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Congratulations to the five athletes selected to represent Wales at the Anglo Celtic Plate 100km, Perth, Scotland on Sunday 24 March 2024.   Steve Mitchell, Welsh Athletics National Talent Developm...

Considering getting involved in Athletics or Running in 2024? Athletics clubs have something for everyone, from Run, Jump, Throw, to ‘Couch to 5K’ programmes to support you in making the changes...

2023 has been an amazing year for athletics and running in Wales, with Welsh Athletes performing superbly on the World Stage. History was made at the Commonwealth Youth Games, medals galore at the Wor...

IAU 50km World Championships, 5 November Two Welsh Athletes headed to Hyderabad, India to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the IAU 50km World Championships. Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Ha...

We are committed to providing the best possible opportunities for endurance athletes to represent Wales with distinction.  In 2023, the Welsh road and cross-country teams (particularly those in the s...

Trefeo Vanoni Relays, 22 October Five athletes travelled to Morbegno in Italy to represent Wales at the Trofeo Vanoni Relays. The women’s team finished seventh overall with a time of 51:10.85 minute...

We are pleased to announce the Welsh Athletics Road, Cross Country, Mountain, Trail, and Ultra representative opportunities for 2024. Chris Type, Welsh Athletics Head of Performance shared: “The re...

World Para Athletics Championships  There’s been plenty of Welsh success at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships.   Olivia Breen (City of Portsmouth) got the action underway on Day 3 in th...

On Saturday the Rabbit Run incorporating the Welsh Trail Running Championships (Short) will take place. The 7.5-mile Trail Race will start and finish in front of the Merthyr Mawr House. The race will ...

Our first ever Fell, Hill, Off-Road, and Trail running course took place in Wales last month set in the beautiful surroundings along the Jurassic coastline of Dunraven Bay.  The venue lent itself to ...

WMRA International U18 Cup, 28 May In sunny France there was great performances for the Welsh teams at the WMRA International U18 Cup in Annecy. Both the male and female teams finished in seventh posi...

Congratulations to the 5 athletes selected to represent Wales at the Trail de Guerledan including the Celtic Challenge, in Brittany on the 27 and 28 of May. Steve Mitchell, National Talent Developme...

Cardiff 5K Race for Victory, 30 April It was a great evening of running in Whitchurch on Sunday for the Cardiff Race for Victory which incorporated the Welsh 5k Championships. First across the finish ...

On Saturday the Red Kite Challenge incorporating the Welsh Trail Championships will take place in Devils Bridge, Ceredigion. For the first time in 20 years Dic Evans will not be organising the trail r...

Over the next few months there are a number of off track Welsh trial races. Red Kite Challenge, 29 April  There are two trial races incorporating in the Red Kite Challenge later this month. The U18 r...

We are pleased to announce that the 2023 Championship Fixtures have now been confirmed! The 2023 Championship season will get underway with the Welsh Senior & U15 Indoor Championships at NIAC, Cardiff...

  World Mountain and Trail Running Championship, Saturday 5 November Two Welsh athletes flew to Thailand in the The World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. In the 40K race Kristian Jones (Sw...

Trofeo Vanoni and Vanoni Femminile, Italy A team of three men and one women headed to Italy on the weekend to take part in the 65th TROFEO VANONI (International Mountain Running Relay Race) and the 39...

  In an unprecedented year for Athletics, and coach and leader development, the delivery of the Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualification needed to evolve to accomodate a Covid climate. Thi...

Welsh Athletics and Run Wales are excited to announce the launch of the new Run Leader Development Pathway!   The pathway has been shaped to visualise a potential Run Leader journey, inclusive of the...