COOKRIDGE COMMUNITY 10K AND FUN RUN 17 MAY 2026
IN MEMORY OF
GARETH DUNN
We've done it! We've raised over £200,000!
Thanks to everyone who ran, volunteered, sponsored and donated to the Cookridge Community Run 2026 raising a record £12,398.19! With all funds going to Sarcoma Research through Cancer Research UK, Cookridge Scouts and the Gareth Dunn Foundation.
Next year we are targeting a record £15,000! You can help us by donating to this page set up by Gareth in 2017 or get in touch to sponsor the run or volunteer on the day!
Your support cannot be put into words, but a huge thank you from the bottom of our hearts from everyone on the CCR Committee and the family of Gareth Dunn.
Now a permanent fixture in the Leeds race calendar, this event attracts a diverse range of runners with many fundraising for the Cookridge Community Run Initiative.
Set up in 2019 to follow the fundraising legacy of local runner Gareth Dunn who passed away from Sarcoma aged 27, this event raises almost £15,000 a year for Sarcoma Research through Cancer Research UK whilst also supporting local community initiatives.
We are very grateful for our race partners Sunshine Delights and Ivory Dental and to all our runners, volunteers and supporters for making it a massive success once again. If you would like to get involved in this brilliant local event and want to become a corporate sponsor please get in touch with the race organisers at april@cookridgecommunityrun.co.uk. We are also looking out for stewards and marshalls to help at next year's event. Thanks to everyone who ran, gave and fundraised, you are a credit to our community and to the legacy that Gareth left us.
There are two runs – a scenic 10K trail race starting at 9.30am and a one mile Fun Run which starts at 9.00am. Both races start and finish at the Cookridge Village Scout Hall on Pinfold Lane, off Otley Road. Click here for more details of both runs and how to enter.
You don’t have to be a runner to be involved. We are looking for race marshals, car park attendants, first aid assistants and volunteers to manage traffic and water stations – maybe you just want to come along and cheer on the runners. Click here to find out how to help.
As a local, community-based event we could not run these races without sponsorship and support from local businesses.
Their generous financial support covers the costs of running the event, so all other monies raised go directly to charity.
Click here to see and support our sponsors.
All proceeds in aid of Cancer Research UK and local children's charities
