Port Talbot Harriers

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Another fantastic week for , with members racing across triathlon, endurance events and local races.

🚴 Porthcawl Triathlon | Club Championship Race

A great day of racing at our latest club championship event, with 8 Harriers taking to the start line and putting in some fantastic performances across swim, bike and run.

Well done to:
Stephen Crook
Jamie Hopkins
James Ruggiero
Mike Hayden
Chloe Morgan
Paul Bennett
Joe O’Shea
Carolyn Hayden

Results are now confirmed and there were some brilliant performances:

🥇 Joe O’Shea – 1st in age category
🥈 Paul Bennett – 2nd in age category
🥈 Carolyn Hayden – 2nd in age category and securing her second Welsh Tri Super Series age group win 👏

Great racing from everyone involved and fantastic club representation throughout.

🇦🇹 Ironman Austria

A huge congratulations to Andrew Humphreys, who took on the challenge of Ironman Austria.

Completing an Ironman is an incredible achievement requiring months of dedication, consistency and hard work, and to cross that finish line is something to be proud of. Massive well done Andrew!

⛰️ Titan Brecon

Titan is known for its tough courses and famously difficult bike route, making every finish an achievement in itself.

A huge well done to Gavin James, who took on the Middle Distance event, and Daniel John, who competed in the Aquabike. Brilliant performances from both!

🏃 Cheddar Gorge Half Marathon

Well done to Garry Evans, Peter and Jackie Richards, who took on the stunning but challenging Cheddar Gorge Half Marathon. Great running all round.

🏇 Cheltenham Racecourse Event

Well done to Mark Snatchford for another strong performance and representing the club brilliantly.

⭐️parkrun UK highlights

🅿️ Swansea parkrun
🚨 Course PB for Kay Barnes

🅿️ Maesteg parkrun
🥇 Ffion Davies
🥈 Alun Cox

✈️ parkruns further afield

Victoria Park – James Lowery, Rachel Monks, Mike Launder, Neil & Julie Wilkins
Cardiff – Rachael Thomas, Rebekah Reid & Denise Cotterell
Penallta – Louise Thomas
Whinlatter Forest – Matthew Edwards & Louise Parry
Queensway – Vickie Humber

📸 Life To Lens Photography

👇 If we’ve missed your race, run or achievement, let us know in the comments below!
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🏰 Welsh Castles Relay 2026

What a weekend for ❤️🖤🤍

A brilliant effort from both our Open and Ladies teams, with some fantastic performances across the two days. It was especially great to see so many new faces in this year’s teams alongside experienced runners, showing the strength and depth across the club. Huge well done to everyone involved, including our reserves, supporters and organisers 👏

🇩🇪 Ironman Hamburg

Massive congratulations to David Morgan and Neil Morgan on taking on one of Europe’s biggest Ironman events 💪

Months of training all came together across the swim, bike and marathon run in what is never an easy day out. Huge determination and resilience shown from both athletes to cross that finish line. 🏊🚴🏃

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Swansea Half Marathon

Fantastic running from all our athletes at Swansea!

A huge shoutout to Nigel Barnes and Roger Jones, who proudly represented Wales during the event 👏

🚴 Cotswold 113
Huge well done to Amy Saunders, Ian Saunders and Oliver Edwards on taking on the Cotswold 113. A fantastic effort across all three disciplines and a brilliant day of racing 👏

🏊🚴🏃 Fishguard Middle Distance Triathlon
Congratulations to Ryan Cooper and Josh Lewis for taking on the challenge at Fishguard. A tough event and another strong performance from our tri athletes 💪

⭐️ Shoutout to some of our parkrun highlights:

🅿️ in Parc Coed Gwilym:
🚨 Course PB for Neil Wilkins.

🅿️ in Maesteg
🥉 for Mike Launder
🚨 Course PB for Kay Barnes.

✈️ Trelai Park we saw Nicholas Davies and Sophie Champion celebrating her 25th parkrun.

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Ready to race 🏁🏰

Introducing our teams for the 2026 Welsh Castles Relay

Good luck to every member of both teams and reserves this weekend, your club is behind you all the way! ❤️🖤

Not forgetting a huge thank you to our committee, sponsors and members who helped make all this possible ⭐

LET’S GO 🏰
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🏔️ Tonmawr Hilly 5

After a few years away from the racing calendar, we were absolutely thrilled to welcome back the Tonmawr Hilly 5! Known for its challenging route, tough climbs and fantastic atmosphere, it was brilliant to see runners once again take on this local favourite.

A huge thank you to Race Director Julian Halloran and Safety Director Craig Williams for their hard work in bringing this incredible event back to life. We’d also like to thank all of our amazing marshals and volunteers who gave up their time to make the event possible, along with our fantastic sponsors Burger Boyz and Bryn Bettws Lodge for their support.

It was great to see so many athletes taking on the challenge, and there were some fantastic performances throughout the field.

