A Proud Heritage of Developing Athletes
Leeds City Athletic Club has a proud heritage of developing athletes from all ages, genders and abilities from the local community and beyond. Please explore each category to find out more about how we are inspiring athletes across all disciplines.
Members
Yorkshire Champions
Olympic Medalists
Qualified Coaches
Friendly & Inclusive
Our Athlete Community
Explore the different disciplines within Leeds City AC. From track and field to cross country and wheelchair racing, each section highlights the training opportunities, competitions, and pathways available to athletes in that area.
Leeds City Wheelchair Racing
The Leeds City Wheelchair Racing Group has been in existence at Leeds City Athletic Club since 2004 and caters for all levels of ability.
We now have enough chairs to cater for anyone who would like to come and try wheelchair racing and to assist in their development. This is a fantastic resource to support disabled sports people of all ages and abilities to have a go at this amazing sport.
We are proud to have trained athletes in this group such as; the Paralympic, World and European Champion Hannah Cockroft MBE and the World Championship bronze medalist Georgina Oliver.
We also have supported athletes who have transferred across to Para-Triathlon.
Currently training in the group we have; Nick Smith, the British Record holder for the T52 100m, and Matthew Hickling the previous GB Junior World Championships medallist.
The group train every Thursday evenings from 18:45 to 20:00.
For anyone interested in joining the Wheelchair Racing group, please contact Paul Moseley (email: paul.moseley@outlook.com) to discuss.
Track & Field
Our competing athletes, range from our under-11 boys’ & girls’ (Leeds Lions); through each age range right the way through to the Veterans’ team.
We train and compete in sprints, middle distance, throwing, jumping, and hurdles. Our U13/U15 teams compete in the North Premier East division of the Youth Development League (YDL) lower.
Our U17/U20 teams compete in the North East first division of the Youth Development League (YDL) Upper. Our senior team competes in division 2 of the North of England Track & field League.
The club has an excellent, experienced coaching system. For more details of our coaching structure please see the Coaching Structure page
We meet every TUESDAY & THURSDAY from 6.00 – 9.00 p.m.
You can view our club details and find out rankings here:
Power of 10
Harriers : Road & Cross Country
Leeds City Harriers form the road and cross country division of the club and we welcome athletes of all abilities.
We compete in the National & Northern Road and Cross Country Relays and regularly field several teams, covering a range of abilities. We are past National and Northern Champions in these events and we are the reigning Champions in the Women’s Northern 4 stage and 6 Stage Road Relay Championships.
We are also strong competitors in the Yorkshire Cross Country, Northern Cross Country and National Cross Country Championships and can count past medal winners and champions within our current members. We are the reigning Men & Women’s Yorkshire Cross Country Champions, the Women’s Northern Cross Country Champions and the Men’s National Cross Country Relay Champions.
Many of our members have competed at International level and our men’s team will compete in the prestigious European Clubs Cross Country Championships in early 2019.
For those that want to stay closer to home or compete at a slightly lower level, we also take part in the West Yorkshire Cross Country League.
These competitions provide many opportunities throughout the year to participate in road and cross country events, both as an individual and as part of a team. They are also an opportunity to get to know other athletes in the club and we even have the odd post-race social event.
We train on Tuesday and Thursday and have two senior groups to cater to different abilities.
‘Improvers group’
A Leeds City endurance training group meets every Tuesday evening at 6.15pm for runners who are already running regularly, but who want to take that step into racing or who are looking to improve their times.
If you run between 40 and 50 mins for 10k, or 20 and 25 mins for 5k this would be the perfect group for you!
Doing a mix of road, track and hill sessions it is a friendly group who like to enter a range of club and local races, on the track, road and cross country.
Junior & Young Athletes
Our competing junior athletes start from our under-11 boys & girls (Leeds Lions); through each age range to the U20 boys & girls.
We compete in track & field (sprints, middle distance, throwing, jumping, and hurdles) as well as cross country, road running, fell/hill running and race walking.
Our U13/U15 teams compete in the Northern Premier 1 division of the Youth Development League (YDL) lower and our U17/U20 teams compete in the Northern Premier 2 division of the Youth Development League (YDL) Upper.
We meet every TUESDAY & THURSDAY. We hire the facility between 5.30pm and 8.30pm and these groups start at different times within that window.
You can view our club details and find out rankings here:
Power of 10
Cross Country
Leeds City Harriers form the road and cross country division of the club and we welcome athletes of all abilities.
We compete in the National & Northern Road and Cross Country Relays and regularly field several teams, covering a range of abilities. We are past National and Northern Champions in these events and we are the reigning Champions in the Women’s Northern 4 stage and 6 Stage Road Relay Championships.
We are also strong competitors in the Yorkshire Cross Country, Northern Cross Country and National Cross Country Championships and can count past medal winners and champions within our current members. We are the reigning Men & Women’s Yorkshire Cross Country Champions, the Women’s Northern Cross Country Champions and the Men’s National Cross Country Relay Champions.
Many of our members have competed at International level and our men’s team will compete in the prestigious European Clubs Cross Country Championships in early 2019.
For those that want to stay closer to home or compete at a slightly lower level, we also take part in the West Yorkshire Cross Country League.
These competitions provide many opportunities throughout the year to participate in road and cross country events, both as an individual and as part of a team. They are also an opportunity to get to know other athletes in the club and we even have the odd post-race social event.
We train on Tuesday and Thursday and have two senior groups to cater to different abilities.
We've got Pro Athletes too
Discover the people who compete, train, and excel for Leeds City AC
Tony has broken more records than it is possible to keep track of, including smashing the British M85 (85+ years of age) 200 metres. He is also a multiple World and European masters champion.
A prodigious talent since childhood, Ethan continues to break records as he edges towards the senior ranks. Ethan made his biggest mark yet by winning an 800 metres bronze medal at the World Junior Championships.
Phil became a national sensation in October 2021 after finishing seventh in his London Marathon debut. His story of training as a junior doctor with his two spaniels captured the media and public imagination.
Emile made headlines in January 2022 by running 27:44 at the Valencia 10k, equalling Sir Mo Farah’s British record. He has also excelled in half marathons, track, and cross country, helping his club to national team success and twice finishing second individually at the National Cross Country Championships.
Born in Italy to Moroccan parents but raised in Leeds, Ossama chose to represent Italy internationally. In 2022, he broke the Italian indoor 1500m record, won the outdoor national championships, and secured selection for the European Championships with a personal best of 3:36.04.
Jacob has been one of the country’s top long jumpers since joining Leeds City at 13, representing Great Britain through the age groups and training at Oklahoma State University. Now a senior international, he placed fifth at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, narrowly missing a medal after a jump was retrospectively ruled a foul.
Hannah is both Great Britain’s most successful and one of the world’s most well-known para-athletes.
Dominating T34 wheelchair racing from 100 to 800 metres for more than a decade, winning seven Paralympic gold medals and appearing on popular TV shows!