CYMDEITHAS WELSH 2006 RHAGFYR RHEDWYR FELL CYLCHGRAWN MYNYDD RUNNERS NEWSLETTER CYMRU www. wfra.org.uk ASSOCIATION DECEMBER 2006 Successful Year For WFRA Championships overnight stay, probably in a The WFRA Open/Welsh bunkhouse. Places are first Championships and Series have come first served. Contact Ross again been a success in 2006. for more details. The North Wales Series in par - ticular was well supported. 2007 OPEN WELSH Congratulations to all the CHAMPIONSHIPS prizewinners, including Joe Sat 24th March Blackett (Male Open / Welsh LLANBEDR/BLAENAFON (L) Champion) and winner of the Sun 6th May South Wales series, who trav - LLANGYNHAFAL LOOP (S) elled all the way from the North Sun 27th May East of England (by public transport) to participate! MYNYDD TROED (M) Andrea Roberts was the Ladies Sun 24th June CARNEDDAU (M) Open / Welsh Champion. Pictured are some of the 2006 prizewinners with Anna Bartlett and Helen Bennett was the ladies Sat 20th October Steve Gilliland proudly displaying their awards. Photograph was winner of the South Wales RHINOG HORSESHOE (L) taken after the Clwydian Hills race on November 5th Series. All received a pair of fell Sat 3rd November shoes courtesy of Ultimate SUGAR LOAF (S) AGE CATEGORIES FOR ALL Outdoors and Innovate. The A competitor’s best results WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP AND SERIES RACES: winners of the North Wales from up to 4 of the 6 races will Open, O/40, O/50, O/60 Male and female and O/70 Male. Series were Steve Gilliland and be counted in the Other categories can be introduced should there be demand. Anna Bartlett. Both received Championship. If 4 races are To participate in in any of the the Championships/Series framed pictures of Cader Idris used this must include one race races you do not have to have membership of any particular courtesy of Benard’s Gallery in at each distance. organization or have Welsh qualification. There will be Llandudno. Every finisher will score awards for at least the winner in each category. The 2007 Championships for - points. Scores are based on the In the Open Welsh Championships there will also be an competitor’s time behind the mats will be the same as 2006. If award for the first Welsh qualifying finisher if the winner is of average of the first five finish - a different nationality. you have taken part in all the ers. Your score will then be races in your area, why not trav - Presentation to the winners of the Series and Open champi - taken away from 100 to make a onships will be made after Sugar Loaf race on 3rd November. el further afield in 2007 and positive score. If you do not have a go at the Open/Welsh compete in a race you will score Championship. This starts with zero. SOUTH WALES NORTH WALES the Llanbedr to Blaenafon race This is an Open SERIES 2007 SERIES 2007 on 24th March. The Championship. You do not have Sun 27th May Championship concludes with to have membership of any par - Sat 3rd February the Sugar Loaf race on 3rd ticular organization or have MYNYDD TROED TARREN HENDRE November. This will be fol - Welsh qualification to partici - Wed 20th June Sat 21st April lowed by the WFRA AGM. It is pate. There will be awards for at MOELWYNS COITY Sun 6th May proposed that there will be a least the winner in each catego - Sat 7th July LLANGYNHAFAL LOOP minibus trip to this race with an ry and the first Welsh qualifying finisher if different. GUTO NYTH BRAN Sun 24th June Sun 15th July CARNEDDAU BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 Sun 1st July TABLE MOUNTAIN MOEL Y GAMELIN There will be two races in Wales included in the 2007 British Sat 4th August Sat 21st July Championships. These are Llangynhafal Loop on Sunday 6th May LLANTHONY SHOW MOEL SIABOD and Carneddau on Sunday 24th June. If you have not competed in Mon 27th August the British Championships before this may be the incentive you Sat 25th August MOEL FAMAU need to give it a go. If you are not competing in either of the above RAS BECA Sun 30th September races please offer your assistance to the appropriate race organiser. Mon 27th August ARENIG FAWR They will need all the help they can get to ensure the events run MACHEN Sat 20th October smoothly. RHINOG HORSESHOE The full list of British Championship races is as follows: A competitor’s best results from up to 4 of the 7 races will A competitor’s best results Sunday 24 June Saturday 31 March be counted in the Series. from up to 6 of the 9 races will DONARD-COMMEDAGH CARNEDDAU be counted in the Series. (Irish, Medium) (Welsh, Medium) Every finisher will score Saturday 14 July points. Scores are based on the Every finisher will score Sunday 6 May points. Scores are based on the LLANGYNHAFAL LOOP ANGUS MUNRO competitor’s time behind