30Jan
Very sad to hear about the sudden death of Emrys Jones (Cybi Striders) after a short illness aged 58. The club sends its sincere condolences to his family and many friends. Ems was very well respected and liked on the running circuit and will be very sadly missed by all who knew him.
His funeral is on Saturday 28th January, a public service at St Cyngar’s Church Llangefni at 11:30am. Donations in memory of Ems will be kindly accepted towards Ysbyty Gwynedd’s Alaw Ward and Macmillian.
ANOTHER BORDER LEAGUE LOW FOR ERYRI!
There were 371 finishers in the 4th fixture in the Borders Road Running League tough 4.4 mile race at Connahs Quay on Sunday 22nd January with only the three Eryri Harriers competing! 105th & 1st MV/60 Derek Weaver 28:04. 123rd & 3rd MV/55 Arwel Lewis 28:41 & 171st Ashley Wager 30:21. The next Borders Road Running League race is at Helsby on Sunday 5th March. 11am Start.
On a bitterly cold day and running into a very strong headwind from Llandudno to Colwyn Bay on Saturday 21st January it was no wonder that everyone’s race times were well down on what the competitors expected or hoped for! Of the 420 finishers, there were 12 Eryri Harriers competing led home by 15th placed Adrian Williams in a time of 38:48 followed by 16th placed Paul Jones 39:23. The first and only female Eryri finisher in 147th place was Lucy O’Donnell in 49:10.
Further details – come and join in on Saturday 28th January!
See link below for details for this year’s North Wales XC Championships which are being held next Saturday (28th January) at the Rhug Estate near Corwen. You need to register before running (£9 on the day) for this one but otherwise, it’s another brilliant team cross country event, a great chance to stretch your legs on a cross country course, with team and individual awards on the day! There are also junior race categories (£1-£4 according to category) which is brilliant, see form for more details and any queries let me know 
Cheers, Becki (bex85@msn.com)
The first Sweeney Scramble, a true Mud Run, was in February last year in the little hamlet of Sweeney Mountain just south of Oswestry and was a great event attracting 95 runners in the 5km and 10 km versions.
The second Run will be on Sunday 26th February 2017.
Registration and full details of where we are and how to get there are through the website www.sweeneyscramble.co.uk and entry is unchanged at £20 for each of the 5 km and 10 km runs.
Don’t forget that the annual Club Presentation/Social evening will take place on Sat 11th Feb (Moel y Ci race day) at the Padarn Lake Hotel, Llanberis. Let’s ensure there’s plenty of us there to witness & congratulate our 2016 season award winners & make it an evening to remember!
Padarn Lake Hotel
7 for 7.30pm, Sat 11th February
Hot food, great company & presentation of club awards
Ticket price: £12/under 14s £6
Contact Ellie Salisbury : ellierocknrun@gmail.com or 07789061648
Hi everyone, Happy New Year!
First NW cross country of 2017 is next Saturday 14th January at Walford College, Baschurch, Shrewsbury SY4 2HL – please let me know if you would like a space on the FREE bus for the FREE race! First pick up from Parc Menai at 10.30am (wheels rolling) with various pick ups along the A55 depending on who we are picking up. Likely return around 6.30ish to Parc Menai. Look forward to seeing you there – perfect chance to get the New Year off to a good start both individually and for the XC teams! 
Any queries, let me know: bex85@msn.com. Cheers, Becki Law