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Our cross country challenge starts here so get these dates in your diaries:- 9th October at Colwyn Bay. 30th October TBA. 27th November TBA. 22nd January 2011 TBA. 5th February 2011 TBA. North Wales CC Championships will be 29th January. Newtown 10k. Two club members took part in the Newtown 10k Road Race on 2nd May. First home was Ricky Francis in a time of 42.38mins. He was followed by Graeme Stringer in a time of 44.36mins. 02/05/10. Red Kite Challenge. The U.K and Welsh trail running championships held at Nant y Arian Forest trail centre. In the juniors race Alex Lanz ran an excellent race to take the gold medal as Welsh trail running Champion at U17 level, an excellent display of his growing talent. In the senior race 124 athletes battled it out for U.K and Welsh honours over the 11.2 mile course with 2530ft of ascent. It was indeed the Welsh Athletes that dominated the event taking the top 6 places. The race was won in a very impressive and new course record time by Tim Davies of Maldwyn Harriers in 1:10:55 showing his growing domination in trail and fell running. First for Meirionnydd in a excellent 6th overall was Ifan Richards, covering the course in a time of 1:17:28. Tom Roberts was next for Meirionnydd with a strong performance over the distance in time of 1:23:20 to cross the line in 21st position. John D Smith was next for Meirionnydd, after a break from racing, ran in 89th position in a time of 1:47:52 claiming Welsh Champs Gold in the M60 category. Last for Meirionnydd it was good to see Victor Gretton coming home in a time of 2:15:32 in a great effort. Click here for photos of club runners from Alistair Tye. 25/04/10. London Marathon. Finishing times now on the web. Adam Preston 3hrs 8mins 55secs. A new club record and winning Tony's challenge prize !!! Tony Hodgson 3 hrs 16mins 48secs. A new age group record. Jan Preston 4hrs 29mins 16secs. A new age group record. Tracey Evans 5hrs 15mins 12 secs. Llantysilio Mountain Fell Race. The fine weather continued and welcomed a 104 strong field of athletes to Saturday's race with 6.2 miles and 2400ft of ascent, which was the 3rd counter in the 2010 W.F.R.A North Wales Fell Race series. Making the journey were Barry Jackson, Andrea Vaughan and Ifan Richards. Ifan romped the course in 00:51:17 to cross the line first and to take overall victory. Next in for Meirionnydd was Andrea Vaughan in 59th position and a excellent second female in the F40 category (time not known yet). Next for Meirionnydd with a strong run was Barry Jackson crossing in 97th and taking the victory in the M70 category in a time of 1:29:04. Excellent results for the club. 22/04/10. The Wednesday training runs continue to be well attended on the recent beautiful spring evenings. Here is the group about to set off from Llanfachreth School on 21st April. 21/04/10. Mynydd Mawr Fell Race. Still fresh after his Moelwyn Race Hefin Jones was the first club member home in the Mynydd Mawr Fell Race on Tuesday evening, he was followed in by Dave Whittey and Graeme Stringer. Newsletter!!!. There is still time to enter the "Spot the Goat" competition in the Winter Newsletter. If you have deleted your copy they are on the website via the Links page, so you have no excuse!! It is time to start putting together the Spring issue so please fire up your inspiration glands and send whatever you have to me. 19/04/10. Ras y Moelwyn. Excellent results for MRC. The first of the "hot weather races", came with a bang at saturdays Moelwyn Three Peaks race with temperatures of 19 degrees + being hit. The race which was 10.5 miles and 2900ft was the first round of the Welsh Athletics Mountain Running Championships. First over the line was Eryri's Welsh international and 2008 winner Richard Roberts in a time of 1:19:20. First for Meirionnydd and an excellent 2nd overall was Ifan Richards in a time of 1:26:58, again winning this seasons epic battle with Eryri's Martin Cliffe who came in third in 1:27:45. Next in for Meirionnydd was new member Hefin Jones of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Competing in his first fell race he ran an amazing race to finish in a superb 15th overall in a time of 1:34. 16/04/10. Membership reminder! Would anyone who has not renewed their membership and wants to continue to enjoy the benefits of the club please contact Juliet the membership secretary as soon as possible. 70 Wild Miles Charity Triathlon at Bala. Click here for more details. 12/04/10. Please note that the Club Kit page of the website has been updated to show the sizes of the various items that we have currently in stock. These can be ordered from Chris by e-mail to treasurer@run-meirionnydd.co.uk, by phone on 01341 423 834 or in person at a Wednesday training run. 07/04/10. The Corndon 3 Peaks Race. Ifan Richards made the journey to the village of Priestweston on the Welsh border for The Corndon 3 Peaks race, 5.5 miles and 2000ft of ascent. The race was the second round of the WFRA North Wales series and also the first round of the WFRA Welsh open series. The race attracted some stiff competition from South Wales. The race was won in a amazing time by in-form Welsh international Tim Davies in a course record time of 39:48. Ifan produced a kamikase final descent and produced the overtaking move of the day. Rapidly closing down on Martin Shaw of Black Mountains, also Welsh international, Martin slowed down for a cattle grid, while Ifan just hurdled the 8ft obstacle and snatched 4th overall with 600mtrs remaining to keep a leading position in the WFRA N/wales series. 04/04/10. Newtown Chocaholics 5k. Seven members of the club went to Newtown to run the 5k. First home was Ifan Richards (3rd overall) in a time of 17:13. He was closely followed by Tom Roberts (4th overall and winning 1st. senior male) in a time of 17:25. Alex Lanz was next home in a time of 17:57 claiming 1st U/20. Next was Kevin Jones in 18:27 followed by David Seabourne 20:46 and Graeme Stringer 21:45. Gwion Roberts, running in his first race for Meirionnydd, finished in 24:40. It was good to see three Meirionnydd runners receiving awards at the end. Alex, Kevin and Dave each set a new club record for their age group. The race report and photos below are courtesey of Gareth Roberts.
