Don Hale Blog

*Pictured above - the NWRRC relay team and supporters on Llandudno prom. Hot pace on a warm night for the club relay teams. Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   Members of North Wales Road Runners took part in their annual team relay challenge last Tuesday night on Llandudno promenade amidst glorious sunshine and very warm conditions. Eighteen runners competed in six teams of three, with their average times over 5k estimated to help equalise the competition. The event, which included each runner targeting a specific distance, was well organised by  Carla Green , with support from  John Hatton ,  Elizabeth Driscoll and others , was eventually won a team consisting of  Gwennan Charlton, Molly Evans, and Kevin Slattery , who finished in an overall time of 28 minutes and 34 seconds. The runners-up team included:  Mark Davies, Richard Scamans, and Molly Evans in a combined time of 28.34,  with all the team finishing quite close together. A...

  Cardiff Metropolitan University Indoor Christmas Classic including the 3,000m champs. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk. Contact Details: ethomas@cardiffmet.ac.uk Please contact the organiser, not OpenTrack, for all queries. *This is the link to the Cardiff Indoor Athletics meeting which includes the Welsh masters 3000m championships.   https://wales.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/cmetxmas/ Events at or nearing capacity: TJ Triple Jump - Female: 2 spaces remaining   PV Pole Vault - Female: 6 spaces remaining   TJ Triple Jump - Male: 2 spaces remaining   HJ High Jump - Male: 9 spaces remaining   HJ High Jump - Female: 4 spaces remaining   LJ Long Jump - Female: SOLD OUT   PV Pole Vault - Male: SOLD OUT   SP Shot Put - Female: 9 spaces remaining   LJ Long Jump - Male: 3 spaces remaining   60H 60m Hurdles - Female: 7 spaces remaining   600 600m - Male: 8 spaces remaining   Please do not enter ...

*Martin Green had a great run repesenting Wales v England in the Chester Marathon. Busy weekend for the Road Runners at Chester and Bangor races...plus other results... Report by Don Hale.   https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   This past weekend proved to be one of the busiest of the season for local runners with four major events taking place at Chester and in Bangor, including a fierce marathon rivalry between English and Welsh athletes, plus several parkruns, in Conwy and elsewhere. A gruelling schedule staged in unusually warm weather, included seventeen top North Wales Runners involved in the Bangor 10k, Bangor half-marathon, the Chester Metric Marathon, and the full distance, Chester Marathon. NWRRC  had two members selected to represent Wales last Sunday during the International match v England, within the  Chester Marathon , and both  Martin Green  and  Cheryl Frost , competed well, and proudly wore their prestigious and famous red vest. And vete...

Notice of Annual General Meeting on Saturday 25 November 2023 at 11.00am by Zoom. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the British Masters Athletic Federation will take place on Saturday 25 November 2023.    The meeting will be held on “Zoom” and joining details will be circulated later. The Agenda for the meeting will be circulated at a later date.  Any items for the Agenda should be submitted to the Hon Secretary as soon as possible, and on or before 25 October 2023. *Just to clarify, the November meeting is the British Masters Athletics AGM, the October meeting is the BMAF services AGM.    Please Note:   BMAF Constitution All members of Constituent Associations and Clubs may attend the AGM and vote.  A two thirds majority is required for amendments to the constitution, other motions a simple majority. The notice of the AGM must be given at least 60 days prior to th...

REVISED timetable for Inter-Area T&F Challenge at Nuneaton in August.... Introduction by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Brett Davis, a director of Welsh Masters Athletics Ltd, has just announced a REVISED timetable for the England Masters Athletics, Inter-Area T&F Challenge at Nuneaton on Sunday 6th August 2023. He confirmed this week: "Please see the attached, which is the REVISED Inter-Area timetable. I have not analysed it yet, but I can see that the 400m has been added for M70 and W70.  "And in relation to the men’s team, the squad will be announced very soon and then once availabilities are confirmed, the team selection and reserves will be announced.  "I am sure the women’s team will be in a much more advanced state and that Eleri will probably just have to deal with any changes due to the timetable changes." Brett Davis, Director, Welsh Masters Athletics Limited  ENGLAND MASTERS ATHLETICS INTER-AREA TRACK A...