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#SupportYourClub It has been an amazing few week of activities and the last week has been no exception with clubs across Wales supporting their members and a host of activities that inspire. No better...

Glamorgan Coast Relay                                                     On the weekend that the club would have been running the long establish Welsh Castles Relay from Ca...

Ogmore Phoenix Runners would like to say a massive #VolunteersWeek “Thank You” to all of their amazing volunteers that support the club. Ogmore Phoenix is a real community club supported by so man...

As we come to the end of Volunteer Week 2020, we would like to pay a special tribute to the amazing volunteers across the sport that have dedicated so much time and effort over a number of years, with...

During Volunteers Week we have been celebrating the amazing activities of so many volunteers across Wales that give tirelessly in order to bring the sport, and so much joy, to others.   Today we are ...

The North Wales Cross Country League is the oldest cross country league in Wales and started in 1958. Roger Harrison-Jones, then of Rhyl AC and now of Prestatyn Running Club, not only took part in tha...

The Cardiff Half Marathon has been rescheduled for 28 March 2021, while the Newport Wales Marathon will now take place on 18 April 2021. Matt Newman, R4W Chief Executive explained the thinking behind ...

Thank You Martin Bell! The Welsh Race Walking community have come together to say a huge thank you to Martin Bell, a Level 4 Coach and Official, who selflessly gives up so much of his time to ensure t...

From Clive Williams: The Welsh athletics community will be sad to learn of the death of former Welsh under 17 and under 20 cross-country champion Steve Blakemore in the USA last week. He was just 58. ...

Volunteers are instrumental throughout our sport and the sport of athletics could not function without them, on a global, national or local scale. Volunteers Resource Pack for Clubs Without the breadt...

Remember that thousands of people up and down our wonderful nation give up their free time to coach, make teas and coffees, manage teams, chair committees and to do all the other jobs required in a bu...

BMAF Virtual 5K Relays During this period, the growth of the virtual racing initiative has been tremendous.  Welsh Athletics are encouraging as many of our members as possible to take part in virtual...

After another weekend of amazing weather here in Wales, the #SupportYourClub series continues to highlight the amazing things happening across the sport and also a call to action with things that you ...

In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A full history of Welsh Athletics can be explor...

We have today published version one of our roadmap for Lifting Athletics out of Lockdown  mapped against the 4 phases of the Welsh Government's unlocking Our Society and Economy plan - Black, Red...

It is understandable that during these unprecedented times we may be experiencing various feelings and emotions, such as anxiety, uncertainty, lack of motivation or generally feeling a bit flat. It is...

Bank Holiday Success - Virtual 1 Mile The second May Bank Holiday weekend brought about another successful Welsh Athletics Virtual Challenge – this time 300 runners of all ages entered a virtual mil...

On Saturday 23rd May, Cybi Striders hosted a virtual Relay, with 56 runners split into teams of 4 with each team consisting of our fastest runners to C25K graduates to make it fair. Cybi Striders la...

 ‘These 3 things’… Over recent weeks through the #SupportYourClub programme we have featured a range of activities that clubs have been doing to engage with their members, raise money for chari...

We know that the sport of athletics is full of amazing volunteers. With 'Volunteers Week' fast approaching (1st June - 7th June) we would love to showcase as many people as possible from, club...