Race Details:-
• Tuesday Night Races • Undulating Rural Course
Race Date Entries
3 Mile 6th May – Entries close 4th May

4 Mile 20th May – Entries close May 18th May

5 Mile 3rd June – Entries close1st June

Race start 7.15pm
Fun Run 6.35pm

Race Headquarters:
Llanfrynach
Village Hall LD3 7AZ

Generous Prizes
Collect race numbers and timing wristband on the night

Fees:

Race	Affiliated Club members	Non- Affiliated	Brecon AC Members
3 miles	£9	£11	£7
4 miles	£10	£12	£7
5 miles	£10	£12	£8
All Three Races	£22	£26	£19

Full details on line here    https://breconac.org.uk/llanfrynach-3-4-5-miles-race-series
Race t-shirts can be ordered with Entry

Junior Welsh Trials:
U18 World Mountain Running Cup (in Slovakia on June 13-14) – for those born in 2008 and 2009:
Trial is on 3 May, entry on day, Moel Eilio, Llanberis.
U17 and U20 British & Irish Inter-countries (in Wales at Y Fron in September): 
Trial is on 13 July at Y Fron, details: https://www.welshathletics.org/en/competition/current/view/welsh-junior-mountain-running-championships-2025

South Wales Junior Series (WFRA):
U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17, U20
6 races, top 3 results count….details on WFRA website (https://www.welshfellrunnersassociation.org.uk/en/series/south-wales-junior-fell-running-series/2025)

TBC:- the East Wales championships and selection/trials for the British Inter-counties, which are:
Juniors: 21 June, Clougha Pike, Lancashire (details: https://britishintercountiesfellrunningchampionships.wordpress.com)
Seniors: 14 June, Pen-Y-Ghent, North Yorkshire (details: https://britishintercountiesfellrunningchampionships.wordpress.com)

See new fund from the Asda Foundation

Local Community Spaces Fund | Asda Foundation

Introducing endurance initiatives for Race Walking, Steeplechase and Mountain RDP.

For race walking and steeplechase, we ask athletes and coaches to join a Spond group. All information is put into the spond group.

A Mountain/Fell/Trail Running group coming soon.

The link to join the race walking Spond group is below:

https://group.spond.com/KJBDP

The link to join the steeplechase Spond group is below:

https://group.spond.com/CYSOP

Thanks

Steve Mitchell

National Talent Development Coordinator – Endurance

Dear Race Adjudicator,

We have updated the licence standards for road and multi-terrain races in Wales as attached. They are closely based on and aligned to the standards used in England. These will come into effect from 1^st January but we are happy to take a lenient approach to any points that take affect at point of entry, allowing event providers to include them when the next edition of their event opens for entry. This is particularly true of standard 34 as below.

The main changes are;

34. Organisers must provide a list of medical conditions to their medical provider for use on race day. GDPR regulations must be followed. This allows for legitimate use of the data in connection with the race but must not be held by the medical provider beyond the date of the event.
This is in addition to the requirement for the medical template on the reverse of the bib number.

42. There is a change to UKA Rule T55 S5 in relation to headphones. This means the licence standard now requires that no headphones other than bone conducting headphones are permitted in any race where the route is shared with other users. This includes, but is not limited to, parks, seafront promenades, footpaths, bridleways, roads and open spaces. Routes fully closed to everyone except those competing may allow any type of headphones but is at organiser discretion.

Following some investigation and a conversation with the relevant person at UKA, unfortunately I think we will need to follow suit for both rules.

In relation to point 34, I’m sure most Event Adjudicators would agree that very few competitors are completing the medical return on the reverse of the number.

I appreciate that these two points may cause some issues for event providers and although we do have some discretion in Wales to adjust the licence standards, we have taken advise on these points and as they are now included in the UKA rule book (the medical point is included in appendix 4 Endurance Running, page 357), unfortunately we will need to enforce them in Wales.

Please take a look through the new standards and let me know if you do have any questions.

