We Love Leeds Spirit Sprint 5K Glow Run
About this race
🎽 We Love Leeds Spirit Sprint 5K Glow Run
📅 September 12, 2026 | 🏘️ Historic Downtown Leeds
Get ready to lace up and show your local pride at the second annual We Love Leeds Spirit Sprint, but with a glow in the dark twist this year!
🏃♀️ 5K Race – 7:00 PM (Chip-timed & professionally managed by Fleet Feet)
🏆 Awards Ceremony – Immediately after race
🏅 Awards & Medals
✨ Overall Male & Female Winners of the 5K will receive special awards.
🥇🥈🥉 Plus, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals will be awarded in the following age groups:
👟 0–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60+
💚 Show Your Leeds Spirit!
We encourage all participants to wear Leeds green to spread hometown pride as you race through the charming streets of downtown.
🎪 Be sure to join us before the races for lots of fun and Greenwave pride! Enjoy an afternoon full of:
🛍️ Local vendors
🍔 Food trucks
🎈 Bounce houses
🎨 Face painting
🎶 Live music
💚 Cheering on the Greenwave
… and so much more!
📍 Race Day Packet Pickup – Beginning at 6:00 PM near the starting line in downtown Leeds
👕 Register by August 31 to guarantee your official race day T-shirt!
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Running
Spirit Sprint 5K Glow Run
Register by August 31 to guarantee your official We Love Leeds Spirit Sprint race shirt!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Leeds, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:27 AM and sets at 6:56 PM local time (CDT) in Leeds on September 12, 2026 — 12h 29m of daylight.
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2026 results — We Love Leeds Spirit Sprint 5K Glow Run
Spirit Sprint 5K Glow Run · 77 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hudson | 19:55 | 6:26 /mi |
| 2 | Kendrick Dortch | 21:09 | 6:49 /mi |
| 3 | Benji Turley | 21:30 | 6:56 /mi |
| 4 | Tyler Vandiver | 21:43 | 7:00 /mi |
| 5 | James Henson | 21:44 | 7:01 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Leeds
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Leeds 5K Races 2 races
- Leeds Running Calendar 2026 2 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Leeds events
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