the (Scottish, Long) average of the first five finish - competitor’s time behind the (Welsh, Short) average of the first five finish - Saturday 6 October ers. Your score will then be Saturday 2 June ers. Your score will then be DUDDON VALLEY GREAT WHERNSIDE taken away from 100 to make a (English, Short) taken away from 100 to make a (English, Long) positive score. If you do not positive score. If you do not Best results from up to 4 from the 6 to count. If 4 races are used compete in a race you will score compete in a race you will score must include one race at each distance. zero. zero. 2 CYMDEITHAS RHEDWYR MYNYDD CYMRU RHAGFYR 2006 DECEMBER WELSH FELL RUNNERS ASSOCIATION Perfect conditions for Fan Fawr Small but perfectly formed. This mega-grip and a cool breeze WFRACH ACIROMAMN – MROISTS PTOEWEELL 2007 would sum up this short Beacons blowing to keep the sweat out of Pen y Buarth Farm, Upper Llandwrog, Caernarfon, LL54 7RD. classic which has now become the eyes. 51 runners obviously E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01286) 881491. the traditional kick-off for the thought things looked good too, South Wales Winter League. It’s giving up their time to travel from SECRETARY – MARTIN CORTVRIEND one of those ‘race you to the top far and wide for, at most, 25 min - Dol-y-Caeau, Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, LL16 4LN. and back again’ little races which utes of hard exercise. E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01824) 790534 you underestimate at your peril. Not so many years ago, races TREASURER – SHEILA LLOYD The route is unencumbered by like this would have been lucky to E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01286) 881491 fences, stiles or similar obstruc - have pulled in 20 runners so the tions, leaving just two sharp lung size of the fields in the last couple MEMBERSHIP and NEWSLETTER – GEOFF CLEGG busting pulls separated by a bog of years is testament to the hard Westpoint, 19 Deganwy Road, Deganwy, LL31 9DL. followed by a short blast across work put in by the organisers of E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01492) 582631. the summit plateau. For those the South Wales Winter League. CALENDAR and FIXTURES - JOHN SWEETING with the time to look, the high The annual Anglo-Welsh chal - point gives views as far as lenge seems to have fired the Lower Lodge, Cynghordy, near Llandovery, SA20 0LD. Camarthen Bay to the west and enthusiasm of runners and E mail - [email protected]. Tel (01550) 721086. Plynlimon to the north whilst the encouraged new competitors.... STATISTICIAN NORTH – ROSS POWELL whole western section of the several of the field this year were Email – [email protected]. Tel (01286) 881491 South Wales Traverse is spread at their first fell race. This is all out around you. No matter, for good news and it may of well STATISTICIAN SOUTH – JOHN SWEETING the race back is absolutely helter- mean a rethink for the minimalist E mail - [email protected]. Tel (01550) 721086. skelter, down a grassy gradient approach to organisation as I got that is at the limit of traction in swamped a couple of times INDIVIDUAL (North East) – JENNY EWELS the dry and hootingly slippery recording finishing places. This E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01352) 779073. after a downpour. led to a bit of confusion at prize giving. Hopefully everyone got INDIVIDUAL (North West) – ANDREA GOODE This year, conditions were nigh E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01341) 251061. on perfect with the ground having listed correctly. that post rain tackiness that gives English runners filled the first 3 INDIVIDUAL (South East) – SIMON BLEASE places so the gauntlet is well and E mail - [email protected]. Tel (01600) 712506. truly down for this years cake- baking competition. Robert INDIVIDUAL – MARTIN LUCAS Discounts Gordon of Westbury Harriers E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01656) 880009. The shops listed below came home nearly a minute INDIVIDUAL – RUSSELL GILL have confirmed that they ahead of second place (and first E mail - [email protected]. Tel (01535) 630209. will give WFRA members a vet 40) Mick O’Doherty in a very discount on purchases. This similar winning time to 2005 of INDIVIDUAL – CRAIG JONES may not be on all items (eg 17.42. Previous winner, Andrew E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01492) 660414. Jones, recorded 17.37 last year in sale items). Discount is nor - WEBMASTER – BOB CHILTON (Non Committee) slippery conditions, so it’s a mally 10% unless indicated E mail – [email protected]. Tel (01341) 440611. otherwise. Remember to shame he succumbed to CBA show your WFRA member - syndrome this year, recording the ship card.