A friendly running club based in Leeds.

Welcome to Valley Striders!

We are a friendly running club based in Alwoodley, Leeds.

We compete in road, fell, cross country and trail running, and we enter teams into county, regional and national events.

All ages and abilities meet for training on Tuesday evenings at the Old Leodiensian club (“Leo’s”), with additional social runs setting off from various locations on Thursday evenings.

We have over 250 adult members, ranging from complete beginners to 2:30 marathon runners.  We also have a thriving junior section with over 100 members aged 8 and up, as well as a cycling club and a triathlon club adding a further 200+ adult members to our ranks.

Latest News

Week 1 2025 Photo
13 Sep: Couch to 5K 2025 – Week 1

The Valley Striders AC Couch to 5K course got off to an excellent start this week. We had 20 people…

GSAL athletics track map
09 Sep: Junior Names for 9 September 2025

This page updated 9 September at 07:30pm – These sessions will be at GSAL, except for the “C” group which…

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04 Sep: Summer Fell Challenge final table

After all eight races in the 2025 Summer Fell Challenge, the final tables look like this.