Entries now open for 2022 Nick Beer 10k race

Early registration is recommended for this special 30th anniversary run of the Nick Beer 10k run. The race will be held on Sunday 13th February 2022, with a start time of 12-noon.

Report by Don Hale. Photographs by Steve Jeffrey.

*Entries have just gone live for the 2022 running of the NICK BEER 30th Anniversary race. Early registration is recommended as this popular event is likely to attract a very large entry due this particular key anniversary, and the organisers confirm they have already received some inquiries from abroad.

*PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER FOR THE 2022 NICK BEER 10K RACE: 

https://secure.onreg.com/onreg2/front/step1.php?id=5402n

 

*Martin Green in the colours of North Wales finished 7th in the 2021 Nick Beer race.

This annual event always attracts many hundreds of runners of mixed ages and abilities from across the UK, and beyond, to enjoy the scenic splendours of a hilly but picturesque course around the Great Orme.

Starting and finishing on Llandudno promenade, opposite the Imperial Hotel, this next race will be the 30th annual run to help commemorate the life of a well-known former local athlete, Nick Beer, who sadly passed away in 1992, aged just 27, after eventually losing his battle with hydrocephalus.

Race officials John and Kay Hatton from event organisers North Wales Road Runners (NWRRC), have supervised this major 10k run for over twenty-years, and advise early entries so that runners will not be disappointed as they believe the race target will be easily reached following this year's restrictions due to the pandemic.

John also explained that athletes will be able to collect the third and final part of a unique three-medal set on completing this exciting 10k run.

 

*NWRRC club chairman Kevin Slattery battled for honours in the M65 age cat.

He also provided some interesting background to the origin of this race and explained: ‘Nick joined NWRRC from Colwyn Bay AC, and his smile soon made lots of friends. He was there at every race. He tried and tried until his improvements staggered us all, and you could always rely on that smile at the finishing post.

‘We all need occasional laughter to make us feel good, and Nick provided that in abundance. His presence was welcome, pervasive, selflessly giving, and never asking the price. Nick was living with hydrocephalus and passed away after finishing the Lake Vyrnwy half-marathon race in September 1992.

‘Maybe when we run his race each year, it will remind us of the importance and positive results that trying hard and participating can bring. Nick Beer was a true son of the sporting ethic, who left us with a wealth of fond memories, and a legacy of inspiration.’

*Entry link for 2022 Nick Beer 10k race: https://secure.onreg.com/onreg2/front/step1.php?id=5402

*The North Wales team at the Nick Beer 10k race.

E-mail: kaysahatton@gmail.com *Event organisers:North Wales Road Runners Club. Internet: www.nwrrc.co.uk

*This is the results link to the Nick Beer 10k race in 2021:

https://www.tdleventservices.co.uk/event-results/events?event=3526

*Hot and hilly for runners in Nick Beer 2021 10k race:

https://nwrrc.co.uk/hot-and-hilly-for-runners-in-nick-beer-memorial-10k-race/

*Additional media and online coverage of Nick Beer 10k race in 2021:

https://nwrrc.co.uk/good-media-coverage-for-re-scheduled-nick-beer-10-race/

*ADDITIONAL REPORTS FROM THE NICK BEER RACE: 

See: https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com