press releases

28 April, 2022

York’s Up & Running opens new shop in Colliergate

A York shop that counts Ronnie O’Sullivan among its customers has come through the pandemic fighting fit.

28 April, 2022

Olympic legend to visit York shop – as it unveils a new look in a new location

A York shop has moved into a new location, and is celebrating by hosting a very special guest next month.

16 June, 2022

The retail assistant who beat Olympic champion Mo Farah over 10km

An amateur and self-confessed ‘club runner’ beat Olympic champion Mo Farah in a 10km race having worked a full day at a running shop the day before.

3 May, 2022

Club runner Ellis Cross beats Mo Farah to the win the London Vitality 10,000

Ellis Cross of Aldershot, Farnham & District Athletic Club made a surprise entrance into the world of elite distance running yesterday.

2 May, 2022

Meet the retail assistant who paid £37 to beat four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah

Ellis Cross, 25, out-sprinted Mo Farah at the Vitality London 10,000 race, having paid his own entry fee and ran with no name on his bib

4 May, 2022

Up & Running Harrogate offer incentive for recommending new store manager

Up & Running in Harrogate is offering an incentive for anyone who can help them find a new store manager.

6 May 2022

Ellis Cross on finding fame after beating Mo Farah

An interview with Aldershot, Farnham and District AC athlete who aims to become professional athlete within the year

7 May, 2022

SUN SAVERS Five ways to squeeze extra value from your daily jog

JOGGING might seem like the ultimate free sport – just lace up your trainers and go.

But the cost of proper running shoes alone is enough to make anyone sweat.

9 May, 2022

Olympic legend joins Up & Running team for 30th anniversary celebrations

Olympic gold medalist Sally Gunnel OBE will be visiting Up & Running’s new York store to celebrate 30 years since the shop first opened its doors in Harrogate in 1992.

May 11, 2022

Sally Gunnell to visit York’s exciting new Up & Running store

Gold medallist, Sally Gunnell is set to visit York’s newly relocated independent running shop, Up & Running.

15 May, 2022

Here's how you can meet and run with Olympic gold medal winner Sally Gunnell in York to mark 30th anniversary of Up and Running

The visit on Saturday, May 21 is part of Up & Running’s celebrations to mark its 30th anniversary.

May 16, 2022

No slowing down for independent retailer founded in Yorkshire

Up & Running, a retailer established in Yorkshire which specialises in offering products for runners, is set to open its 29th branch as it marks its 30th anniversary.

16 May, 2022

25 best women’s running shorts for summer 2022

From cycling-style compression wear to lightweight split shorts, this is the run kit worth buying this summer.

19 May, 2022

30th anniversary for Harrogate-based shop that every runner in UK knows

Such is the quietly ubiquitous nature of Up & Running - the UK’s largest chain of independent running shops - it’s easy to forget this is a success story born in Harrogate.

31 May, 2022

Up & Running heads back to its roots with new Edinburgh store

The UK’s leading independent running shop, Up & Running, is preparing to open its doors for the first time in Scotland on Queensferry Road in Edinburgh.