2024 Road, Cross Country, Mountain, Trail, and Ultra Selection Policies
We are pleased to announce the Welsh Athletics Road, Cross Country, Mountain, Trail, and Ultra representative opportunities for 2024. Chris Type, Welsh Athletics Head of Performance shared: “The re...
Weekend Round-Up (7th & 8th of October)
Chester Marathon, Masters International, 8 October In the final Masters International Road Race between England and Wales at the Chester Marathon there were some great results from Welsh athletes who...
Weekend Round-Up (30th of September - 1st of October)
Cardiff Half Marathon, 1 of October The 20 edition of the Cardiff Half Marathon took place on Sunday, with a record-breaking number of registrations, with 27,000 in total. The Super Half also hosted ...
Weekend Round-Up (23rd & 24th of September)
Llanelli Half Marathon, 24 of September Front Runner Events’ Llanelli Half Marathon returned on Sunday, with hundreds of runners taking part. Harry Waring claimed the men’s title, finishing the h...
Weekend Round-Up (16th & 17th of September)
Swansea Bay 10K, 17 September The rain poured on Sunday as the Admiral Swansea Bay 10k returned for its 42nd race. All top three finishers in the men’s race finished under the 30-minute mark. Kadar ...
Swansea Bay 10K inc Welsh 10K Road Race Series Preview
The Admiral Swansea Bay 10k returns for its 42nd race on 17 September 2023, and takes place along the beautiful and iconic sweep of Swansea Bay. The 2023 race will host the fifth and final fixture in ...
2023 Welsh Road Relay Championships Round-Up
On a sunny day in Pembrey last Saturday, Wales’s top athletics teams went head-to-head in battle to be crowned Welsh Champions. The day got underway with the Primary races. In the boy’s race Bridg...
2023 Welsh Road Relay Championships Preview
The Welsh Road Relay Championships will return to Pembrey Country Park on Saturday the 9th of September. Senior teams will cover a distance of 5,400m in a team of four, where teams will battle it o...
Weekend Round-Up (2nd & 3rd of September)
Cardiff 10K, 3 September Thousands of runners took to the streets of Cardiff for the return of the CDF 10k. The race was last hosted in the Welsh capital in 2019. Alaw Evans (Les Croupiers) took advan...
Weekend Round-Up (19th & 20th of August)
2023 World Athletics Championships The 2023 World Athletics Championships got underway on Saturday in Budapest, with four Welsh athletes set to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Joe Brier ...
Weekend Round-Up (12th & 13th of August)
2023 Welsh U13/U17/U20 Championships, 12 & 13 August It was a great weekend in Newport for the 2023 Welsh U13/U17/U20 Championships, which saw over 450 athletes compete across two days. The weekend go...
2023 Adidas Home Nations Podium 5K Preview
The Home Nations Podium 5K returns to Cardiff’s Bute Park this Saturday. The event welcomes athletes competing for national, composite, and club teams and offers bonuses for course records and Welsh...
Weekend Round-Up (5th & 6th of August)
Maesgwm Detour inc the Welsh Senior Mountain Running Championships, 5 August The Welsh Senior Mountain Running Championships, Welsh Inter-Regional Championships and the fourth round of the FRA Britis...
Weekend Round-Up (22nd & 23rd of July)
Monaco Diamond League, 21 July Two Welsh records in two weeks for Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC), as she broke the Welsh one-mile record at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday. Courtney-Bryant fin...
The Welsh Inter-Regional Championships return at the Helena Tipping 10k
The Helena Tipping 10k will host the return of the Welsh Inter-Regional 10km Championships on Sunday and form the fourth fixture in the Welsh 10km Road Running Series. Race organisers Run Cheshire hav...
Expression of interest for Welsh Masters 5K
Masters athletes who are interested in competing for the Welsh Masters are asked to express an interest if they would like to be considered for the Masters International between England and Wales, w...
Weekend Round-Up (8th & 9th of July)
UK Athletics Championships, 8 & 9 July There was plenty of success for Wales at the 2023 UK Athletics Championships. On Day 1, Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff Athletics) set a new Welsh Record over 100m, to be...
Team Announcement: Podium 5K Home Nations
Congratulations to the six athletes selected to represent Wales at the Home Nations Podium 5K in Bute Park on the 12th of August. Steve Mitchell, Welsh Athletics National Talent Development Coordin...
Weekend Round-Up (1st & 2nd of July)
Welsh Schools National Track & Field Championships, 1 July Saturday saw over 500 pupils descended on Cardiff International Sports Campus for the 74th edition of the Welsh Schools National Track & Fiel...
Team Announcement: Welsh Masters Chester Marathon
Wales has assembled strong teams, particularly for the Men’s categories, for the Masters International Marathon at Chester on 8th October 2023. The teams are being announced early to give athletes...