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The first weekend of September was packed with racing for the club. By far the most popular race for club members was Cardiff 10k, returning for its 40th edition. We had 107 members participating in total, and there were numerous PBs and incredible performances 👏
Highlights of the results as follows:
👉 Sam Griffiths first home for the club and 11th overall in 30:55 👏
👉 Louise Flynn first woman home for the club in 36:05, finishing 🥈 F40 🙌
We also had a boat load of age grade results:
Susie Bowes 🥇 F50 in 42:32
Dave Craig 🥇 M50 in 35:00
Susan Watson 🥇F60 in 44:45
Angharad Mair 🥇 F65 in 39:24
Dave James 🥇 M65 in 38:29
Janneke Van Beijnum 🥈 F45 in 41:30
Howard Kent 🥈 M70 in 46:11
Julie Chamberlain 🥉 F40 in 38:48
Oli Williams 🥉 M40 in 32:53
Andy Blair 🥉 M60 in 38:23
Richie Bullen 🥉 M65 in 42:41
From fast road running, to ultra trail running now. We had three members participating in the Riddum ultra on Saturday. The route is 30 miles around the Rhymney Valley, involving 4,252 feet of elevation gain 😮
Results are yet to come, but a huge congratulations to Bryony Eames, who finished 🥉, as well as Cassie Summers and Lolly Evans who took on the trails and performed amazingly 👏
By completing this ultra, Cassie also completed the 2026 Pegasus Slam. This involves completing 6 of Pegasus’ ultra events, covering a total of 210 miles and climbing over 23,515 feet. Absolutely incredible work Cassie 👏
Saturday also saw the Roman Run take place. Taking place in Brecon, the race is over 15.8 miles involving 2015 feet of climb. We had two runners taking part. Rory McDermott finished in 2:28:27, and Isabel James was back in 2:54:06. Cracking runs both 👏
Sunday saw the return of the Waun Fach Fell race in the Brecon Beacons. This race is 7 miles long, involving 2,000 feet of elevation gain! We had Gab Stuokus in action, and he recorded a fab time of 1:07:34 🙌
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The Cardiff Pentath-Run (CPR) race returned over the bank holiday weekend. This event involves five races which total a marathon distance over the weekend.
A huge well done to everyone that took part. Here are some highlights from the results for us:
Oli Williams 🥇 overall in 2:32:37
Susie Bowes 🥇 F45 in 3:14:01
Julie Scholey 🥇 F65 in 4:25:29
Libby Crees 🥈 F55 in 4:10:14
Clive Osmond 🥈 M60 in 3:40:36
Next, we turn to the Murder Mile, a tough mile of uphill racing hosted by Islwyn running club. Gab Stuokus was first back for the club in 09:50, followed by Rory McDermott in 11:20. Joel Price was back next in 11:57, and Mike Riley recorded 12:10! Great runs all! 👏
The bank holiday weekend also saw the return of the Ponty Relays, hosted by Pontypridd running club. We had runners starring in two teams.
In the Women’s race. Team Les Croupiers Queens finished 4th overall. A huge well done to Steph Hambleton, Shannon Jones, Ella Jennings, Alaw Evans!
In the open race, Team Past-Present-Future finished 5th overall. Congrats to Matt Davies, Gab Stuokus, Anthony Smets & Riley Nealon!
Finally, Monday saw the hosting of the Machen mountain trail race. Always a popular one with the club, we had a number of croups competing. A huge well done to Michelle Amblin who finished 🥇 F50.
Tom Eames was the first man back for the club and Rachel Lammin was the first female back for the club on the day! 🙌
Another class weekend of performances 🔴🟢
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Yesterday, we sent 3 teams to the 7 stage Wyedean Valley Relay. This was 21 runners total.
