The weather was the undoubted winner at the weekend when several local Parkruns on New Year’s Day and Saturday had to be cancelled. Among the victims was the Nova run which faced the double threat of ice and a high tide. On New Year’s Day 18 members of Prestatyn Running Club found alternative venues and three actually recorded pbs in Greenfield Valley. Their results were: 2 Dave Ellis 19.28 (pb), 9 Dafydd Montgomery 21.33, 19 Oliver Birch-Jones 23.17 (pb), 20 Helen Ashworth (

The days of putting one’s feet up and gorging oneself over the Christmas break are a thing of the past for most members of Prestatyn Running Club and some even took the opportunity to get a couple of extra races under their belt. Not only were their strong turnouts in those Parkruns which survived the icy conditions but a record 15 club members turned out in the Round the Walls race in Chester on Boxing Day. David Ellis, Oliver Birch-Jones, Ann Claire Jones and Julie Evans we

As the year draws to a close the progress made by Prestatyn Running Club gives real cause for optimism in 2026. On the road, country and fells the results have been extremely encouraging, and the club committee learned recently that membership has now reached 141, the highest figure since over 20 years ago, when the membership included juniors. The 141 comprises 82 men and 59 women and include first-claim, second-claim and social members. Almost every week there are new recru

November's Captain's report was written by Captain Liz Click here to read her report

Saturday's Nova Parkrun resulted in an unprecedented outcome for Prestatyn Running Club, with members claiming the first four places and seven of the first 10. The perfect conditions helped three members to claim personal bests for the course, the most amazing being that of Tom Coen, who, in finishing fourth, took over two minutes off his previous best. The other two pbs were by Matty Smith and Paul Robson, both still in the process of making comebacks.  The placings were: 1

Prestatyn Running Club’s hopes of a double promotion are still high after a superb all-round performance on Sunday. After the second fixture of the Borders Road-Running League on the Mon Track in Anglesey both the men’s and women’s teams are second in Division 2, the women having come first on the day despite some absentees. As well as the overall team results there were some hugely encouraging individual performances, notably that of young debutant Thomas Gregory-Watkiss. It

After the mudfest of Bala the previous week conditions were almost as testing for the Welsh inter-regional; cross-country championships in Dolerw Park, Newtown, on Saturday. Prestatyn Running Club had three representatives in North Wales squad, and two of them came away with team awards. Sue Hughes finished seventh overall in L65 class and the team claimed silver. Her time for the 6.3k course was 33.43. In the L45 category Ally Reid was placed 27th, helping the team to earn b

A strong all-round team performance on Saturday saw Prestatyn Running Club's ladies keep alive their chance of promotion to Division 1 of the David Alun Williams North Wales Cross-Country League. The third fixture in Bala was hosted by Meirionnydd Running Club, and though the course was generally flat and surprisingly firm it contained one stretch of deep, sloppy mud. The 10-strong ladies' team finished 2nd on the day and hold that same position on aggregate with two races le

CAPTION: A happy group of members after the Conwy half-marathon The times they are a’changing for Prestatyn Running Club – and if proof were needed the weekend’s two main races provided the evidence. Of the 24 members in competitive action in Saturday’s Penmaenmawr fell-race and the following day’s Conwy half-marathon no fewer than 13 have joined the club in the past 12 months and some had not even joined when they registered for the races. It was the 50th time for the 11-mil

Prestatyn Running Club's mother-and-daughter Cathy Wood and Rachel Jackson had cause for a double celebration at the weekend after they both set personal bests, though in very different competitions. It was mum Cathy who had the outstanding result when she returned to Gwynedd for the Pen Llyn Winter Ultra, a 36-mile event starting and finishing in Llithfaen. Cathy, who is in her element in such events, finished in 9-53.58, taking no less than one hour off her previous best fo

October's Captain's report has been prepared by Captain Gareth Jones. As its been more than 5 minutes, I'd entierly forgotten about everything that happened in October so if you feel like reminiscing about early October check out the latest Captains Report. It covers: 2 Cross Country Fixtures 2 marathons (I may have mentioned one of them a few times) The latest Grand Prix news Halloweens Fancy Dress Run Please click the link to read Gareth's report https://docs.google.com/pr

Prestatyn Running Club's Tom Carter has been rewarded for his fine start to the cross-country season by being awarded another Welsh vest. In the first two fixtures of the David Alun Williams North Wales League he finished first and then second in the M40 class, and he has been selected in that same category for the British and Irish Masters' International in Leeds on November 15. There was a huge contrast in weather conditions for events over the weekend, with participants in

Marathon Eryri, justifiably described as one of the country's toughest and most scenic marathons, is either blessed with gorgeous autumnal weather or extremely testing conditions, and this year the 2,800 competitors faced the latter. The strong wind and rain were relentless, but that did not deter Prestatyn Running Club's captain Gareth Jones, who finished a brilliant 69th overall in 3-15.05, slicing a massive 36 minutes off the pb he set in 2022. Recent recruit Owen Gibson f

A week after his ultra race in the Lake District Prestatyn Running Club’s David Hudd iook on a different challenge over the weekend – and it proved very fruitful. He completed three races in just over 24 hours and picked up two awards in the process. On Saturday he fin9ished second in the Greenfield Valley Parkrun and the following day was among several runners who ran both and Abergele 5k and, shortly afterwards, the 10k. In the 5k he was second over 50 and in the 10k was th

A week after staging the cross-country fixture in St Asaph members of Prestatyn Running Club organised another event, this time to support club member Emma Birchall. They took over the organization of the Nova Parkrun to highlight the work of Feel, Find, Mind, the breast-cancer awareness campaign for which Emma is the driving force. In addition to the officials there was a big turnout of club runners, with 28 of them racing or supporting other participants. There were some in

September's report is written by Club Captain Lee 1/2 marathons galore, Deestriders finale, Ultras, The retun of the leagues, 4 Grand Prix events and an actual Iron Man! All in this month's report Grab a cuppa, click on the link below & enjoy! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FRxStWjYJdkUF0pN3krfl0AsHV0EunAghfcDXRYDQ2A/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbUolleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFyVzBzRjExWldVV01XY3E1AR6Gmk_pV-JYOQRYAzNN12Vu5AXpQg-QzdTsobciJZpSWRdoZ3263hnaIY3QnQ_aem_KmpiSSl1VuFwDuE

The past two weeks has seen members of Prestatyn Running Club return to League action -  and what a return it has been. A hugely...

Hundreds of runners were disappointed when Sunday’s Helena Tipping 10 race in Wrexham was called off after a disagreement between the...

This month's report is written by club captain Gareth J Click on the link to read the report https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BDba...

For over 30 years Deestriders’ Off-Road Grand Prix has almost felt like an in-house competition for Prestatyn Running Club, and this...