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SPOTLIGHT WITH ROGER HARRISON-JONES, PRESTATYN RUNNING CLUB
The North Wales Cross Country League is the oldest cross country league in Wales and started in 1958. Roger Harrison-Jones, then of Rhyl AC and now of Prestatyn Running Club, not only took part in tha...
Cardiff Half & Newport Marathon postponed to 2021
The Cardiff Half Marathon has been rescheduled for 28 March 2021, while the Newport Wales Marathon will now take place on 18 April 2021. Matt Newman, R4W Chief Executive explained the thinking behind ...
Volunteers Week - Thank You Martin Bell
Thank You Martin Bell! The Welsh Race Walking community have come together to say a huge thank you to Martin Bell, a Level 4 Coach and Official, who selflessly gives up so much of his time to ensure t...
Obituary: Steve Blakemore
From Clive Williams: The Welsh athletics community will be sad to learn of the death of former Welsh under 17 and under 20 cross-country champion Steve Blakemore in the USA last week. He was just 58. ...
Volunteers Resource Pack for Clubs
Volunteers are instrumental throughout our sport and the sport of athletics could not function without them, on a global, national or local scale. Volunteers Resource Pack for Clubs Without the breadt...
How to Support Your Volunteers: The Principle of Give to Gain
Remember that thousands of people up and down our wonderful nation give up their free time to coach, make teas and coffees, manage teams, chair committees and to do all the other jobs required in a bu...
Welsh Category to be introduced into the BMAF Virtual 5K Relays
BMAF Virtual 5K Relays During this period, the growth of the virtual racing initiative has been tremendous. Welsh Athletics are encouraging as many of our members as possible to take part in virtual...
#Supportyourclub Series
After another weekend of amazing weather here in Wales, the #SupportYourClub series continues to highlight the amazing things happening across the sport and also a call to action with things that you ...
HISTORY OF ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS NEWPORT MARATHON
In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A full history of Welsh Athletics can be explor...
Lifting Athletics out of Lockdown - our roadmap
We have today published version one of our roadmap for Lifting Athletics out of Lockdown mapped against the 4 phases of the Welsh Government's unlocking Our Society and Economy plan - Black, Red...
It's OK to be struggling - Self-Care support available
It is understandable that during these unprecedented times we may be experiencing various feelings and emotions, such as anxiety, uncertainty, lack of motivation or generally feeling a bit flat. It is...
Bank Holiday Weekend Round-up
Bank Holiday Success - Virtual 1 Mile The second May Bank Holiday weekend brought about another successful Welsh Athletics Virtual Challenge – this time 300 runners of all ages entered a virtual mil...
Cybi Striders Virtual Relay
On Saturday 23rd May, Cybi Striders hosted a virtual Relay, with 56 runners split into teams of 4 with each team consisting of our fastest runners to C25K graduates to make it fair. Cybi Striders la...
Do These 3 Things to #SupportYourClub
‘These 3 things’… Over recent weeks through the #SupportYourClub programme we have featured a range of activities that clubs have been doing to engage with their members, raise money for chari...
SHOWCASE: Volunteers Week 2020 – Nominate Now!
We know that the sport of athletics is full of amazing volunteers. With 'Volunteers Week' fast approaching (1st June - 7th June) we would love to showcase as many people as possible from, club...
ASK US series - open Q&A with Senior Management Team
At Welsh Athletics we have been working hard with Sport Wales, British Athletics, the other home country athletics federations and other partners to plan and try to keep the sport as active as possibl...
Board seeking permanent appointment to Chief Executive Officer role
Back in January of this year, long-time Chief Exec, Matt Newman, stood down and the organisation has since been led by Interim CEO, James Williams. As planned the Board of Welsh Athletics is now loo...
FREE UK Coaching course - Mental Health Awareness
Everyone's mental health is being challenged during this difficult time. With it being Mental Health Awareness Week, we know how important it is to prioritise yours and others’ well-being, and w...
Governance vacancies open for application
Welsh Athletics Governance Sub-group Vacancies We are looking for committed, passionate volunteers from within our athletics community in Wales to join our Governance sub-group. We are particularly in...
On this day in 1980 - World Athletics History at Cwmbran
In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A full history of Welsh Athletics can be explor...