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Rhayader Round the Lakes Guide Running Workshop
25/09/2026 00:00, I Mewn Blog /
Our recent Guide Running Workshop at Llandrindod Wells Leisure Centre was a fantastic example of what can be achieved through collaboration, bringing runners, guides and local organisations together to help bring our commitment to inclusive running to life across Mid Wales.
We would like to extend our thanks to Powys County Council and Rhayader Round the Lakes Committee for their support in making the workshop possible and for sharing our ambition to create more opportunities for visually impaired (VI) runners to take part in running.
The workshop was funded and supported by Rhayader Round the Lakes Committee, who are keen to make their event more inclusive and open up opportunities for VI runners to participate in competitions and local parkrun across the Elan Valley and beyond.
A particular thank you goes to Derek Price from the Rhayader Round the Lakes Committee, whose enthusiasm and hard work have helped bring local groups together and drive forward the development of guide running opportunities in the area.
It was also fantastic to welcome Ryan Moorland, a keen VI runner whom Derek guides, to the workshop. Ryan's involvement helped demonstrate first-hand the important role that guides play in supporting VI runners and the difference that inclusive opportunities can make. Ryan was also accompanied by his guide dog, adding another valuable dimension to the session and helping to highlight the importance of creating welcoming and accessible environments for everyone.
We were also delighted to welcome Susan Davies, Senior Practitioner, Sensory Impairment (Visual Loss) for Powys Council. Susan thoroughly enjoyed the morning and commented on how fantastic it was to see so much enthusiasm for developing guide running opportunities across Mid Wales.
Workshops like this are only possible through people and organisations coming together with a shared purpose. Our thanks go to everyone involved for helping to bring our commitment to inclusive running to life and for helping to build the foundations of a growing community of VI runners and guides across Mid Wales.
If you, your running club or community group would like to explore how a Guide Running Workshop could help create more opportunities for VI runners in your community, we would love to hear from you.
Please contact Education@welshathletics.org for further information about our workshops and how we can support you.
Together, we can make running more inclusive, helping more people to run, compete, connect and be part of their local running community.