Our team finishes were as follows:
Les Croups team 2 4th overall
Les Croups team 1 7th overall
Les Croups team 3 26th overall
We also had a number of amazing individual performances:
James Dickinson 🥇 leg 6
Nynke Kuiper 🥇 woman leg 6
James Harvey 🥇 vet leg 3
Rachel Lammin 🥈 woman leg 4
Owain Zerilli 🥈 leg 5
Hugh Ollard 🥉 leg 2
Bryony Eames 4th woman leg 3
Matt Jones 4th leg 5
Tom Hall 4th leg leg 1
Of the 21 runners, it was a first relay for:
1. Abi Rivers
2. Ian Chapman
3. Blake Stockdale
4. Aisha Turner
5. Phil Gatley
6. Angharad Price
A huge well done everyone for racing, as well as to Matt Jones for the amazing organisation and coordination of the teams 😎
Thank you too, to Rogue runs for putting on another wonderful event 🙌 See less
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We start this weeks roundup in Antrim, where Sam Griffiths was in action representing Wales in the Half. Sam finished in an astounding 1:05:50, a new PB for him, and putting him 3rd all time in the clubs half marathon rankings! A super result 🙌
From Antrim, to the Beast of Bryn trail race in the village of Bryn, near Port Talbot. We had three runners taking on the 10.5 mile race.
Phil Hambleton was 🥇 overall in the race, finishing in a fantastic 1:02:55! Nynke Kuiper was back soon after finishing 🥇 female in 1:15:10! Cracking performances both 👏
Martyn Driscoll was also taking part, finishing in a brilliant 1:19:02! Brilliant results on the trails!
We now turn abroad, firstly, to France, where Anthony Smets was in action in his hometown, completing Course le Cathèdral 10km race in 35:21, which saw him take 🥉 senior! 🇫🇷
In Sweden, Wendy Cole took part in the Djurgårdenvarvet 10k trail race. Wendy finished in an excellent 1:04:47. Very well done Wendy! 🇸🇪
Lastly, but very much not least. Last Thursday, Jeff Aston and Gab Stuokus were in action at the Severn Bridge 1 mile. Jeff recorded a time of 12:50, and Gab a time of 5:29. Brilliant performances both! 👏
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We start the roundup this week on the international stage, at the European Athletics Championships no less! Peter Gillibrand took part in the 800m media race, pipping fellow journalists over the line in an impressive 2:30!
Elsewhere, in the Ed Nicholls 800m, Ed Foster raced to 2:00:30 which was a seasons best performance. Impressive in windy conditions!
From middle distance to long distance now, as we turn to Ironman Copenhagen where Lucy Marland was in action. Lucy finished a brilliant 🥇 F40, and 30th female overall. Absolutely fantastic performance 👏
Elsewhere, we had Alan Mason taking part in Frome Half, finishing in a superb 2:01:55. Great work Alan 👏
We also had Gethin Parker, Liz Neville and Brian Jones all taking part in the two tunnels 10km race in Bath. No results have been posted as of yet, but we wanted to mention them to say well done!
Turning to a couple of 5k races. Danielle Phillips finished a brilliant 🥈 Female in the Jon Ward 5k in Hereford, crossing the line in a fantastic 20:05 🙌
We also had three croups taking part in the Unity challenge 5k in Birmingham, a mass participation run on the Sunday of the European athletics championships.
Janneke Van Beijnum finished a brilliant 6th in her age category, crossing the line in 21:24. Emyr Morgan and Gab Stuokus also took part, finishing in 20:27 and 19:09 respectively!
Clare and James Bruce also ran together, completing the race in 29:37 and 29:38. This is very much a more impressive result for Clare, as she had to experience 5k worth of James’ dad jokes.
Lastly, but very much not least, on Tuesday evening, Ciaran Lewis completed the Dennison round in a brilliant 1:17:03, which puts him 🥉 all time on the famous board. Brilliant result on the hills ⛰️
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We start our roundup on Saturday, with Geoff Wright ticking off another 10k race of the year, this time in Crickhowell. The race takes place along a canal side, and is classed as a trail race! Geoff completed the course in 1:09:57 👏
Turning to Caerphilly 5k on Sunday evening, and we had lots of Croups in action as part of the Welsh Championships, Masters Championships, and in the open race.
Dylan Nazareth finished an amazing 🥉 in the Welsh Championships, finishing in a brilliant time of 14:59 👏
Turning to the masters:
Louise Flynn 🥉 overall female and 🥈 F40 in 18:20
Julie Chamberlain 🥉 F40 in 19:19
Janneke Van Beijnum 🥇 F45 in 21:14
Angharad Mair 🥇 F65 in 20:28
Judi Rhys 🥈 F65 in 24:19
Dave James 🥈 M65 in 19:51
Lastly, but very much not least, we catch up on a result from a few weeks ago. In the Pegasus EDDUM 50 miler, which took place in Ceredigion, Cassie Summers finished in a brilliant 13 hours and 40 minutes. A fantastic effort in the heat over brutal terrain. Fantastic work Cassie! 👏
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Wow, it’s August already, summer is in full swing. The racing action is heating up too, with a busy week from the croups!
