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There are a number of Track & Field representative opportunities this summer for both Wales and Welsh Schools. Chris Type, Head of Performance added “We are pleased to announce a number of exciting ...

The Cardiff 5k Race For Victory returns this Sunday evening. The event will again incorporate the Welsh 5km Championships for U17, U20, Senior and Masters age-groups.  The race takes place in the Whi...

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...

Today we celebrated the first World Daily Mile Day! Children across Wales and the world ran, jogged, walked or rolled for 15 minutes and experienced the great benefits of the Daily Mile. Across Wales...

TCS London Marathon, 23 April Welsh road runners took to the streets of London on Sunday, as the London Marathon returned to it’s April slot. In his first marathon Stephen Morris set a new T20 Briti...

Over the weekend at the Coventry Spring Meet, Pembrokeshire Harriers athlete Mike Jenkins broke the F38 European Discus Record throwing a distance of 52.02m! It was an incredible weekend for the young...

Congratulations to all athletes selected to represent the Welsh Masters Team at the Chester Half Marathon International against England on Sunday 21st May. Once again the Welsh Team is in 10 year age ...

On Saturday 22 of April 36 athletes will represent Waled at the London Mini Marathon. The event will see a number of current Welsh Champions compete, and for many athletes their second time representi...

The Penarth brothers, who widely credit their ultra endurance running exploits to a prominent member of Speakeasy Club, will take us through that first race at the 2008 Llanelli half marathon to runni...

UK Athletics confirmed today that the Manchester Regional Arena Track will host the UK Athletics Championships and World Trials this summer, with an action packed two days on the weekend of 8 -9 July...

ABP Newport Wales Marathon & 10K, 16 April In the Marathon Dan Nash (Cardiff Athletics) was victorious completing the course in 2:19:46, the first sub 2:20 performance set in South Wales since 1986. ...

Exciting school opportunities this summer. Secondary School and Colleges Track & Field Championships The Welsh Secondary Schools & Colleges U15, U17 & U20 Track & Field Championships will be held at ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cardiff Athletics stalwart, Owen Edwards who was team manager of the Cardiff AAC team that took the British League title for three successive years in the early 1970s has sadly died today, 6th April a...

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...

Congratulations to the 3 athletes selected to represent Wales at the 2nd Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday 23rd April 2023. This competition is part of the World Race ...

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...