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Do you want to run for Wales in the BMAF XC International in Leeds? Report promoted by Don Hale. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025   *Note from Bernie Jones, the chair of the Welsh Athletics Masters Advisory group.   The cross-country season is only a few weeks away now. Just a reminder for Welsh athletes interested in running for Wales in the BMAF Cross Country International in Leeds to express an interest.  Welsh Athletics will be selecting Welsh Teams to compete at the BMAF Masters Cross Country International taking place in Leeds on Saturday 15 November 2025.   *For more info and to express interest follow the link below.  https://tinyurl.com/BMAF-Masters   *All the details on the Welsh Athletics website :   https://www.welshathletics.org

North Wales Teams for Welsh Inter Regional Championships at Newtown on 16th November 2024.   Teams for Welsh Inter Regional championships team -  Report courtesy of Bernie Jones. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk The timetable for the day is: 12noon - U13 Girls 12-20 - U13 Boys 12-35 - U15 Girls 1-00 - U15 Boys 1-20 - U17/U20 Women 1-45 - U17/U20 Men 2-10 - Senior/Master Women/M65+ 2-55 - Senior/Master Men. For all those athletes marked with ** I require your DOB and URN asap.  U13 GIRLS Gwen Hayes;** Ella Hayes;** Elin Evans;** Bethan Roberts; Grace Hughes; Daisy Jones; Monique Brandon-Higgs; U13 BOYS.  Casper Kissane; Perry Marsland; Jacob Price;** Henry Jones; Fin Benny;** Finley Williams;** Alex Benson;** Edryd Ap Rees;** George Henderson; Max Macpherson;** Osian Tullock;** U15 GIRLS Heather Watson; Martha Bown; Tamsin Seguin; Holly Worth; Esyllt Owen; Catrin Evans; Beatrice Roberts; Evie Hughes;  Gwen Tompsett;** Evie Mortell;...

North Wales Cross Country League back at  Aberystwyth after 30 years! ' David Alun Williams ' North Wales Cross Country League at Aberystwyth - 30th November 2024. Report courtesy of Bernie Jones.     https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk The third North Wales Cross Country League will take place on the Aberystwyth University Playing Fields, SY23 3TL.  Please park where directed by the car park marshalls. The car park is directly opposite the course. The course is predominantly playing fields, although there is a technical area in the woods with a few bumps and twists! It is likely that the course will take spikes or studs and if dry you might even get away with road shoes! It is 30 years since the league last visited Aberystwyth, but the town was a regular host in the 1970's and 1980's. Colin Jones, Eryri and Lyn Maddison, Colwyn Bay were the winners. A copy of the course is displayed below. Individuals bringing club gazebos will be a...

*Three members of the NWRRC team (*shown above), at the Wrexham cross country  fixture (*l-r), Kay Hatton, Michael Finnie, and Cheryl Frost. NW Road Running team  competed well in the NW cross-country league race at Wrexham... Report by Don Hale. Most photos by Iwan Evans. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com *Cheryl Frost (*above left), with Kay Hatton. Four Road Runners swopped their trainers for spikes last Saturday afternoon for the second fixture of the season in the NW Cross-Country League, with this week’s event taking place at Ysgol Morgan, at Llwyd, near Wrexham. Cheryl Frost  and  Kay Hatton  enjoyed unusually bright and warm sunshine as they competed in the senior women’s race, whilst  Iwan Evans  ran in the senior men’s race, and  Michael Finnie  took part in the Male over-65 event.    *Michael Finnie (*above left), with Iwan Evans, and Martin Green. I n addition,  Martin Green,  represented his new first claim clu...

*Pictured above - the North Wales Road Running quartet who performed well at the cross-country fixture at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, last Saturday; (l-r). Karen Butler, Kay Hatton, Gwen Charlton and Helen Hannam. Successful start to the NW Cross-Country League's first fixture of the season... NW Road Running quartet performed well at the first cross-country fixture of the season at Colwyn Bay, and Karen Butler won her age cat! Report by Don Hale. Photos courtesy of Lesley Goodson and John Hatton. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com It was good to see four North Wales Road Running ladies take part in the first cross-country meeting of the new season at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, last Saturday. Unfortunately this particular fixture clashed with so many other events during a rather hectic weekend of alternative road races at Chester, Bangor, and Cardiff etc, plus many parkruns, so the club numbers were somewhat restricted due to prior engagements. Nevertheless, the female quartet flew that ...