We start this week’s roundup in London, last Wednesday where Dylan Nazareth recorded a stellar 14:49 in the Chase the Sun Battersea 5k - absolutely stellar running! 🙌
Another 5k meet was also seen in Bristol. Gab Stuokus pulled off a great performance, running a brilliant 18:35! 👏
Turning to the weekend, and very much the opposite of a 5k race, Áine Kenny was in action at the Bluestack 50k in Donegal. Áine finished 🥇 female in a brilliant run, finishing in 5:39:30!
Another great race taking place last weekend was the Hooky 6 miler in the Cotswolds. Steve Chadwell finished in 45:54 a great time over a hilly course and in the heat! 👏
Sunday was also a day for masters athletics racing.
Several croups were in action for Wales, competing against Scotland and England.
Some key highlights from the results were as follows:
Colin Williams firstly competed in the M60 400m, coming home in 60:83, 🥉 overall.
Kieran McDonnell finished 🥇 in the M70 800m in 2:43:44
Colin and Kieran both competed in the 200m. Colin finished🥉 in 28:26 in the M60 race, and Kieran 🥈 in the M70 race, recording a time of 30:39!
They both then teamed up in the 4x100m M60 relay - Kieran leg 3 and Colin anchor leg. Their team finished 🥈 in the race 👏
Finally, in the Llanthony show fell race, we had three runners competing. This is a 6.3km / 3.9 mile race involving 350m of elevation over tough terrain. A huge well done to:
👉 Nat Palmer who finished in 42:38
👉 Clive Osmond finishing in 44:09
👉 Julie Scholey coming home in 59:19
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We start this week’s roundup not on the road, but on the trails. Y Domen Fawr is a well known fell race in Brecon. Spanning 5.8 miles, the route provides over 1,800ft of elevation gain! A huge congratulations to Lolly Evans who starred in the race for us 👏
Turning to another hilly race, but this time on the roads, Louise Flynn was in action at Cornwood 10k. Louise performed superbly, taking 🥇 Female on the day finishing in a brilliant time of 39:37 👏
Another 10k specialist, Gary Brown, took part in San Francisco Alexi Pappas 10k over the weekend! Gary was 13th overall and an impressive 🥇 M45 in 37:56! 🙌
By far the most popular event of the weekend however was Magor 10k. Always a popular event with Croups, we were there in numbers. Here is a summary of overall and age grade achievements:
Sam Griffiths 🥇 overall in 31:12
Phil Hambleton 🥈 overall in 32:44
Janneke Van Beijnum 🥇 F45 in 42:49 - an F45 course record 🙌
Susan Watson 🥇 F60 in 46:01
Judi Rhys 🥇 F65 in 49:16
Geoff Wright 🥇 M75+ in 66:51
Andy Blair 🥈 M60 in 38:47
Dave James 🥈M65 in 40:34
Julie Scholey 🥈 F65 in 59:52
Howard Kent 🥉 M70 in 46:23
We also had some great team results on the day:
🥇 Women’s team
🥇 Open team
Cracking runs everyone 👏
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We start our roundup catching up on results from last Wednesday, where members were in action at the Sorbook Tough 10k!
Ryan Pugsley was first back for the club and a brilliant 🥉 overall on the night in 39:21! Stephen Campbell was back not long after 9th overall in 42:33 👏 Eve Gallop - Evans was next, finishing the race in 1:01:24! 🙌
Congratulations too, to Geoff Wright, who finished a brilliant 🥇 M75 on the night in 1:15:05! 👏
Turning to the weekend, and we had an abundance of croups in action at the Rabbit run in Merthyr Mawr. Here’s a summary of the results:
In the 12k:
Wayne Humphrey’s 🥇 M50
Alfie Sargeant 🥉 MU20
Carol Rees 5th F50
Rob Sage 9th M40
On Sunday, James Prosser took a magnificent🥈 overall in the dragon 50 mile coastal ultra. Starting in Kenfig and ending in Cardiff Bay, James tackled dramatic dunes and cliff tops. Absolutely amazing result 👏
It is also worth mentioning that James also completely the Rabbit Run the day before - incredible effort 👏
Last night, we had a couple of croups starring at the British Milers club races in Aberdare!
