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First Round of Virtual Relays proves popular across Wales!
19/01/2021 00:00, In Blog /
Over the last month, runners from all regions of Wales have taken to the roads in the Regional round of our Virtual Road Relay series.
We were delighted to see performances submitted from over 1000 athletes across all four regions; congratulations to everyone who took part in particular the winners of each category.
Entries for the second round of this competition are now open – this relay will take a slightly different format as we join forces with the other Home Nations. The leading club from this round will be invited to virtually compete against teams from England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in a virtual Battle of Britain!
The relay element of this round is open to athletes aged 15 & over. Time trial distances are also included for the younger age groups.
Full details of the Welsh Virtual Road Relays can be found here: Welsh Athletics Virtual Road Relay Challenge - we’d love to see as many club members as possible getting involved!
Along with the virtual relay programme, we have also launched our wider programme of virtual events until the end of March. You can find full details of the virtual events taking place on the Welsh Athletics website.
| Event Submission Window | Event | Age Groups |
| 29th January – 1st February | Welsh Athletics Winter Virtual 10K | U17 & above |
| 12th February – 15th February | Welsh Virtual Road Relays | All (inc. U11) |
| 19th February – 21st February | Winter Miles Series – 1 mile | All (inc. U11) |
| 5th March – 8th March | Winter Miles Series – 2 mile | U13 & above |
| 12th March – 15th March | Winter Miles Series – 3 mile | U13 & above |
| 19th March – 22nd March | Spring Virtual 5K & 10K | 5K: U13 & above; 10K: U17 & above |
| 19th March – 22nd March | Virtual Relay International | N/A |
Congratulations once again to the winners of each category in the Virtual Regional Road Relays:
| Region | Team | Athletes |
| U11 Boys | ||
| North Wales | Colwyn Bay AC | Harrison Leonard, Iwan Flavell, Caleb Myers |
| U11 Girls | ||
| North Wales | Eryri | Katy Butterworth, Elan Butterworth, Ania Edwards |
| U13 Boys | ||
| North Wales | Deeside AAC | Elis Martin, Oliver Evans, Alfie Evans |
| East Wales | Brecon AC | Arthen Banning, Alex Peltor, Henry Johnson, Nye Turner |
| South Wales | Cardiff Athletics | Kobe Beltran, Joshua Sanders, Iwan Froley, Samuel Boyce |
| U13 Girls | ||
| North Wales | Maldwyn Harriers | Mackenzie McCourt, Madison Hughes, Mya Bradley |
| East Wales | Brecon AC | Ruby Herdman, Lilwen Banning, Emily Peltor, Rosie Evans |
| South Wales | Cardiff Athletics | Millie Gold, Mabli Phillips, Rebeca Harries, Isobel Mcintyre |
| West Wales | Swansea AC | Libby Hale, Chloe Hartley-Green, Ava Davies, Millie Pierce |
| U15 Boys | ||
| North Wales | Menai T&F | Isabelle Shaw, Beca Bown, Cara Scott (combined U15 & U17) |
| East Wales | Brecon AC | Jack Organ, Joe Murphy, Ned Collins |
| South Wales | Cardiff Archers | Bethan Hardman, Sophie Knoyle, Hollie Lewis |
| West Wales | Carmarthen Harriers | Frances Mackie, Carys Wood, Emma Ferns |
| U17 Men | ||
| South Wales | Aberdare VAAC | Gruffydd Dickson, Tomas Gardiner, Harley Morgan |
| West Wales | Carmarthen Harriers | Dafydd Jones, Liam Edwards, Thomas Jones |
| U17 Women | ||
| South Wales | Aberdare VAAC | Megan Williams, Caitlyn Roberts, Catrin Ryder |
| U20 Men | ||
| North Wales | Buckley RC | Sam Bellis, Sean Truett, David White (MM35 combined) |
| East Wales | Parc Bryn Bach | James Chard, Martin Thomas, Chris Prothero, Dane Williams |
| South Wales | Pontypridd Roadents | Adam Bull, Paul Graham, Daniel Bodman, Callum Priest |
| West Wales | Run4All Neath | Lloyd Jones, Chris Davies, Chris Lewis, Phil Wells |
| Senior Women | ||
| North Wales | Eryri | Anna Mackenzie, Gemma Moore, Jacki Artist (MW35 combined) |
| South Wales | San Domenico RC | Emily Lagomarsino, Morwenna Charman, Megan Poulson, Helen Parry |
| West Wales | Run4All Neath | Lizzy Felton, Gemma Nesbitt, Catrin Budd, Aimee Legg |
| Masters Men 35 | ||
| South Wales | Aberdare VAAC | Peter Ryder, Paul Davies, Richard Lloyd, Dylan Jones |
| West Wales | Run4All Neath | Daniel James, Matthew Davies, Michael Houlding, Jonathan Jarvis |
| Masters Women 35 | ||
| South Wales | Aberdare VAAC | Vicki James, Corinna Jones, Nadine Winstone, Vicky Jones |
| West Wales | Run4All Neath | Amy Evans, Rhian John, Gemma Harris, Laura Chapple |
| Masters Men 45 | ||
| North Wales | NWRRC | Martin Green, Jonathan Kettle, Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
| South Wales | Les Croupiers | Matthew Hurford, James Vassallo, Paul Francis, Gareth Morgan |
| West Wales | Run4All Neath | Andrew Brain, Iain Hendry, Darren Chapple, Alex Tovey |
| Masters Women 45 | ||
| North Wales | Deestriders RC | Jay Jennions, Sallyann O’Neil, Andrea Wadcock-Parr |
| East Wales | Parc Bryn Bach | Melissa Pearce, Rachel Lewis, Alison Holton, Clair Edwards |
| South Wales | Penarth & Dinas Runners | Sarah Lees, Kathryn Petersen, Arabella Calder, Margaret Ogden |
| West Wales | Aberystwyth AC | Lynwen Huxtable, Karen Davies, Ceris Williams, Clare Leather-Day |
| Masters Men 55 | ||
| North Wales | Abergele Harriers | Sean McCormack, Darren Battersby, Tim Cahill |
| East Wales | Parc Bryn Bach | Stephen Williams, Ian Davies, Keith Brewer, Stephen Price |
| South Wales | Les Croupiers | Andrew Blair, David James, Vincent Nazareth, David Walker |
| West Wales | Run4All Neath | Mark Thomas, Neil Rees, Peter Stock, Andy Smith |
| Masters Women 55 | ||
| North Wales | Denbigh Harriers | Ceri Diss, Emma Collins, Julie Roberts |
| South Wales | Penarth & Dinas Runners | Lisa Cleary, Mandy Barrington, Debbie Rees, Jan Frost |
| West Wales | Aberystwyth AC | Anita Worthing, Karen Kemish, Helen Williams, Jane Bailey |
| Masters Men 65 | ||
| North Wales | Eryri | Arwel Lewis, Dylan Huws, Alastair Brown |
| Masters Women 65 | ||
| North Wales | Denbigh Harriers | Manei Baugh, Angela Beedles, Gillian Jones |