Urgent search for a Team Manager for the Welsh Masters Athletics Men’s squad...plus a new initiative for promoting individual T&F results.

Urgent search for a Team Manager for the Welsh Masters Athletics Men’s squad...plus a new initiative for promoting individual T&F results.

Report by Rod Davies from WMAL. 


donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025

 

The Indoor Championships last weekend seem to have been enjoyed by those present, especially the winners (*see revised and updated attached list below). 


Next up are the BMAF Championships at Lee Valley on 21-22 February. Entries via BMAF Opentrack close on 8 February. That leaves the Inter-Area match, also at Lee Valley, on 14 March. Here we have a problem. 


While the women's team will be managed by the usual excellent management team, we are in the awkward position of NOT actually having a men's team manager for this event. Without one, we can have no team!


The job involves selecting a team from among our membership and communicating with them before the match. On the day, the manager has to submit the declaration sheet, and alterations as changes are made to the team, and issue numbers. Organising the relay teams adds to the fun.


The role however, does not prevent you from competing in the meeting, as our Chair has proven in recent years. Furthermore, there is no reason why the men's team manager should not be a woman. 


If you are not competing, then you can still claim a contribution to your travelling expenses, equivalent to the athletes.


Please give the matter some consideration and let me know if you can help out as soon as possible. If we could get two or three, or more, to share the load, it would be easier for each of you. 

Contact Rod Davies if interested: rdavies@macsen.ltd.uk

 

Meanwhile, a note from Juliet Sidney, one of our IT wizzes: We are trialling a simple way to pull together a Welsh Masters round-up of results from the GB Indoor Championships (21–22 Feb).


Rather than trying to track every Welsh athlete across multiple events and age groups, we have created a shared Google document where athletes can add their own results. This will allow us to publish a timely Welsh Masters blog summary of the championships.

 

If you’d like your result included, please add your details here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QHVmGbAiKH-WtQy6jnX7JE4d0X4bs9Ael7G6sHN76Ws/edit?usp=sharing


There’s a clear example at the top of the document. Please complete one entry block only and don’t edit anyone else’s entry.


Important:
The onus is on athletes to add their own details. With so many Welsh competitors across the championships, it’s practically impossible to keep track of everyone individually. If a result isn’t added to the document, it won’t be included in the Welsh Masters round-up.


This is a trial for the GB Champs, and if it works well, we’ll use a similar approach for Toruń, which should make it much easier to showcase Welsh Masters performances there too.


Thanks for helping make this work — and best of luck to everyone competing.

I should like to echo that last wish.

regards


Rod Davies



*This was the previous post about the championships: Don Hale Blog: Welsh Masters Indoor Championship results from Car... https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/welsh-masters-indoor-championship.html?spref=tw

Welsh Masters Indoor Champion
Cardiff
24-5/6/26
(400 & 1500 on 25th)
EventNameAge Group
60Alix ArndtW459.42
Juliet SidneyW558.81
Mel GarlandW609.48
Angela BryantW659.74
Iris HolderW8013.20
Chris Cogan-HoweM357.64
Samson ChinakaM407.42
Russell WhitingM557.70
Iain MoodyM609.04
Ian BroadhurstM708.79
Mark Wyndham-JonesM759.30
Mel JamesM8011.07
200Alix ArndtW4531.36
Juliet SidneyW5530.09
Angela BryantW6533.02
Chris Cogan-HoweM3524.37
Samson ChinakaM4023.94
James MorganM5027.70
Russell WhitingM5527.64
Iain MoodyM6030.21
Mark ElleryM6530.56
Ian BroadhurstM7027.73
400Bethan FroomeW401:08.99
Juliet SidneyW551:10.80
Angela BryantW651:21.48
Jonathan WilliamsM4055.96
James MorganM501:05.77
Colin WilliamsM601:03.87
Malcolm CowtonM651:12.93
Kieran McDonnellM701:07.28
800Bethan FroomeW402:41.05
Claire BruceW453:43.24
Gabrielus StuokusM352:29.17
Oliver WilliamsM402:04.09
John FramptonM452:20.74
Colin WilliamsM602:26.31
Kieran McDonnellM702:36.27
1500Gabrielus StuokusM354:58.02
Gary BrownM455:08.72
Adrian  LewisM505:04.74
Claire BruceW457:17.23
3000Naomi HandleyW4013:53.50
Gabrielus StuokusM3510:41.52
Oliver WilliamsM409:12.13
James ThieM459:24.94
David OxlandM7011:57.88
Barrie RobertsM8019:58.03
HJMel GarlandW601.27
Daniel WilliamsM351.65
Mark Wyndham-JonesM751.27
LJMel GarlandW604.03
James MorganM504.43
Robin WoodM603.97
Dave ShieldsM653.18
Mel JamesM802.82
TJMel GarlandW608.41
Mike SmithM608.78
Dave ShieldsM657.63
SPNaomi HandleyW406.50
Lesley RichardsonW558.49
Samson ChinakaM4010.88
David GlendowerM556.32
Robert EalesM6010.42
Colin BhatiaM659.13
Mark Wyndham-JonesM7510.87


 

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