We welcome new runners to join our training sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Please email our membership secretary, or simply follow the instructions below to join one of our Spond groups and we’ll be in touch.
(For Abbey Juniors, please email Helen at abbeyjuniorsleeds@gmail.com
To register with an Abbey running group you’ll need to download, install and register with Spond on your tablet or smartphone.
To install the App, so to the Apple App Store or Google Play store and search for Spond.
Install the app and run it
Follow the instructions on the Spond App to create an account. You can user your mobile number or email to register. You might find using your mobile telephone a bit easier than email account.
Once you’ve successfully installed the Spond app, registered, confirmed your registration via text or email and logged in, you’re ready to join the your running group
Joining a group will not automatically register you to run on a Tuesday, but once you’re a member of a group, you’ll receive a invitations to join events for that group. In this case, the Tuesday club run. Event invitations go out on Saturday evenings.
You can join more than one group, and you’ll receive invitations for each group you’re a member of. So If you’re a member of the red group and the blue group, you’ll receive invites to join the Tuesday club runs for both groups. Please don’t accept the invitation to more than the Tuesday run on the same week. If you accept an invitation by accident, or change your mind, you can remove yourself from that Tuesday’s run using the Spond App and someone on the waiting list can take your place.
To join a group of your choice, click on one of the Join links below. This will take you to the Spond app, and show you the request membership screen. Just push the button.
Group | Pace per Km Distance | Pace per mile Distance | Spond Link | Spond Group ID |
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Tuesday White | 7:10-7:40 mins 6.5 to 8 Km | 11:15-12:00 mins 4 to 5 miles | Join White | IAKCI |
Tuesday Light Blue | 6:45-7:10 mins 8 to 9 km | 10:45-11:15 mins 5 to 5.5 miles | Join Ice Blue | NUCDX |
Tuesday Blue | 6:15-6:45 mins 8 to 9 Km | 10:00-10:45 mins 5 to 5.5 miles | Join Blue | CLWUL |
Tuesday Orange | 6:00-6:15 mins 9 to 10 km | 9:30-10:00 mins 5.5 to 6 miles | Join Orange | SPXXB |
Tuesday Red | 5:40-6:00 mins 9 to 10 Km | 9:00-9:30 mins 5.5 to 6 miles | Join Red | RVDSU |
Tuesday Green | 5:00-5:40 mins 10 to 10.5 Km | 8:00-9:00 mins 6 to 6.5 miles | Join Green | ZFMIT |
Tuesday Lime | 8:00-8:30 mins 6-7 miles | Join Lime | FWSGR | |
Tuesday Yellow | 4:40 - 5:00 mins 10.5 to 11.5 Km | 7:30-8:00 mins 6.5 to 7 miles | Join Yellow | DRARI |
Tuesday Purple | 4:00 - 4:40 mins 11.5 to 13 Km | 06:30-07:30 mins 7 to 8 miles | Join Purple | XSAEU |
Tuesday Black | TBC - Fast | TBC - Fast | Join Black | QEMSN |
Thursday Structured Sessions | Various | Various | Join Thursday Structured Session | ECBDK |
Long Runners | A mixture of steady and a little quicker | A mixture of steady and a little quicker | Join Long Runners | KSFHH |
Park Run | 5km At your own pace | 5km At your own pace | Join Park Run | RUWJF |
Fell Runners | Various paces, all hilly | Any pace, usually up | Join Fell Runners | IJVXQ |
All Abbey Runners, incl. Rainbow Walking Group | Spond group used to invite all Abbey's to the Tuesday walking group and other Company Events (Club Trip, AGM, Marshalling etc). | Join All Abbey Runners | TZSDF |
Meeting times and locations will be advised in the Spond invitations. For Tuesday Runs this will typically be a meeting time of 7.20pm of Holt Park Active. For the Thursday Structured Session these will typically alternate weekly between 7.20pm at Leeds Becketts University Athletics Track or a Road/Off-Road Location in the local area. From time to time this may change to add variety to the running routes or sessions, therefore it is recommended to use the Spond App to confirm the session details prior to attending.