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*Richard Eccles (*pictured above) enjoyed a good run and finished 9th in addition to winning his age cat at the Abergele 5k race. Gold medals and podium places for a quartet of Road Runners at Abergele. Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Over two-hundred club and social runners competed in the Abergele 5k and 10k races on the town’s promenade last Sunday morning, where a quartet of Road Runners celebrated podium places and won two gold medals! NWRRC  entered two athletes in both the 5k, and 10 events, and they all recorded unexpected podium places, with two welcome age category victories and impressive gold medals for  Richard Eccles  and  Don Hale  in the 5k, and two third-placed finishes in their respective age cats for  Steve Roberts  and  Mike Hayton  in the latter 10k event.     *Richard Eccles (*above left) with Don Hale. The races were run concurrently over a relatively flat and fast course with all parti

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 the meeting. Nominations of Officers

*Melanie Garland (*above) won three gold medals at Derby. Massive medal haul for Welsh Masters Athletics ladies at the British championships held at Moorways, Derby.   Report by Don Hale.   https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   Welsh Masters Athletics members celebrated their success in style last weekend after collecting a massive haul of thirty-three prestigious medals at the British Masters T&F championships held at the Moorways Sports Complex in Derby. Numerous WMAL club members displayed their talents in somewhat breezy conditions and won sixteen gold medals, five silver, and twelve bronze medals in a wide variety of events in their respective age categories; and  Melanie Garland claimed a superb hat-trick of gold medals and one bronze medal after successfully competing in the 100m, long jump, and triple jump competitions.  Juliet Sidney  (*pictured above centre on the podium) won two gold medals for her efforts in the 100m and 200m events, and sim

Peter Robinson (Hornsea Harriers) pictured above - returned to running after retirement. More inspirational stories wanted about veteran runners...and this time we feature Peter Robinson from Hornsea Harriers... Report by Don Hale .  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   Welsh Masters Athletics have been looking for some more inspirational stories about veteran athletes who, for whatever reasons, perhaps stopped running for a period of time, before returning to the sport, and are now enjoying both success and fitness in their later years. We welcome all your tales about the highs and lows of your running career, and this week we feature master veteran athlete  Peter Robinson  from  Hornsea Harriers. Peter explained : “As a teenager, I ran for a Northern UK club, Gateshead Harriers, and had some success. More important, I realised that I loved running. I stopped competing when I married in 1974 but kept 'jogging' to keep fit. “When I retired in 2018,

NEW WEBSITE FOR WELSH MASTERS ATHLETICS - AND VIDEO PROMO. ** *SEE OUR PROMOTIONAL VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/2s26rmG3yrs Following several months of intense development work, by a hard working team of running enthusiasts, Welsh Masters Athletics Ltd, have now confirmed the launch of their new and updated website, which been wonderfully created by the website manager Juliet Sidney, a highly respected website designer, and top international veteran athlete. www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk It now offers a comprehensive presentation of news updates, events, previews, results, records, event standards, special features, and much much more.  This new site covers a multitude of running events, including cross-country, track & field, road racing, fell racing, parkrun, and every type of associated competition. There are also opportunities to represent Welsh Masters Athletics in regional, Inter-Area, and international competitions, in addition to options to run for Great Britain. There is an