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ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR SCENIC NICK BEER 10K MEMORIAL RACE AROUND THE GREAT ORME

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ENTRIES OPEN FOR SCENIC NICK BEER 10K MEMORIAL RACE Entries have just opened for the Nick Beer 10k memorial road race in Llandudno, which has now been scheduled for Sunday 18 th  July 2021, with a 12-noon start. This popular annual event always attracts many hundreds of runners of mixed ages and abilities from across the UK, and beyond, to enjoy the scenic splendours of a hilly but picturesque course around the Great Orme.   S tarting and finishing on Llandudno promenade, opposite the Imperial Hotel, this will be the 29 th   annual run to help commemorate the life of a well-known former local athlete, Nick Beer, who sadly passed away in 1992, aged just 27, after eventually losing his battle with hydrocephalus. Race officials John and Kay Hatton from event organisers North Wales Road Runners (NWRRC), have supervised this major 10k run for over twenty-years, and believe Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted in time for a genuine ‘live’ race to finally go ahead, following a succession of v