21/03/10. Cerist Aquathlon. The Pairing of Ifan Richards and Donna Cartwright was again succesful in the final race of Cerist Triathlon Aquathlon series on sunday. Donna completing her 400mtr swim in 6min 26sec inc transition giving her 6th fastest swim time and Ifan(after yesterday's Aran race) clocking 16min 40sec for the 5k run distance, which gave them finishing time of 23min 06sec and overall win in the race and relay cat. Ras y Aran. Aran Race and Winter Race Series results are now online. Ifan Richards came in 3rd overall to set a new club record of 1hr 40min 51secs and claim first place in the Winter Series. ![]() Two other club records were set, Dave Whittey set a new mens over 50 time of 2hrs 2 mins 12secs and Tony Hodgson set a new men's over 60 time of 2hrs 5mins 15secs. Click here to view the Aran results. Click here to view the Winter Series results. Click here for photos that Essyllt took. Click here for Alastair Tye's photos of the race. 13/03/10. Marathon Challenge. Tony Hodgson has issued a challenge to all club members to try and beat his club record Marathon time of 3hrs 9mins 39secs set at London in 2006. He will present a bottle of bubbly to the successful runner. 08/03/10. Farndon 10k. Three members of the club travelled to Farndon to take part in the 10k race. The weather was perfect for a fast race with 477 entries. The first club member home was Tom Roberts in an excellent time of 36:20 (another club record) in tenth position overall, he was followed home by Frankie Vaughan who, despite carrying an injury, finished in 46:09. Veteran Barrie Jackson finished in 57:17 coming in first in the male 70 age group. 07/03.10. MEIRIONNYDD SCOOP SILVERWARE Perfect conditions greeted athletes at today's 3rd round of the Cerist Triathlon Winter Aquathlon Series. Taking overall victory in the event and relay category were Ifan Richards and Donna Cartwright of Dolgellau in a time of 23:19. Donna completing the 400m swim in a time of 6min 38 sec including transition. Showing a return to form in road running Ifan then completed the accurate BTF measured 5k run in a time of 16min 41 secs, 17 seconds shy of his 16min 24sec PB and club record. Also representing Meirionnydd were Huw Brassington and his girlfriend Ffion Griffiths. With Huw out of running with injury Ffion only had 4 days notice that she would be competing. Huw was 3rd overall in the 400m swim with a time of 5min 36 sec and Ffion crossing the line in a time of 26min 29sec placing them 5th in the relay category and 39th overall. 04/03/10. Note that entries are now open for the Snowdon Mountain Race on July 24th. 28/02/10. The schedule of summer training runs has been produced. Click here to view it. 26/02/10. Note that there will be a meeting to discuss the Aran Race in the Tyn y Groes after next Wednesdays training run (March 3rd). A very successful and well-attended AGM took place at The Ship on Thursday. In the committee elections Pete Nicholls and Gareth Roberts stood down as Secretary and Vice-chair respectively, Kevin Jones and Sue Thomas were then elected to fill these positions. The annual awards were presented as follows:- Male Athlete of the Year (The Billy Trophy) - Ifan Richards. Female Athlete of the Year (The Nanny Trophy) - Andrea Vaughan. Junior Athlete of the Year (The Kid Trophy) - Alex Lanz. Volunteer of the Year (The Goatherd Trophy) - Wendy Riches. The Sheilagh Vaughan Trophy for beginner of the year - Leanne Jones. The Runners Runner of the Year - Pete Nicholls. Click here for photos that Essyllt took. A very big thankyou goes to Bernhard and the staff at The Ship for an excellent buffet. Winter Race Series. Ifan Richards is currently leading in the series (after 2 events), with Adam Preston in third place. Click here to view the full results. 21/02/10. Barrie Jackson flew the flag for MRC at the Nick Beer 10k at Llandudno on 7th Feb, finishing 3rd in the male 70+ category in a time of 54m 31 secs. 19/02/10. Please note that there is a quiz with prize money of up to £50 at the Tyn y Groes on Wednesday 24th Feb, sandwiches are free to all that participate (teams of 4 max). 