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  Nick Beer Llandudno 10k - 9th Feb 2025 https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com The event, which is in its 33rd year, has previously been run by North Wales Road Runners, and Always Aim High Events are now proud to add this fantastic race to our community events.  This not-for-profit event will continue to support local charities as well as the North Wales Road Runners Club. Starting on the iconic Victorian promenade in Llandudno, the route takes runners around the awe-inspiring Great Orme with its stunning views of Eryri (Snowdonia), Anglesey and beyond.  With hundreds of runners taking part year after year, it is a fabulous start to the running season. This event has some great history, read all about the man who inspired it, Nick Beer, here:  https://alwaysaimhighevents.com/events/nickbeer10k-5 Running alongside the event, there will be a 1k Fun Run, organised St David's Hospice (Llandudno).   The 10k course. The race starts on the beautiful North Shore of the Llan...

*Rachel Morris (*above), claimed another prestigious medal at the GNR. Rachel Morris and her parents Brian and Hilda competed in the Great North Run... Report by Don Hale . https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk *Pictured above left - Rachel Morris, and (*right), her parents Brian and Hilda Limacher at the Great North Run.   North Wales Road Runner Rachel Morris joined her parents Brian and Hilda Limacher in the famous Great North Run last Sunday in some challenging conditions with some heavy showers and high humidity. The family   made the long trek to Newcastle for this epic event which attracted over 60,000 entrants, including some top international athletes, with many participants often raising tens of thousands of pounds for various charities. Rachel  said she enjoyed her run and confirmed that her parents took part in the race again. Rachel finished well in 2.49.41.  Hilda and Brian  ran the course together and finished ...

*Pictured above - Rachel Morris (*left), with Lesley Goodson at the finish of the Great North Run. Road Running duo competed in the Great North Run. Report by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com Two members of North Wales Road Runners competed in the famous Great North Run last Sunday in some challenging conditions with heavy rain and high humidity. Lesley Goodson and Rachel Morris , made the long trek to Newcastle for the start of this epic event which attracted over 60,000 entrants, including  some  top international athletes, with many other participants raising tens of thousands of pounds for various charities. Lesley returned to road racing for the first time in several years and so she was naturally very pleased with her good time of 1.47.53 and afterwards confirmed: “My first road race since pre-Covid. Feeling pretty chuffed with myself with that.”  Rachel Morris  also enjoyed her run and confirmed that her parents, Brian and Hilda Limac...

*Three members of NWRRC are pictured at the  start of last Saturday's Santa Dash on Llandudno  prom (l-r): Helen Hannam, Gwennan Charlton and Rachel Morris. Hundreds of festive runners enjoyed the 5k charity Santa Dash on Llandudno prom. Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   *Pictured above - Road Runner Hannah Griffith with her  family and friends. Hundreds of runners, including many families, and even some pet dogs, took part in the popular 5k Santa Dash on Llandudno Promenade last Saturday morning which helped to raise funds for St David's Hospice, and other local charities, despite the freezing conditions. With the early morning  Conwy parkrun  cancelled the previous evening due to the icy and potentially dangerous conditions on the course, the Dash probably attracted a number of extra charity participants, who enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and the festivities, and we...

*Some of the NWRRC members pictured at the 2023 event in Deganwy. DEGANWY DASH 5-MILER - ENTRIES NOW CLOSED! Rohan's Run - in loving memory of Rohan Ingley. *Pictured above - the late Rohan Ingley. FRIDAY 31st May 2024. START TIME 19:00  RACE LICENCE APPLIED FOR:  RACE HQ DEGANWY PROMENADE - Race Number collection from 5:00pm ENTRY FEE £12 AFFILIATED £14 NON AFFILIATED  ALL PROCEEDS GO TO YOUNG LIVES VS CANCER, this was one of Rohan's chosen charities.  This race starts and finishes on the Deganwy Promenade  This picturesque run follows the Conwy Estuary track to the RSPB reserve and returns along the same route.  *ENTRIES FOR THIS RACE HAVE NOW CLOSED AND HAVE REACHED THE 350 LIMIT . MEDAL FOR EVERY FINISHER  TROPHIES IN EVERY AGE CATEGORY This is the link to the entry details:   https://secure.onreg.com/onreg2/front/step1.php?id=6176 *The run directors are John Hatton and Carla Green from NWRRC. Other details are available via email : ...

Ring O' Fire Holyhead Breakwater Country Park Event by  St David's Hospice Holyhead Breakwater Country Park Tickets www.ringofire.co.uk/signup.asp https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   Public: Anyone. Ring O’ Fire is a coastal ultra-marathon which takes runners on an extraordinary 135-mile journey around the Isle of Anglesey. The epic foot race is staged over three consecutive days and follows the rugged and spectacular Anglesey Coastal Path. Almost the entire coastline of Anglesey has been designated an “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”. Set against the dramatic backdrop of Snowdonia Mountain range, runners will challenge themselves in some of the most awe-inspiring coastal scenery in the British Isles. Beauty aside, the extreme distance and variable terrain has sealed the race’s reputation as one of the most challenging ultra-marathons in the British Isles. 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘   𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦: - 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲  – 01/09/2023 – 03/09/2023 𝗥𝗲𝗴?...

*The sheer joy of beating the Highland Train (*above) with Josh Mottram (*rear) and Ian Taylor following their dash back to Caernarfon Station. Josh and Ian ‘Raced the Train’ and hit their fundraising target for the Conwy Whales Swimming Club. Report by Don Hale.   https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Enthusiastic runners and charity fundraisers Josh Mottram and Ian Taylor kept their pledge by ‘Racing the Train’ at Caernarfon this week and beating their £500 target for a very worthy cause - the Conwy Whales Swimming Club! The dashing duo, who are also keen Conwy parkrun members, were in fine form last Wednesday night as they eventually out-ran the mighty Highland Railway train from Dinas back to its starting point at Caernarfon Station.  They were within a group of about three-hundred varied ability club and social runners who took part in this exciting annual challenge, yet surprisingly they also found themselves part of an elite section of athlete...

*Some of the NWRRC members (*above) at Rohan's Run. Bumper attendance at Rohan’s Run charity Dash from Deganwy prom... Report by Don Hale. Photographs by Anthony Paul Davies. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   Rohan’s Run, formerly known as the Deganwy Dash, attracted a bumper attendance last Friday night, to help both commemorate and celebrate the life of an extraordinary young student, Rohan Ingley,  who tragically lost his life to leukaemia in August 2018, aged just 17. This popular annual race changed its name a couple of years ago as a special tribute to Rohan, from Abergele, who was a remarkable scholar, and a keen sportsman, with the event now raising thousands of pounds for the  Children vs Cancer  charity and associated funds. More than three-hundred runners turned-out in magnificent sun-drenched conditions on Deganwy Promenade to run this challenging 5-mile Dash, which followed the Conwy Estuary towards Conwy Castle, and then...