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*Four veteran age category winners celebrated their victories at the NW Regional Indoor championship on Saturday, (l-r) Michael Finnie (NWRRC), the MV65 winner; Martin Weetman (Cannock & Staffs AC), the MV60 winner; Joe Horner (Menai T&F), the MV55 winner; and Don Hale (NWRRC), the MV70 winner. Road Running trio smashed records, set new PB times, and won prestigious medals at the North Wales Indoor champs. Report by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Nearly one-hundred top male and female competitors, aged from 11-80 years of age, took part in the North Wales Regional Indoor Track & Field championships last Saturday, held at the Deeside Stadium, Connah’s Quay, where three North Wales Road Runners (NWRRC), smashed records, set new PB times, and won prestigious age category medals. These particular championships attracted a mixture of junior, senior, and veteran track & field athletes from clubs around the region, with gold, si...

NORTH WALES REGIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Date: Saturday  20th January, 2024. Location:  Deeside Stadium, Connah's Quay. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk RESULTS AND REPORTS UPDATE; Don Hale Blog: Road Runners celebrated podium places, new PBs, an... https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2024/01/road-runners-celebrated-podium-places.html?spref=tw *This is a link to the NW Champs results from 20/1/24: https://wales.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/nwind/event/ FINAL TIMETABLE: ENTRIES NOW CLOSED. CLOSING DATE:  11 JANUARY  EVENTS:  U11’s  – RJT Event Challenge (60m, Long Jump, Shot Put,) - £10 which covers all 3 events & athletes must compete in all 3 events. U13B & U13G   = 60m, 60mH, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put U15B & U15G  = 60m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put. U17 to Senior  = 60m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, Shot Put. Masters included in Senior events ...

*Pictured above - North Wales Road Runners (l-r), Steve Gardner, Michael (Pat) Finnie, and Don Hale at the Indoor Open 60m event last Saturday. Top performances by NW Road Running quartet at the Christmas Indoor Open event... Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   Four veteran Road Runners competed in the North Wales Christmas Indoor Open Challenge event staged at Coleg Cambria, at Connah's Quay, last Saturday afternoon, and they all claimed new PB’s, podium places, and probable new records in their respective age categories. This was an extra meeting on the Track & Field race calendar that attracted a few hundred of the best junior to master athletes in the region who competed in a wide variety of events in an indoor arena. Steve Gardner, Michael (Pat) Finnie,  and  Don Hale  from NWRRC all ran in the 60m heats, whilst Steve’s father  Dave Gardner  took part in the shot-put competition and won his super-m...

*Richard Eccles is one of three NWRRC athletes selected for the Inter-Counties cross country championships at Monmouth. Reports by Don Hale. North Wales Road Runners now have three athletes selected for the Monmouth cross country championships later this month. Cheryl Frost will now join team-mates Kay Hatton and Richard Eccles for this Welsh Inter-Region challenge on 19th November. *Kay Hatton (*above left) with Cheryl Frost. One of the main event organisers  Bernie Jones  says he intends to send a very strong squad to these championships but says he is still waiting to hear from some other runners at other clubs as to whether they are still available after being selected.  He confirmed this week: “Just a polite reminder for those invited to run for North Wales in the Welsh Inter Regions to get in touch with their team managers asap to let them know whether you are running or not. We are trying to get full teams out, so we want the chance to give reserves an opportunity....