👉 Ed Foster ran a brilliant 2:01:61 in the 800m
👉 Colin Williams ran a fantastic 2:19:74 in the 800m. This is a seasons best for Colin, and also only 0.19 seconds away from the M60 Welsh record!
👉 Vaughan Edwards ran a storming 4:16:24 in the 1500m
Lastly, but very much not least. We don’t usually do parkrun shoutouts, but this week we make an exception. Emily Fell broke the female course record by almost a minute at Henley Wood parkrun in Oswestry last weekend. She was also the first ever female to P1 in the event. A fantastic achievement 👏
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Wednesday night saw the return of our club 1500m track race. The evening comprised of four races. Here is a summary of the results 👇
Race 1:
Rebekah Miles (winner) in 06:54
Alan Mason (first man) in 07:08
Race 2:
David Ham (winner) in 5:42
Emma Brute (first woman) in 06:16
Race 3:
Alfie Sargeant (winner) in 4:53
Caitlin Williams (first woman) in 05:46
Race 4:
Oli Williams (winner) in 04:20
Medal table (overall):
🥇 Oli Williams: 4:20
🥈 Connor McCann: 4:39
🥉 Ben Starkie: 4:40
A huge thank you to the hard work of Marcus Meyrick and Kay Chapman for putting on another wonderful evening. Keep an eye on our social media for information regarding our next track race; 800m, coming in August!
It was a big weekend for Croups competing for their nations!
We start at the Wales vs England masters 5k in Shrewsbury. Athletes did an incredible job to get around the course experiencing temperatures of 30 degrees plus. The following croups were involved 👇
Nynke Kuiper
Louise Flynn
Duncan McLauchlan
Angela Potter
Phil Hodge
Judi Rhys
Dave James
Dave Cundy
A huge well done everyone 👏
Next up, a huge well done to the brilliant Mia Goddard competed in the European Duathalon Champs in Banjoles, representing GB! Mia put in an amazing performance, finishing a brilliant 6th Under 23 on the day! Incredible 👏
Over to Torfaen now, we had two Croups taking part in the Mic Morris Torfaen 10k!
First back was Caitlin Williams, finishing in a brilliant 41:08, 5th overall in her age category 👏
Lindsay Allen was also in action, finishing in a fantastic time of 54:01 on the chip! Brilliant running! 👏
Lastly, but very much not least, a huge congratulations to Emily Musgrave who completely the Cotswold Classic Middle Distance Triathlon. With a finish time of 4:53:33, Emily finished a fantastic 5th in her age category 👏 Fantastic result! 🙌
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Last Saturday, we sent three teams to take part in the Cotswolds Way relay. Starting in Chipping Camden, the relay takes place entirely on the hills and trails of the Cotswolds way, finishing in Bath!
This has been the fourth year we have sent teams, a huge thank you to James Bruce for arranging all of it 🙌
Here’s how our teams placed 👇
Open Team (number 22) - 16th
Open Team (number 23) - 23rd
Vets team (number 60) - 9th vets team (due a slight correction)
A couple of notable individual performances from our runners too:
James Vassallo 🥇 Vet stage 1
Phil Hodge 🥉 Vet stage 2
Georgia palmer 🥇 woman stage 2
Karl James 🥉 Vet stage 8
A huge thank you to Team Bath for putting on another fantastic event 🙌
The following advice is intended to keep our runners SAFE at all times!
It is also essential that, whilst out running as a club, we are seen to be polite, responsible, set a good example & not put others at risk.
AT ALL TIMES BE SAFE BE SEEN! You can never be too visible! During the day, always wear bright or light-coloured clothing - fluorescent is good.
At night we would strongly recommend that people ALWAYS wear light-coloured clothing plus a REFLECTIVE (not just fluorescent) bib or sash.
Clip on flashers are a great way to be seen. NEVER ASSUME YOU'VE BEEN SEEN. Always be cautious with traffic.
We would like to remind people that they are responsible for their own safety and that they run at their own risk.