She Strides Events
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
She Strides Events is a small Hebden Bridge organiser founded by Jilly Walstow, a run coach and ultrarunner who also started the women's running club St Pol Striders. Its races use the moors, woods and packhorse tracks of upper Calderdale, from a 26 km trail metric marathon to the 50-mile Calderdale Way Ultra, the 100 km Two Roses Ultra and the 80-mile Rip 'n' Run XL. The ultras share a format: vegan-friendly checkpoints, GPS trackers, no outside support or pacers, hot food and a bar at the finish, and £20 entries for under-23s. Several events, including the She Strides Ultra, are women only with an all-female crew. Runners on the longer routes are expected to carry a map or route printout. Entries go through SiEntries and the organiser's Eventrac site.
Their races
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17
Oct
2026
Rip 'n' Run XL
Wadsworth Community Centre, Old Town, Hebden Bridge · She Strides Events
40-mile moor-and-lane loop above Hebden Bridge, or two laps for 80 miles
EXPERT
Not open yet
£60–£110
1
May
2027
Calderdale Way Ultra
Heptonstall Bowling Club, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge · She Strides Events
30 or 50 miles on the Calderdale Way, starting and finishing in Heptonstall
EXPERT
Not open yet
£55–£65
19
Jun
2027
Two Roses Ultra
Wadsworth Community Centre, Billy Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge · She Strides Events
Two 50 km loops, Lancashire and Yorkshire, or both for 100 km from Hebden Bridge
Not open yet
£55–£100
17
Jul
2027
She Strides Trail Metric Marathon
The Excited Goat, Crown Street, Hebden Bridge · She Strides Events
26 km flagged out-and-back from Hebden Bridge past Stoodley Pike
Not open yet
£35
31
Jul
2027
She Strides Ultra
Wadsworth Community Centre, Billy Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge · She Strides Events
Women-only 50 km marked loop over the moors from Hebden Bridge to Haworth
VERY HARD
Not open yet
£50–£65