails around Middleton Woods, many in fancy dress. The event was a fantastic showcase of Yorkshire spirit & determination. Runners enjoyed delicious mince pies & humbug sweets upon crossing the finish line, & the Phoenix Bar provided a welcoming space for drinks & hot food. Thank you to everyone who made this event memorable.
2024 Winners!
It was a super tough event today so well done to all of you!
Female Results
1st- Niamh Conroy
2nd- Melanie Sebo
3rd- Katie Brown
Male Results
1st- Terry Forrest
2nd- Thomas Moulding
3rd- Richard Sykes
And please say a huge congratulations to our age category winners!
Female Results
FV40- Amanda Helliwell
FV50- Lisa Butterill
FV60- Emer Dudley
FV70- Gail Tombs
Male Results
MV40- Dean Playforth
MV50- Joseph Lowe
MV60- Dave Parker
MV70- Martin Simpson
Brand new for this year we had our best fancy dress competition!
Please say a huge well done & happy 40th wedding anniversary to, our winners, Sue & Jeremy (see photo below).
Some words from our amazing Event Director
As the “sun”! sets on another Bah Humbug 10k, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone for coming & once again making it such a great event.
The stress & the anxiety of watching weather apps for the last 3 days, now feels like a distant memory & although there were a few slight changes we needed to make on the day, things seemed to pass relatively smoothly.
As I said post race, it takes an army of people to put on such an event & the feedback we’ve had regarding our amazing course marshalls who were stood there in some really challenging conditions, has been second to none.
A massive thank you to the core team, most of who were out on course at 6:30am for setup & still packing things away at 3pm this afternoon. You guys are amazing.
Also everyone else who has made this event what it is today, from registration, food, lead bike, water stations, social media, kids race, merchandise, goody bags, Kingy the Lion, our MC, warm up etc etc.
A huge thank you to all our sponsors, partners & suppliers - the feedback we’ve had regarding this years medals, trophies T-Shirts has been ace.
But finally a massive thank you to all our entrants. You came to see us, when on a day like today it would’ve been easier to stay in bed & in doing so have raised a massive amount of money for local good causes.
We hope you enjoyed yourselves & will come back and see us again next year.
I’m sure there will be lots of photos shared on Facebook in the coming days.
Have a wonderful festive period & all the very best for 2025.
Mark - Event Director