ARCHIVED NEWS FROM 2007

12/12/07
Christmas Party time!!!
Beat the post Christmas blues with the annual Running Club festive party, this year to be held in the Dolgellau rugby Club on Saturday 12th January 2008 starting at 1930. Full licence, buffet and live music from the "Brass Monkey's", all for a tenner!!!! Tickets available from any member of the committee.

12/11/07
Rhobell Fawr Results
A pleasant enough day greeted the runners for this years race, with 70 competitors heading out onto the hill. No new age records but a fine performance by vet 40 Steve Gilliland to win the race with Sarah Kleeman taking the ladies title despite spraining her ankle on route! Results for the first race in this years Winter Series now available on-line. The short/junior race was won by Danny Evans of Brithdir with Bergitte Evans first girl.

13/10/07
Winter Race Series
Dates and race information for the 3 fell races in the Winter Series are now on the website. Please note that the Aran date is still to be confirmed.
Age group records for the Penmaenpool 10 are also now online.

10/10/07
Penmaenpool 10 mile trail race
Results now on line. Race records will be updated shortly.

20/09/07
URGENT UPDATE - Penmaenpool 10
Please note that early editions of the race entry form had the incorrect address AND phone number on them! If anyone has entered the race and not heard anything please contact the Secretary, Pete Nichols, on 01341 450673 (note he is on Holiday next week!??! sorry) or find his email address on the contacts page. We're also happy to sort numbers out for those turning up on the day. Apologies for any inconvenience. Registration will be in the old signal box in the car park at Penmaenpool.

01/08/07
Penmaenpool 10 mile trail race
Entry forms for the Penmaenpool 10 mile race, Saturday 6th October 2007, now available on-line.

01/08/07
Dolgellau Fast 'n' Furious Five Mile - Results on-line
A total of 90 runners turned out for the sixth running of the race. There were many new faces at the event, a good number went away happy with pb's and 5 age category records were broken!
21 juniors turned out for the short Fun Run, with Danny Evans of Dolgellau winning the race in 3.56 with Sanant Evans of Bala first girl in 4.26.

30/07/07
Cotswold Outdoor discount
Cotswold are offering club members 20% discount off non sale items until the end of August 2007. You will need to quote the club unique referance number, contact Andrea for details.

18/06/07
Ras y Cysgod, Social Evening, Friday 22nd June 2007
Just a reminder that the above social will be taking place this coming Friday night. Please park at Ty Nant car park and walk along to the Gwernan Lake Hotel to start. Social walkers should meet at 1930 for a walk up to Llyn y Gafr. Those interested in taking up the challenge of racing the sunset to the top of the mountain must choose their own start time from the Gwernan (self timed) with the aim of reaching the summit cairn on Cader before the sun sets at 2152. Time from start to 2152 will be the time recorded for the challenge with the shortest time winning.......but beware, arrive at the top after the sun goes down and you score nil points! For further information contact Tony 07789915488.

03/06/07
World Masters Athletic Championships, Bludenz, Austria, September 23rd 2007
Announcing a Meirionnydd Running Club trip to Austria in September. An approx 10km uphill only Mountain Race in 5 year age groups from 35 years upwards.
Full race details and registration forms can be found at http://www.berglaufteam.com/index
A group of us went to the same event in Switzerland in 2006, and it was a hoot, meeting runners of all abilities from all round the World.
Flights can be booked, at a very reasonable rate at the minute from Ryanair, flying from Stanstead to Friedrichstaffen in Germany.
There is loads of accommodation available in Bludenz, with everything from camping to 5 star hotels, again details can be found on their incredibly good website.
It is feasible to go for a long weekend, flying on the Friday and returning on the Monday, or go for a full week, Wednesday to Wednesday, taking advantage of the low fares!
Myself and Tony Hodgson have already booked our flights, so if you’re interested give me a ring and I can fill you in with further details. Graeme

31/05/07
Summer Training
Wednesday night club training now back and in full swing making the most of the light nights. Have a look at the training page for meeting venues over the Summer. Full beginners and advanced groups each week.

30/05/07
Cader Idris race results available on the race website - see links page.

31/03/07
Dolgellau 5 mile Race
Entry forms now available on-line.

