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*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 - Swansea Harrier and Welsh Master Ian Bowles. Swansea Harrier Ian Bowles now claims eight Welsh Masters records for numerous throwing activities.. Some top throwing updates and statistics from Chris Pruski, the records co-ordinator at Welsh Masters Athletics Ltd. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Master veteran Ian Bowles from Swansea Harriers has bettered his own M80 Shot Putt record on three occasions this season. Chris Pruski highlights his remarkable results in track and field.   *8.21m in Sweden at the World Masters Championships in Bjorlanda 25th August 2024 *8.42m at the BMAF Championships in Derby, 26th July 2024   *8.44m at The Final Fling in Wrexham, 29th September 2024. In Sweden he also broke his own Hammer Record, with a throw of 27.96m on 25 th  August this year.   *Ian Bowles also holds WMAL records at Hammer [M75 and 80], Discus [M75 and 80], Shot [M75 and 80], Weight [M75} and Javelin [M75]. ...

THE FINAL FLING - OPEN THROWS MEETING   QUEENSWAY STADIUM, WREXHAM. LL13 8UH. SEPTEMBER 2024  Licence no OD-24-43 SATURDAY 28th (U11,U13,U15,U17), SUNDAY 29th (U18,U20, Senior, Vets)  We are holding our 12th - End of Season Throws meeting. All throwers will have 6 throws.  The entry fee per competitor will be 1st event £15, each additional event £6. NB Entries for athletes who enter 4 events will be automatically competing in a “single event “ throwathon.  This will be scored using the IAAF scoring tables.  Their throws will also count in the individual event results. www.wrexhamac.club Under UK Athletics Rules “An entrant shall be deemed to have made himself/herself/themself, familiar with, and agreed to be bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping in the application and enforcement of the Anti-Doping Rules. The UKA Anti-Doping Rules apply to entrants participating in the sport of Athletics, for 12 m...

*Some of the NWRRC team (*above), that competed at the NW cross-country championships last Saturday (l-r): Karen Butler, Cheryl Frost, Kay Hatton, Carla Green, Gwennan Charlton, Iwan Evans, and Stuart Culverhouse, with team supporter Martin Green.  Prestigious medals won at the North Wales cross-country championships... Report by Don Hale. Most photos by Steve Jeffery.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   Several hundred runners ranging from juniors to master veterans took part in the Grand Prix Express, North Wales cross-country championships, held last Saturday afternoon at Ysgol Morgan Llywd at Wrexham. North Wales Road Runners  entered nine athletes including five ladies and four men, and they won six prestigious NW championship awards with one gold, one silver, and four bronze medals. The female athletes competed in the senior/master women’s race with  Carla Green  bouncing back to form in 29th place overall in 28 minutes...

THE  FINAL FLING                                                           OPEN THROWS MEETING www.wrexhamac.club Under UK Athletics Rules   All  entrants  shall be deemed to have made him/herself/themselves familiar with, and agreed to be bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping in the application and enforcement of the Anti-Doping Rules.   The UKA Anti-Doping Rules apply to entrants participating in the sport of Athletics, for 12 months from the [date of entry], whether or not the entrant is a citizen of, or resident in, the UK. QUEENSWAY STADIUM, WREXHAM. LL13 8UH SEPTEMBER 2023  Licence no  OD-23-41 SATURDAY 23rd  (U11,U13,U15,U17),  SUNDAY 24th  (U18,U20, Senior, Vets)   We are holding our  12th  End of Season  Th...

*Team manager Paul Brooks (*above left) from NWRAC with the North Wales team at the Helena Tipping 10k at Wrexham and (*below) runners ready for the off at the start of the race. Results and photographs from the Helena Tipping 10k Inter-region race courtesy of Paul Brooks and Daniel Purdie.   *North Wales Regional Runners at Wrexham (l-r) Steven Hays, Ricky Challinor and Luke Northall.   *Pictured above (l-r) Daniel John Weston, Rachel Shipley, Gemma Moore, and Claire Purdie.   *Pictured above (l-r), Amie Louise Smith, Jane Doughton, and Martha Owen.   *Pictured above (l-r), Lucie Truett, runners dash from the start, and Ryan Davies.

North Wales Regional Championships 2023 Contact Details:  Amy Edwards: amy.edwards@welshathletics.org Please contact the organiser, not OpenTrack, for all queries Start Lists  Enter Here  7 days, 12 hours, 41 min to go   Competitors   (57) https://wales.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/nwrac/?fbclid=IwAR28-C1QigYapdlkkkKALZvsv7ITEjPeHe0yf-vHJptydKg7ZcZgw_zAszs North Wales Outdoor T&F Championships Sunday 14th May @ Queensway Stadium, Wrexham Entries Close - 27th April @ 23:59 - Auto close Events Available U11’s  – As U11's are not eligible for championships, RJT Event Challenge (60m, Long Jump, Shot Put,) - £10 which covers all 3 events & athletes must compete in all 3 events.. U13B & U13G, 3 events Maximum from:-  100, 200, [1 of 800 or 1500], Sprint Hurdles, PV, HJ, LJ, JT, DT, SP U15B & U15G,   3 events maximum from:-  100, 200, 300, [1 of 800 or 1500 or 3000], Sprint Hurdles, PV, HJ, LJ, TJ, JT, DT, SP,HT. U17 to Senior/Mast...

*Members of the NWRRC team (*pictured above) at the Village Bakery half-marathon (*back row l-r), Stuart Culverhouse, Will Williams, Steve Roberts, Kevin Higgins, Jamie Tharme, Len Jackson and Iwan Evans, (*front row l-r), Carla Green, Nicola Wylie, Helen Hannam, Kay Hatton and Cheryl Frost. ( *photograph by Zoe Roberts ). Martin shared a slice of the action at Village Bakery half-marathon. Report by Don Hale. Most photograph by Steve Jeffery.   Road Runner Martin Green shared a deserved slice of the action at the Village Bakery half-marathon last Sunday at Wrexham, and he was one of thirteen NWRRC members, who also battled for club championship points and claimed three prestigious podium places. And in a star-studded field of nearly 1,400 elite, club, and social runners, Martin performed well again, and finished 15th overall with an impressive chip time of 1 hour 13 minutes and 53 seconds to additionally win his MV45 age cat. The overall race was won by  Gavin Tomlinson ...