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Weekend Round-Up (10-11 May 2025)
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BELFAST IRISH MILERS MEET 2025 – MAY 10
Justin Davies (Team Bath) followed up his outstanding indoor season by opening his outdoor campaign with a brilliant new Welsh 800m record on the Mary Peters Track in Belfast on Saturday.
The reigning UK indoor champion took over a second off his own personal best and more than half a second off Gareth Warburton’s existing Welsh senior record of 1:44.98, set in Oslo back in June of 2012.
Competing in the international men’s 800m in Northern Ireland, Davies followed the pacemaker during the early stages before hitting the front in with 350m to go.
The 22-year-old Welsh Athletics Transition Programme athlete looked super strong as he led the way to the tape, stopping the clock in a blistering 1:44.35.
Not only was the time a new Welsh record, but also a qualifying standard for the European Under-23 Championships in Norway this July and the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. It is also a qualifying time for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Davies wasn’t the only Welsh athlete in fine form across the Irish Sea on Saturday. Competing at the same event, Tess McHugh (Sale Harriers Manchester) ran a new PB of 52.62 as she won the international women’s 400m in fine style by almost half a second.
In third place was Isabelle Boffey (Enfield and Harringey) who warmed up ahead of earning her first Welsh vest at next weekend’s Loughborough International by running 53.59.
SOUTH & EAST WALES REGIONAL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 – ABERDARE, MAY 10
More than 300 athletes took part in the South and East Wales Track and Field Championships in Aberdare on Saturday.
Among the outstanding performers was hugely promising Under-17 sprinter Aliyah Afolabi (Cardiff Archers), who will be representing Wales at the Loughborough International next weekend.
Representing South Wales in the 300m time trial, Afolabi ran a new personal best of 38.91 to claim the win ahead of Sophie Steel (Newport Harriers), who clocked a PB of 42.71 representing East Wales.
Later in the afternoon, the Welsh Athletics National Development Programme athlete claimed her second win of the day as she broke the tape in the under-17 women’s 100m time trial in 11.76. Team mate Annie Davies was second in 12.79.
Fellow NDP athlete Luca Phillips (Cardiff Archers) also picked up two victories. The multi eventer won the under20/senior men’s 100m time trial in 11.09 and the 110m hurdles in 15.48.
Elsewhere, young East Wales sprinter Moridiat Olagunju (Newport Harriers) enjoyed a successful day as she won her under-15 girls 200m time trial in 26.29, before claiming victory in her 100m time trial in 12.89.
NORTH WALES REGIONAL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 – MAY 10, BANGOR
Welsh Athletics National Development Programme long jumper Olivia Scrimshaw (Deeside AAC) was one of a number of athletes to shine in Bangor on Saturday.
In the under-17 women’s long jump, Scrimshaw took the honours with a best of 5.82m. Under-15 athlete Lucia Bartlett (Deeside AAC) was second with a new PB of 4.68m.
Scrimshaw also won the under-17 women’s triple jump with consistent series of distances, the best of which was 11.05m.
Another NDP athlete to enjoy multiple wins was outstanding multi-eventer Aidan Angilletta (Deeside AAC) who took the under-17 men’s long jump with a best of 6.03m before winning the triple jump with 12.74m.
Angilletta then switched to the track where he won the 100m hurdles, in a new PB of 13.95.
WEST WALES REGIONAL T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 – MAY 10, SWANSEA
There were a number of brilliant performances as more than 350 athletes took part in the West Wales Regional Track and Field Championships in Swansea on Saturday.
Outstanding Llanelli AAC sprinter Darcy Coslett continued her eye-catching during the indoor season as she dominated over 100m and 300m.
Coslett won the under-17 women’s short sprint in 12.1 seconds from Eleri Brown (Neath Harriers) in 13.2, before winning the Under-15 boys and under-17 women’s 300m in 38.1 from Deklan Roberts (Neath Harriers) in 42.8.
Young Katriel Udoh (Swansea Harriers) was in impressive form, winning all four races she competed in. The 12-year-old won her heats in the under-15 girls 100 and 200m before going on to win both finals.
Udoh won the 100m final in 12.7 seconds before triumphing in the half lap sprint in 26.4.
BRYN MEADOWS CAERPHILLY 10K – MAY 11
Around 3,000 runners of all abilities descended on Caerphilly for the event which incorporated the Welsh Inter-Regional 10K Championships and the first round of this year’s Welsh 10K series.
Set in the shadow of the spectacular Caerphilly Castle, the Bryn Meadows Caerphilly 10k starts and finishes on Crescent Road.
Runners pass the giant cheese sculpture and Tommy Cooper statue along the way enjoying great views of the medieval castle, which dominates as the stunning backdrop to the event
The overall winner was Jonathan Butler (Swansea Harriers) who went one better than his second place at last month’s Brisco Gorseinon 10K, by breaking the tape here in 30:39.6.
Butler was followed home by Mike Ward (Pontypridd Roadents), who clocked 30:49.3, and Adam Bull (Pontypridd Roadents) in 31:19.7.
The overall winner of the women’s race was Olivia Tsim (Pontypridd Roadents), who followed up her outstanding second place at the Manchester Marathon last month by triumphing here in 34:58.2.
Second place went to Alaw Beynon-Evans (Les Croupiers) in 35:50.9, with Donna Morris (Builth and District Running Club) third in 36:56.5.
In the Welsh Inter-Regional 10K Championships, South Wales won the men's team and East Wales won the women's team.
SNOWDONIA HALF MARATHON 2025 – LLANRWST, MAY 11
The Snowdonia Half Marathon is one the UK's toughest half marathons, and is part of the Four Castles Series.
This scenic but challenging 13.1 mile course is set in Snowdonia National Park, starting and finishing in the village of Llanrwst.
The overall winner this year was Joseph Moores (Salford Harriers AC), who completed the gruelling race in 1:19.20.
Steffan Sayer (Menai Track and Field) was second in 1:22.48 while Gwion Schiavone (Denbigh Harriers) was third in 1:28.02.
The first female athlete home was Joanne Stanfield (Trentham RC), who crossed the line in 1:40.22. Second place went to Bethan Jones (Black Cloak Runners) in 1:41.47 while Helen Foster (Manchester) was third in 1:50.03.
AJ BELL GREAT BRISTOL 10K/HALF MARATHON – MAY 11
National Development Programme T54 para athlete Owain Terrell (Newport Harriers) followed up his victory at the ABP Newport 10K by winning the wheelchair race at the AJ Bell Great Bristol 10K in 32:11.
LEE UNIVERSITY LAST CHANCE - USA - MAY 10
Bryn Woodall (Colwyn Bay/Milligan College) had a strong run in Cleveland, USA, at the weekend, taking first place in the men's 1500m and setting a new personal best in a time of 3:42.90. Meanwhile, Ellen-Mary Kearney (Warriors/Milligan College) followed suit and set a new personal best in the women's 800m with a time of 2:09.07.
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