I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thanks,
Alex

The Full Document may be found here:

14 June 2025 at Pen Y Ghent, Horton, Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, BD24 0HH

Further information on the event: www.britishintercountiesfellrunningchampionships.wordpress.com

If you are interested in being a member of the East Wales team please contact Tom Meredith on thomas_meredith1@btinternet.com

Depending on interest a trial race may be run – this will be clarified in due course.

Junior Intercounties information to come

 A few hardy souls from the East Wales region took part in the final race of EWCRRC 2024 at Elan Valley on Saturday. The results are below:

Top placers

Ladies

1. Liz Richards (Caerleon RC) 1:18:06

2. Emma King (Lliswerry) 1:24:39

3. Emma Davies (Monross) 1:27:26

Gents

1. Lee Price (Builth) 1:08:17

2. Alex Lyne (Caldicot) 1:10:54

3. Simon Cawthorn (Lliswerry) 1:16:49

Top 3 teams (Ladies)

1. Builth

2. Caerleon

3. Lliswerry

Top 3 teams (Gents)

1. Lliswerry

2. Griffithstown

3. Caerleon

16 October 2024 via Teams.

AGENDA

1. Apologies,
2. Conflict of Interest (new declarations)
3. Actions from Previous Meeting
   1. Cost of Safeguarding courses
   1. Fell running licensing
   1. Mentoring programme to T & F Officials Committee
4. Reports:
5. Safeguarding (KH)
6. Finance Report (KM)
7. WA General Council (LH)
8. Track & Field (JT)
   1. Inter-Regional T & F Championships 2024
9. Cross Country/Road (DM/JB/SC)
   1. Cross Country Regional Champs 2024
   1. Cross Country Inter-regional Champs 2024
10. Trail and Mountain (TM)
11. East Wales Road Race Championships update (PA)
12. Officials (BB)
13. Website (CV)
14. Any other Business

Inter-regional 10k Championships 2025

• Suggestions for future meetings discussion points
  • Date of next meeting:  Wednesday 11^th December
  • Dates of Future Meetings: tbc at next meeting after WA AGM

Please notify the chair and secretary if you wish to add any items for AOB by Friday 11^th October 2024 and if you need the link to join the meeting.

2024 East Wales Cross Country Championships

This year’s championships will take place over the first two Gwent League meetings.

Senior & Masters Championships

12thOctober (Pembrey)

M65 Men who chose to run in the Senior race will not be eligible for the M65 championship

Junior Championships U11-U20

9thNovember (Cardiff)

East Wales Cross Country Championships entry

· All athletes with East Wales qualification will be entered automatically. Qualification for East Wales is via birth, 9-month residence, or retention. In principle, all athletes of East Wales clubs will be included in East Wales results.

· No pre-entry or on the day registration. However, you may email Darryn McAtee if you wish to highlight any athletes who you think might otherwise be omitted from the results.

· Results will be produced following publication of the Gwent League results. Medals will be awarded after this, at the next available opportunity.

· Email queries to Darryn McAtee (desmac66@hotmail.com).

Entry fees

Clubs will be invoiced post-race.

Awards & team composition

· Medals for individual & team 1st/2nd/3rd in each age category – juniors, seniors, masters. Masters will be included in Senior results, and also in their respective age category.

· Team composition – Senior Men & Women 4 per team – all other age categories 3 per team.

Selection for Welsh Inter Regional Championships

· Fixture date 16th November (Newtown).

· 15 athletes selected per team.

· Seniors/Masters – first 6 in each age category in East Wales Championships selected automatically. Further athletes selected on the basis of East Wales Championships and previous cross-country, road & track performance. For the V65 teams it’s the first 2 finishers at Pembrey that get auto qualifying for the IRs (not 6, as the IR team is only max of 5)

· Juniors – selected on the basis of form over the past 12 months over cross-country, road & track, with particular attention paid to the first Gwent League fixture.

Darryn McAtee