Maria Wallpott Obituary
Maria Wallpott (nee Yarnold), a member of Newport Harriers in the 1980/90s obtaining Welsh Vests as a junior and senior athlete in track - sprinting and hurdles, died at St David’s Hospice Newport...
South Wales Hurdle Workshops
Over the month of March, to further assist athletes and their coaches with their preparation for the Summers competition season, three separate Hurdle workshops took place. South Wales Hurdle Worksh...
Weekend Round-Up (7th - 9th April)
CHOCOHOLICS 5KM RACE, 7TH APRIL Aled Breeze of host club Maldwyn Harriers was a convincing winner at the Easter Friday Chocoholics 5km Race in Newtown with a time of 16:38. Clubmate Madison Hughes was...
Weekend Round-Up (1st & 2nd of April)
Anglo Celtic Plate 100K, 2 April At the 28th Anglo Celtic Plater 100k Championships the Welsh Record was broken by Daniel Rothwell (Swansea Harriers) with a time of 6:43:25, 30 seconds inside of the W...
Upcoming Club Affiliation for 2023/24
The 1st of April will see the beginning of the new affiliation period for all Welsh Athletics Clubs for the 2023/24 season. There have been a number of webinars to support the affiliation process as w...
Weekend Round-Up (25th & 26th of March)
SIAB Cross Country International, 25 March On Saturday the SIAB Cross Country International took place at Sefton Park in Liverpool. 40 athletes along with support staff and delegates from the Welsh Sc...
Les Croupiers and friends take flight to Den Haag for their Annual Tour
Over the weekend of the 10th of March, 65 Les Croupiers runners and friends took to the Hague for their annual tour - the first one since the COVID pandemic. The race of choice? The famous Loop Den Ha...
Weekend Round-Up (18th & 19th of March)
Cardiff Taff Trail Half Marathon, 19 March On Sunday the scenic Cardiff Taff Trail Half Marathon took place, with a number of runners claiming new personal bests. Matt Edwards (Cardiff AAC) was the fi...
Team Announcement: London Mini Marathon
Congratulations to all athletes who have been seleected for the London Mini Marathon Championships on the 22nd of April. U13 Girls Athlete Club Coach Heather Watson Deeside AAC Donna ...
British Athletics Cross Challenge Incorporating UK Inter Counties Championships
On Saturday the 11 March the final installment of the British Athletics Cross Challenge will take place at Prestwood Hall, Loughborough.The event will also incorporate the UK Inter-Counties Cross Coun...
Weekend Round-Up (4th & 5th of March)
European Athletics Indoor Championships, 2-5 March Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC) continued her great indoor season, claiming bronze in the women’s 3000m picking up Great Britain’s first medal...
Trafford 10k Preview
On Sunday seven athletes will represent Wales at the Trafford 10K in Partington Sports Village. In the Senior Women’s race, Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Harriers) will be competing in her first 10K of...
37TH ANNUAL BARRY 40 MILE TRACK RACE INC THE 34TH WELSH ULTRA DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 37th edition of the Barry 40-mile track race inc the 34th Welsh Ultra Distance Championships will take place this Sunday at Jenner Park. With the line up including international representation fro...
Important UKAD notice for Clubs
In conjunction with UK Anti Doping, Welsh Athletics have undertaken a review to ensure that the sport of Athletics in Wales has the most robust approach to anti-doping. As part of this review, we have...
Weekend Round-Up (25th & 26th February)
118th Welsh Cross Country Championships, 25 Dewi Griffiths (Swansea Harriers) claimed his 8th Welsh Cross Country Senior title on Saturday in Brecon. In the Senior Women’s race Olivia Tsim (Pontypri...
118th Welsh Cross Country Championships Round-Up
The 118th edition of the Championships was held at the Penlan Arena, Brecon with over 600 athletes competing across an 11-race programme. With the sun shining it was a great day of cross country runni...
Competing for Wales: Masters Road Racing Opportunities
Building on the success of two road Masters Internationals in 2022 at Tenby and Bristol, there will be more opportunities for Master athletes to represent Wales in 2023 across all distances from 5km t...
118th Welsh Cross Country Championships Preview
On Saturday the 25, the 118th Welsh Cross Country Championships will take place in the Penlan Arena in Brecon with over 800 athletes competing individually and in the club team event. With races start...
Final Regional Development Day Sessions for March
The remaining Regional Development Day Sessions will take place in March. These sessions are aimed at athletes aged between 14-17. 4 March Event Location Time Speed and Throws North - Deeside 10:00...
Carmarthen Harriers memories 1948-2023 Book / Llyfr Atgofion Harriers Caerfyrddin 1948-2023
Carmarthen & District Harriers Athletics Club President Dr Hedydd Davies has recently published a book called ‘Carmarthen Harriers memories 1948-2023 / Atgofion Harriers Caerfyrddin 1948-2023’ Thi...