Special congratulations to our own Harriers who secured podium finishes:

🥇 Craig Merriman-Foley – 1st Male
🥈 Nathan Launchbury-Jones – 2nd Male
🥇 Bethan Williams – 1st Female
🥈 Cathryn Williams – 2nd Female

A fantastic evening of racing and a brilliant return for the event. Keep an eye out for next year… 👀

⭐️ parkrun UK highlights

🅿️ Parc Coed Gwilym

🥇 Matthew Blackmore
🥇 Rebekah Reid
🥈 Nigel Barnes

🚨 Course PBs for:
Alun Cox, Chris Noble, Mike Launder and Kay Barnes

🎉 Congratulations to Kay Barnes on completing her 25th parkrun!

🅿️ Maesteg parkrun

🥇 Heidi Waters

✈️ parkruns further afield

Ystalyfera – Kathryn Cunningham & 🚨 Course PB for Lilly Courts
Bryn Bach Park – Louise Thomas
Porthcawl – John Davies
Llwybr Dyffryn Tywi – Leah Jones
Keswick – Sarah Mitchell & Wes Sheldon
Sandy Water – Wendy & Mark Snatchford

Great to see the club represented far and wide once again!

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Bring on this weekend 🤩🤩🤩🤩

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Another fantastic and busy week for , with members racing, swimming and representing the club both locally and internationally.

🌋 Ironman Lanzarote

What a day out at one of the toughest races on the Ironman calendar. With scorching temperatures and challenging conditions throughout the day, all of our Harriers dug deep and got the job done.

Huge congratulations to:
🏊🚴🏃 Darren Roche
🏊🚴🏃 Stephen Crook
🏊🚴🏃 Ian Saunders
🏊🚴🏃 Barry Gregory
🏊🚴🏃 Richard Griffiths
🏊🚴🏃 Paul Davies

An incredible effort from everyone involved. Ironman Lanzarote is never easy and simply getting to that finish line is a massive achievement!

🏊 Swansea Swim

It was fantastic to see so many Harriers in the water over the glorious bank holiday weekend for the 1.9K Swansea Swim, which also formed part of our club championships.

A special mention to Cathryn Williams and Nick Thomas, who took a brilliant 🥉 3rd place in the 3K swim.

It was also great to see several members taking part in their very first open water swim in the 750m event. A huge achievement and hopefully the first of many!

🚴 Swansea Sprint Triathlon

Well done to all our athletes who took part in the Swansea Sprint Triathlon:
Nathan Morgan, Simon Short, Matthew Edwards, John Hopkins, Lydia Miles, Morgan Westlake, Josh Lewis and Lauren Dougan.

Great racing and fantastic club representation throughout the event.

🏃 Edinburgh Marathon

A huge congratulations to Jenna Reid on completing her very first marathon in Edinburgh. Months of training and hard work paying off with an incredible achievement!

Well done also to Mark Snatchford for another strong marathon performance.

⭐️ parkrun highlights

🅿️ Gnoll parkrun
🥈 Matthew Blackmore

🅿️ Maesteg parkrun
🚨 Course PBs for Bethan Williams and Danielle Roper

🅿️ Swansea parkrun
🚨 Course PB for Vickie Humber

✈️ parkruns further afield

Llwybr Dyffryn Tywi – Kathryn Cunningham
Cardiff – Geoffrey Bradley
Llanerchaeron – Andrea Bowen
Grangemoor – Tom Rees-Gralton
Ystalyfera – Rachael Thomas

Great to see the club represented far and wide once again!

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Another busy and successful week for with members representing the club across running, multisport and community events 👏

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Barry Island 10K

One of the club championship race events and once again a fantastic day out for the club 👏 Thankfully the weather just about held off and conditions made for some brilliant racing around the popular coastal course. It was fantastic to see so many members taking part, with plenty of strong performances, personal bests and determined efforts throughout the field!

A huge thank you also goes to everyone who travelled to support, cheer and help create such a brilliant atmosphere around the course. The support from club members never goes unnoticed and is always hugely appreciated 👏

🪴 Garden of Wales Duathlon
A massive well done to Lewis Bradley who secured an outstanding 🥉 overall at the Garden of Wales Duathlon Brilliant racing 🔥

💗 Race for Life & Pretty Muddy Swansea
A huge well done to everyone who took part in the Race for Life and Pretty Muddy Swansea events this weekend 👏 These events are always incredibly special and support such an important cause. It was fantastic to see members out there raising money, supporting one another and getting involved for Cancer Research UK 💗

⭐️parkrun UK highlights this week

🅿️ Porthcawl
🚨 Course PB for Steve Williams

🅿️ Parc Coed Gwilym
🥈 Jamie Lewis
🚨 Course PB for Brian Lewis

🅿️ Maesteg
🥈 Laura Miles

🅿️ Ystalyfera
🥈 and a 🚨 Course PB for Rebekah Reid

Another fantastic week of racing, training and representing the club across a variety of events 👏 Well done everyone and thank you for continuing to fly the flag for 🔴⚪️⚫️

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Still time to enter our amazing, local, cheap and runners favourite event 🤩🤩🤩

Tonmawr Hilly 5 Port Talbot Harriers are proud to present The Tonmawr Hilly 5 31st May 2026 Bryn Bettws Lodge, Tonmawr, Port Talbot. SA12 9SP We are delighted to bring back this beloved race. Race starts at 11am on Sunday 31st May 2026 at 11am. Minim