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Weekend Round-Up (24 - 25 October)
26/10/2026 00:00, In Blog /
49th INTER SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – OCTOBER 21
More than 1700 young athletes representing schools and colleges from all over the country entered the Welsh Inter Schools Cross Country Championships at Penlan Athletics Track in Brecon.
Among the highlights of a packed afternoon’s action was National Development Programme athletes Mille Pierce (Olchfa School) and Nansi Griffiths (Haverfordwest High School) going head to head in the Under-18/Under-20 Women’s Years 11 to 14 race.
Under-20 athlete Pierce took the overall honours in 16:15 ahead of Under-18 runner Griffiths, who crossed the line in 16:27. Isabella Thie (Y Pant Comprehensive) was third overall and second in the Under-18 category in 16:31.
The team honours went to Ysgol Glantaf A with a total of 58 points ahead of Ysgol Bro Morgannwg with 77 points and Olchfa School with 124.
The Under-18/Under-20 Men’s Years 11 to 14 race was won by Nate Greig (Bryntirion) in 14:16, ahead of fellow Under-18 athlete Lucas Howard-Machado (Cardiff High School) in 14:21. Next to finish was Under-20 athlete Dylan Evans (Coleg Gwent) in 14:37.
In the team event, Whitchurch A won with 74 points ahead of Cardiff High School A with 111 and Ysgol Glantaf A on 138.
The event saw a total of six races, the first of which were the Under-14 Girls and Boys events.
Across the day, Ysgol Glantaf A topped the overall medal table with a haul of six golds and four bronzes, Brynteg were second with two golds and two silvers, while Olchfa were third with a gold and two bronzes.
MARATHON ERYRI – OCTOBER 24
This year’s Marathon Eryri was cancelled due to the stormy weather which hit much of Wales over the weekend.
Following a course assessment, the event was called off due to wind gusts, tree debris and flooding across the course.
VALENCIA HALF MARATHON – OCTOBER 25
Welsh Athletics Performance Programme athlete Clara Evans-Graham (Pontypridd Roadents) finished 35th in a super-fast women’s race in Valencia.
The World Athletics Gold Label event, known as the world’s fastest half-marathon, lived up to its reputation as Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui won in 1:03.51 – the fastest time in the world this year.
Olympian Evans-Graham, who earned a marathon team gold at this summer’s European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, was the third fastest British finisher in the women’s race with a time of 1:10.56.
TENBY 10K – OCTOBER 25
The Tenby 10K was run in relatively calm weather on Sunday morning following the ravages of Storm Austen.
The two lap race, which raises money for the Paul Sartori Hospice starts and finishes in the town’s Tudor Square and attracted more than 1,000 entries.
The men’s race was won in 34:47 by Ryan Wilkins, comfortably ahead of Aran Higgs in 36:07 and Rhys Emanuel in 36:37.
The women’s race was won in emphatic style by Donna Morris in 38:46 ahead of Catherine Marks in 44:01 with Ceilia Boothman third in 46:18.
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