The Board of Welsh Athletics met yesterday, 23rd March, to discuss the Corona Virus situation in relation to athletics in Wales. Following the further restrictions on movement put in place by the UK Government last night, they agreed the following updates to our previous statement issued on 17th March:
“These decisions have not been taken lightly, and have been made in light of the continuing and real risk to life and to the NHS posed by the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Wales and the UK. We must now do all we can do. We would ask that the athletics community in Wales continues to help one another by staying connected and supportive of each other whilst at home in these unprecedented times. We will continue to review the situation in line with Government and Public Health guidance.”
Updates can be found here
Covid-19 Athletics response: Welsh Athletics statement announcing the suspension of all Athletics activity.
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This morning Welsh Athletics, along with the other Home Countries have decided on a number of immediate actions in relation to how the sport of Athletics will respond to the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Welsh Athletics in cooperation with UK Athletics have decided to suspend all planned organised athletics activity until the end of April where the situation will be reviewed once more:
We have made this decision in accordance with the directives outlined by the government through the Prime Minister in his statement on Monday afternoon.
Welsh athletics would like to thank all members of the athletics community IN Wales for their support at this challenging time. We will endeavour to maintain regular, open communication as this situation develops. Please prioritise and support the health and wellbeing of yourselves and those you can within the Welsh Athletics family.
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ERYRI HARRIERS 2020 CLUB PRESENTATION EVENING
The club’s Presentation Evening will be held at the Padarn Hotel, Llanberis, on Saturday, 29th Feb, 7 for 7:30pm.
Huw Williams will be giving a talk entitled ‘At The Checkpoint’, there will be a 2-course hot buffet, with a choice of spicy/non-spicy, meat/veggie main, & of course, the presentation of awards to all last season’s club champions.
The cost will be £10 for seniors & £5 for juniors. PLACES NEED TO BE RESERVED BY FRIDAY EVENING, **21st FEBRUARY** AT THE VERY LATEST, by either:
Voting for the Outstanding Contribution to the Club award will take place on the night.
Everyone welcome – especially new members. Do come & support our great club & its champions!
For further details, please contact Ellie Salisbury on 07789061648 or ellierocknrun@gmail.com
It’s that time of year again when Eryri annual membership subscriptions are due! Subscriptions/renewals can be paid online via the Eryri website at the link below. Subscriptions should be paid before 31st March this year. Any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me:
Thanks,Matt
Membership Secretary
The Club Presentation Evening 09/03/2019:
Well, a great evening was had by the 42 of us who attended the annual club presentation evening on Saturday evening. The Split Willow did us proud with their excellent food, the trophies went down very well, & Russell Bentley’s address was interesting & thought-provoking. Just such a shame that from a membership of 200+, only 36 actual members were there to enjoy the social & acknowledge all the many achievements…
Huge congrats to the following winners:
Mountain Running:
Men
1st Gavin Roberts, 2nd Matt Fortes (v40), 3rd Craig Jones
1st V50 Russell Owen
1st V70 Alwyn Oliver
2nd v 70 Geoff Fielding
Ladies
1st Nia Albiston (v40), 2nd Andrea Rowlands (v40)
1st V50 Ellie Salisbury
1st V70 Maggie Oliver
Road:
Men
1st Arwel Lewis
2nd Steffan Evans
3rd Iorwerth Roberts
There were no ladies who had completed sufficient champs races
Cross Country:
Men
1st Matt Fortes
2nd Ben Beachell
3rd Russel Owen
Ladies
1st Elliw Haf
2nd Tammy Lewis-Jones
3rd Miranda Grant
Special Awards:
Outstanding Contribution to the club – Dyfed Whiteside Thomas
Angela Brand-Barker Ladies Mountain Running Special Achievement Award – Elliw Haf
Dewi Tomos Junior Award – Callum O’Donnell
Outstanding Athlete Award – Bronwen Jenkinson
Rory O’Donnell Most Improved Male Runner Award – Nic Brook
A big thanks is in order to our very generous sponsors:
X-Ray Minerals – SPJ
Cwmni Da – Dylan Huws
Joe Brown
Mafon Llanberis
Caffi Siabod – Paul Hodges
DMM Climbing
CLUB PRESENTATION EVENING
The annual Club Presentation Evening will be held on Saturday, 9th March, 7 for 7.30pm at the Split Willow Restaurant, Llanfairfechan, LL33 0PA.
The ticket price is £13 for seniors & £5 for U14s, to include a hot buffet, the presentation of last season’s awards & what’s likely to be an informative & amusing address by Russell Bentley.
All members, their partners, friends & families are welcome – it would be great to have everyone out to celebrate the success of the club’s champions & heroes/heroines……
To purchase tickets, please go to http://www.fabian4.co.uk/
default.aspx?EventID=2301, or for further info, contact Ellie Salisbury at ellierocknrun@ gmail.com (07789061648)
Notice for your diaries: The Club Presentation Evening will be held on Sat, 9th March (Pipe Dream race day) in Llanberis, or within easy driving distance of Llanberis. All the usual stuff, including buffet/bar/presentation of awards to last season’s winners/surprise guest speaker etc etc. Everyone welcome. Venue/ticket price TBC in the next few days once the committee has made its decision on various quotes & options, so watch this space for a further announcement very soon…..
Trespass Colwyn Bay are offering a discount to Eryri Harriers members. Just produce your membership card.
North Wales Junior Mountain Running Championships 2018 Saturday 22 September 2018
After the week of high winds and rain, it was an overcast but fine day for the 12th NWJMRC on the Great Orme, Llandudno. 70 children took part in the event, with 6 races covering the age groups under 9 to under 19. Records were broken in the U/19 and U/17 races by Mike Spill, Tom Wood and Lois Lee.
Huge thanks to Mike Blake for his organisation, the sponsors and supporters – including Conwy BC, The Summit Complex, Xray minerals, Mostyn Estates, St John’s Ambulance, Great Orme Copper mines, and Sinclair Steel. Also, the marshalls (sorry I don’t have a list of all of you), timekeepers (Craig and Hayley), registration/results team (Ann/Sharon), Stuart on his bike, and all of the parents/grandparents/taxi who transported the youngsters and gave them the opportunity to have a go.
See attached for the full results – if you spot any spelling errors, they are mine, not Ann or Sharon’s!
Helen