16/02/10. Alex Lanz has been chosen to run for North Wales U/15 boys in the British Intercounties Championships in Birmingham next month. He is the only Meirionnydd RC athlete selected on this occasion although Iwan Jones (Sioned's brother), who runs for Coventry Godiva, has been selected in the Senior Men. 13/02/10. Tarren Hendre. Click here for results. Eryri Harriers had five athletes placed in the final top 10, with MRC. having four. Eryri runner Iwan Morton was first home in a time of 51.55mins and team-mate Andrea Rowlands was first lady in a time of 1hr 00.56mins. The large MRC contingent were led home by Ifan Richards in second place overall in a time of 53.46mins, followed by Tom Roberts, 4th in a time of 55.52mins, Adam Preston, 5th in a time of 56.11mins & Kevin Jones, 9th in a time 57.49mins. Mark Atherton was the 5th Meirionnydd finisher in a time of 59.24mins before the Bro Dysynni duo of Dylan & Tom Jones with times of 1.00.08mins & 1hr 02.10mins. Tony Hodgson was next MRC runner home as he claimed victory in the Male Over-60 category in a time of 1hr 04.34mins. The 1st MRC lady was Juliet Edwards in a time of 1hr 13.05mins, then 5 further MRC athletes, Amanda Wilde finishing in 1hr 16.54mins, Alison Price in 1hr 20.18mins, Nich Bradley in 1hr 21.10mins, Janet Preston in 1hr 24.07mins and Ricky Francis in 1hr 28.47mins. The Club records spreadsheet has been updated, this shows that 4 age-group records were broken. Ifan Richards set a new overall and senior men's record, Kevin Jones set a new men's over 40's record, Juliet Edwards set a new ladies over 40's record and Tony Hodgson set a new men's over 60's record. Well done everyone. Click here for Alastair Tye's photos of the race. Click here for photos that I took. Click here for photos that Essyllt took. Essyllt has also provided links to her photo's of the recent cross-country events. Click here for photos from Rhug. Click here for photos from Oswestry. The full results from Rhug and Oswestry are now on the NW League website, Click here. Reports on these events will be in the Newsletter which will the e-mailed within the next few days. 08/02/10. Two firsts in one weekend for Kate Bailey. Congratulations to Kate who came in as first senior lady in the Titterstone Clee short fell race (2.5/750') on Saturday and again on Sunday in the Long Mynd Valleys fell race (11/4500').
Barrie Jackson came 3rd in his age group in the Nick Beer 10k at the weekend, finishing in 54m 52secs. Also well done to Rob Thomas for representing the club in the recent Twin Piers 10k, finishing in 55m 50secs. 01/02/10. Click here for photos of the Masters Cross-Country at Rhug on Saturday. 26/01/10. Congratulations to Tom Roberts who knocked 10 secs off his own 10k Club Record with a time of 37.08 in the Menai Mini 10k on Sunday 24th. 21/01/10. Information is now available on the Lanzarote trip for this year. Click here for details. There was a great turnout on Wednesday night for the training run with 30 runners taking part. Excellent progress for the club. 18/01/10. It's Newsletter Time folks!! I plan to publish the Winter Newsletter around the middle of February, so please get your thinking caps on, sharpen your pencils and get creative. E-mail anything and everything to "newsletter@run-meirionnydd.co.uk" as usual. An article or two about the Lanzarote trip would go well, plus any embarrassing photos from the party. 14/01/10. The cross-country league event at Wrexham on Saturday has been cancelled because of the state of the parking area and the course. Also some runners cannot get out yet. CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!! The Christmas/New Year party is on Saturday 16th January 2010 at 7.30pm at Dolgellau Golf Club. The band is “funky monkey” from Machynlleth and the tickets are priced at £10 each to include chilli, rice and nachos. A vegetarian option is available. When buying your ticket please state if you require the chilli or the vegetarian option. Andrea & Frankie, John, Kevin & Tracey, Pete & Sue, Glyn, Dave Seabourne, Sioned and Leanne have supplies of tickets, they will also be available at next wednesdays' training run. 12/01/10. Dolgellau 5. The Dol 5 has been granted silver status by the British Association of Road Races. Click here for 2009 news archive. Click here for 2008 news archive. Click here for 2007 news archive. Click here for 2006 news archive. |
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