30/03/07
Aran Race Results
Another record turn out for the race saw 103 competitors run Meirionnydd's highest peak in glorious spring sunshine. The race was won by Chris Waters of Ambleside in 1.31.54, just 28 seconds outside the course record, with the quickly improving Andrea Roberts of Eryri winning the ladies title in 1.50.29. Age group records were set in both the male 0/40 and 0/50 categories. A thrilling battle was seen in both the male and female sections of the Meirionnydd Winter Series for the overall titles. Steve Gilliland took a 1 second lead into the final race but was beaten on the day by nearly 2 mins by his closest competitor, which saw Roland Stafford of Mercia take this years title, and a half Aran Organic Lamb prize, in an overall time of 3.20.07. An even more dramatic finale to the ladies series saw Phoebe Webster of Aberystwyth lose a near 10 minute lead to Andrea Roberts of Eryri who beat her on the day and won the overall series by a mere 39 seconds in 4.01.54. Full race results, course records and Winter Series results now available on-line. The junior race was won by Luke Burrows of Newtown in 16.40 with Sarah Thomas of Bala first girl in 20.32.

21/03/07
Many March Updates!!
Apologies for lack of recent updates....been moving house!
An upcoming Club event sees a Charity Auction, in the Ship Hotel, Dolgellau, on Friday 30th March, 8pm, to raise funds for the 3 club runners raising money for charity in this years FLM - pop along for a good night out.
This coming weekend (24th) sees the annual running of the Aran Fell Race, entries on the day only, and true to form it's been snowing.....results wont appear however till around the 30th - I'm off gallavanting again...hooorah!
The Monthly "Social Events" section has been updated and the venues for the Wednesday "Training Nights" have been set for the rest of 2007...see appropriate page on the left....how jolly exciting!
A Club Trip to do the "Beachy Head off road Marathon" in late October is being orgainsed by Tony, accomodation included. Give him a ring for further details.

03/02/07
Tarren Hendre Results
One of the most amazing days for one of the most stunning fell races in this part of Wales saw a record turn out of 95 runners take to the hills in glorious spring sunshine. More than one runner commented on the "...****ing stunning ****ing views from the summit", apparently you could "...see for ****ing miles!". Now you can't ask for better adrenalin fuelled praise than that! The ladies course record fell to New Zealand international Anna Frost of Wrexham, while mens age records were beaten in both the 0/50 and 0/60 categories. Full results on-line now. The Short/Junior race was won by Meirionnydd's Sarah Thomas of Bala in 13.58.

26/01/07
1st Birthday Party and AGM, St. David's Day, Thursday 1st March 2007
The Running Club Committee are pleased to announce that we will be holding the Club’s First AGM, followed by an evening of chat and drinks to be held in the Royal Ship Hotel, Dolgellau commencing at 1930. Please make every effort to attend, we’ll try to keep the evening light and interesting and it’s an ideal opportunity to meet other members of the club, find out what’s going on, let us know what you’d like to see the Club doing and generally have a nice social evening. We are also pleased to inform members that the next edition of the Club Newsletter “ The Golden Goat” will be available for collection on the night – so go on, turn up and save the Club Treasurer a postage stamp! Proposals/Motions which members would like to have formally discussed at the AGM should be submitted in writing to the club secretary at least 2 weeks before the meeting.

25/01/07
Lanzarote International Running Challenge - November 2007
Experience the holiday of a lifetime. Based at the World famous Sports Resort of Club La Santa – Olympic sized heated outdoor pool, all weather running track, free use of Cannondale MtB and Road bikes, fully fitted gym, squash courts, vast range of daily free classes: aerobics, spinning, fitball, pilates etc and most importantly – a week of WINTER SUN (www.clublasanta.co.uk). For those of a more masochistic nature there are also 4 races over 4 days, from a 5k beach run to a 23k cross island road race – why not try one or two? Or you can always spend the week relaxing by the bar. Whatever you do, it’s a guarantee’d friendly week with folk from all over Europe.
Cost approx £350-400 pp. For bookings or further information contact: Graeme Stringer 07917 001173 but don’t hang about BOOKINGS CLOSE IN FEBRUARY, confirmation of names required NOW………… Approx £170 deposit required pp. ALL bookings subject to availability.

13/01/07
The Club festive party was held recently on 12th night at the Coed y Brenin Forestry Commission visitor centre. Superb food provided by Bwyd y Brenin and live music from Casino saw 60 members, friends and family grooving the night away in the forest. Several members were last seen trying to launch into orbit from the basket swing in the childrens play area, in torrential rain, at midnight.......now that's a party!

10/01/07
The next club event is the Tarren Hendre Fell Race, on Saturday 3rd February from Abergynolwyn near Tywyn. Register in the Railway Inn, race start 12 noon, £4 on the day only. Full details under "Our Races".

04/01/07
The two club places for the FLM were drawn from a hat at the club social meeting in mid December. The two lucky recipients were Tracey Evans and Frankie Vaughan, good luck to them and all other club runners taking part in the event.