Don Hale Blog

  NORTH WALES CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE - SHREWSBURY https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk This is the latest update from Bernie Jones, the secretary of the NW XC League. The next North Wales Cross Country League will take place at a superb new course near Baschurch, Shrewsbury on Saturday 25th November 2023 *The venue and postcode is: PGL Boreatton Park Baschurch Shrewsbury SY4 2EZ Shrewsbury AC have developed some challenging routes in the fantastic surroundings of Boreatton Park. Please access the Park via the main gates. As usual first race, Under 15 Boys at 10-30am, followed by U15 Girls/U13 Boys; U13 Girls/U11 Boys and U11 Girls. The Women's Race (including M65+ and U17 Men will start at 1pm and the Men at 2pm. Please follow any instructions of where to park by the marshalls. Course maps are on the website as follows: Under 11 Girls:  http://www.northwalesxc.com/.../Under-11-Girls-Shrewsbury... Under 13 Girls/Under 11 Boys:   http://www.northwalesxc.com/

*Harry Driscoll was the pick of the team at the Conwy  Parkrun. Wet weekend for North Wales athletes at parkruns. Report by Don Hale. Most photographs by Steve Jeffery.   It was another busy but very wet Halloween weekend for numerous North Wales athletes, with several members taking part in a variety of parkruns across the UK, in addition to a series of re-arranged 10k and half marathon events. Seven NWRRC athletes ran in the near waterlogged Conwy parkrun completing a challenging course, battered by near monsoon conditions the previous day, yet despite the problems, more than two-hundred mixed ability runners and tourists still turned out, with two club members even claiming deserved age category wins.  Another seven members hit the road again as parkrun tourists during the half-term break and recorded some good results at Penrith, Swansea Bay, Newent Park, Shrewsbury, and Henley-on-Thames. Harry Driscoll  was the pick of the team at Conwy finishing 9th overall and 2nd in his SM20-24