Mike Davies, Ollie George, Dee Jolly and two of Sarn Helen’s Juniour Runners Ben and Jacob Hall travelled opposite side of the country to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park to compete at the Welsh Cross Country Championships, all 5 proudly flew the flag for Sarn Helen Running Club by achieving great results on the day.

Sarn Helen runners have been spreading their wings having travelled to compete in two of Wales’ beautiful National Parks.

Llanelli 10K and Half Marathon was held on February 25th and 7 Sarn Helen Runners took part. The route is ideal for achieving Personal Best Times as the race is ran over a flat terrain along the beautiful Millenium Coastal Path and if it is stunning scenery you are looking for, this is the race to compete in as it overlooks the Loughor Estuary and the Gower Peninsula.

The Rhayader Hills were alive with the sound of pounding feet on tarmac, 10 of them belonging to 5 Sarn Helen Runners as they took to the starting line at the Rhayader Round The Lakes 10K and 30K races.

Parc Pont-Y-Pwl, Pontypool was the final venue for this year’s John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League series, this is a series of 5 races held over the Winter months in 5 different locations hosted by different running clubs covering South Wales and crossing the border into England.

There have been three rounds of the 2023 club championshop that have now taken place, Teifi 10 back in April, Dyffryn Cledlyn on the 8^th of May and most recently the Sarn Helen Hill Race Festival.

Bu mis Mehefin yn golygu dau ddigwyddiad i redwyr Clwb Sarn Helen ers tro, sef Ras Ffordd 6 Milltir Felinfach a Ras Gyfnewid Cestyll Cymru, a chynhaliwyd y ddau ddigwyddiad yn llwyddiannus unwaith eto eleni.

After a two year absence, there was once again a flurry of activity in Drefach on the first Monday in May as the Cledlyn Valley Fun Races attracted runners of all ages to support Dyffryn Cledlyn Primary School.  Follwing his 7th place finish in the Teifi 10 mile race in Lampeter a week before,  Mark Horsman from Pontypridd won the senior race in 28 minutes 59 seconds.  The course starts on a back road near Drefach and climbs Rhiw Siôn before making its way back out onto the main road from Llanwnnen to finish at the School gates. The first woman was Clare Patterson (32:48) from Griffithstown near Pontypool.