Club Feature: Lliswerry Runners
Lliswerry Runners was launched in in 1985 following the London Marathon inspired running boom, with the focus on social running rather than the pressures of competition. Co-founder, John Hill (who is...
Club Membership Renewal
It is that time of the year again, where club membership renewals are due. The best place to go in order to renew your membership would be your club secretary. For more information about where to go, ...
Partnerships Extended with ACE Feet in Motion and Orthotix
We are are thrilled to announce we will be extending our exclusive partnership deal with Ace Feet in Motion and Orthotix. The renewed partnerships will allow funded Welsh athletes to benefit from expe...
Welsh Athletics Clubs & Run Wales Conference March 2022
Saturday 5th March saw the long-awaited return of the Welsh Athletics & Run Wales Conference at the Vale Resort Hotel. It was a fantastic day, with representatives from clubs and groups across Wales i...
Sospan Road Runners
“The friendliest running club in Wales” Sospan Road Runners is a local running club from Llanelli, South Wales who prides itself on giving everyone a very warm welcome and providing members with a...
Best Season Yet Programme Launch
In order to continue to support parents and young people to thrive in our sport, in addition to the Non-Perfect Parent Webinar Series, Welsh Athletics has worked with parenting practitioner, Rich Shor...
Welsh Athletics & Run Wales National Awards 2021 – Now open for Nominations!
Welsh Athletics & Run Wales are excited to announce that nominations are now open for the annual National Awards for 2021. This year has seen our athletics and running community return to sport and na...
Expressions of interest sought for Welsh Masters Championship Events
Expressions of Interest are sought from Clubs or organisations interested in hosting Welsh Athletics Masters Road Championships within their existing events in 2022. Last year Welsh Athletics set up t...
Chris Moss to lead Development at UKA
Welsh Athletics can confirm that its head of Development and Participation Chris Moss is to be seconded to UK Athletics to fulfil the interim role of Director of Development for a 6 month period. As a...
Expressions of interest welcomed for key governance role
Welsh Athletics are looking to appoint a Vice-Chair to our General Council. The successful applicant will shadow the current chair in her role on the Board of Welsh Athletics from January to September...
Annual General Meeting recap
The Welsh Athletics Annual General Meeting took place on the 23rd of October – the meeting used a blended approach, with members attending physically in the Mercure Hotel, Cardiff, and also via a vi...
Call out for Casual Coaches
As life and sport have returned, demand for athletics has grown and we have been delivering more activity out in the community across Wales with children and young people. To help us keep meeting this...
New Bridgend track gets official launch
Bridgend AC were delighted to finally officially open their new track on Saturday 2nd October following COVID postponements. Welsh Athletics and Bridgend AC would like to extend our thanks to Sport Wa...
Parents in Sport Week - Volunteering
Volunteers are the lifeblood of athletics. They are the everyday heroes who make running competitions, growing talent and providing opportunities possible. Become part of something special, gain skill...
Parents in Sport Week - Safeguarding:
Parents in Sport Week is now in its 6th year and as the campaign progresses, we always look to develop our aims to suit the changing landscape of sport. We start the week with updates on Safeguarding,...
Welsh Athletics AGM preliminary notice
The Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics Ltd will be held on the Saturday the 23rd of October. Attendance options are still being considered and will be confirmed by the 42 day notice. Clubs ar...
Young athletes enjoy chance to Run Jump Throw at Bridgend AC Open
Bridgend Athletic Club have been enthusing their junior athletes with the second of their exciting Open Events. After weekly workouts and online challenges during lockdown, the coaches were eager to g...
Matt Elias to move on after 10 years with Welsh Athletics
After a period of more than 10 years at Welsh Athletics, Matt Elias will be leaving the organisation to pursue other opportunities within the sport. Matt has worked across a number of roles during his...
Aberystwyth AC retain relay title
Physical races are few and far between in these challenging times but virtual races have become very popular and Builth Wells running club recently held its 15 hour relay race, inviting clubs across W...
Giving runs in your Blood - new partnership campaign
Welsh Athletics delighted to become an official community partner of the Welsh Blood Service -'Giving Runs in Your Blood' campaign launched to get runners' blood pumping at donation centr...