Posted on Jan 20, 2012 under Running News |
What a great sight to see last night at training. Having not been to club for a few weeks and having to listen to people saying the Roadents are struggling, well I am now in my 23rd year with the club and we had 20+ runners training last night. What a pleasure to see the Doc leading us on the fartlek, running back and supporting the runners towards the back (well done Doc), and there I was after 23 years of fierce rivalry with the legendary Gwyn Lloyd still battling on the reps (I will get you next time).
So to all you runners out there looking for a club to join, you are more than welcome to come along and join in with us.
Posted on Jan 26, 2011 under Running News |
If any club member would like to participate in this years race they can as long as they
can find a suitable replacement to help out on the day (as per previous practice), their
replacement must be an adult and capable of performing any task asked of them.
If you are interested in running please either have a word with myself on a training night
or add a comment on the website. To enter the race, you can complete a entry form and
pass to myself on any training night, but please remember if we are short of members
to perform duties on the day, you will be asked to help out and refunded any monies paid.
Posted on Nov 18, 2010 under Running News |
In the recent AGM a point was raised with regards to the way the training was being
managed on a Tuesday, they felt that the club was splitting off into various groups to
suit their level of running and some members (in particular new members) were sometimes
being left behind. It was decided that the club would go back to running
the same routes on Tuesdays, with this in mind a 5 week rolling programme has been put
together which starts next week and runs up until the end of March. To find out what route is
being run, please view the Training Schedule, which is found in the Categories Link on the
club website.
Posted on Feb 23, 2010 under |
All beginners are welcome to join us, whether your running to keep fit or just starting to jog come along and join us.
We have a Coach’s who are dedicated to helping all standards of runners.
A Club session will be held one hour before the main session for any runner who’s pace is slower than 9 minute miling, it is hoped that after a few weeks you will then be able to join the main group for all sessions.
If anyone intends to come along please contact Andy Davies on 07960452657.
For information on where and when we train please follow the link below
http://www.pontypriddroadentsac.org.uk/training-nights/
Posted on Nov 25, 2009 under Club Championship Rules |
Pontypridd Roadents Club Championship 2011
There is a change to the Club Championship from now on, the race season will begin in November and finish at the end of October from now on, to enable the presentation to take place in the Christmas Party.
There will now be 2 Divisions , Divisions A and Division B..
Men – Division A is for runners who can complete a 10km race in under 40 minutes.
Men – Division B is for runners who can complete a 10km race in over 40 minutes.
Ladies – Division A is for runners who can complete a 10km race in under 46 minutes.
Ladies – Division B is for runners who can complete a 10km race in over 46 minutes.
There will be an overall champion, runner up and third place (male and female) in each
Division, to be included you must have competed in each category listed below.
The Races that count will be as follows
2 5km races
3 Short Races (3,4 or 5 mile race)
3 10 km race
1 8 or 10 mile race
1 half marathon
To work out who has won the Championship, it will be based on the existing points system.
In each category there are bonus points available as long as you can beat last years time for the same race, these will be added to your total.
There is also a separate championship for off road races, for which there will be a male and female winner, but this category will not count towards the overall Championship.The best 4 races results will be used to work out your points.
The overall Champion will be the runner, who proves that they are capable of running at a high standard in all of the above categories.
These races and the revised format of the Championship, are selected by the Club Championship Organiser and approved by the Committee. The races selected try to create a wide range of competition amongst club members, over a variety of distances and terrain and to encourage Roadents to participate in local races without creating a demanding racing schedule.
Please find below an explanation of how the points are allocated for this years Club championship.
PONTYPRIDD ROADENTS CHAMPIONSIP POINTS SYSTEM
When I work out the point’s, only paid up members of the club will be taken into account. If membership is renewed after the 1st April, any races run before that date will not be included.
The breakdown of how point’s are gained, is as follow’s:-
1. 5 points to every runner who starts and finishes a race.
2 . Points awarded respective of club finishing position, i.e. if 11 men run, the 1st runner gets 11 points, 2nd runner gets 10 points, 11th man gets 1 point. If there are less than 10 club entrants, the scoring still starts at 10 points. The same counts for the women
3. Additional points awarded relative to overall position in race as follows:
Winning race = 15 points
Top 10% = 10 points
11% – 20% = 9 points
21% – 30% = 8 points
31% – 40% = 7 points
41% – 50% = 6 points
51% – 60% = 5 points
61% – 70% = 4 points
71% – 80% = 3 points
81% – 90% = 2 points
91% – 100% = 3 points
4. 5 bonus points for beating last years time, for the same race, but only if the race is run on the same course, (this will need to be confirmed by the official time off the web site).
Andrew Baker – Club Championship Secretary (Any questions catch me on a training night)
Posted on Sep 24, 2008 under |
Welcome to Pontypridd Roadents running club.
We are a small but thriving running club based in Pontypridd, with over 60 members from all parts of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr, Caerphilly and Bridgend.
Find out, when and where we train, click on Training Night. To find other information about the club click on the various links.
Contact us at any of the e-mail address’ below
robphillips@hotmail.com Membership Enquiries 07974882294
andy@woodfield24.wanadoo.co.uk Club Chairman
pontypriddroadentsac@msn.com Club Secretary
For membership enquiries contact Rob Phillips on 07974882294 or you can e-mail
him at robphillips@hotmail.com
Annual membership will be £20 for 2011, We have decided to let individuals decide if they want to join the Welsh Athletics.
As from April 2011 the membership to the Welsh Athletics will be £15.
Membership to the Welsh Athletics Association means that you will pay £2 less when you enter a race plus insurance, so if you compete in a number of races you will get your membership back very quickly.
Also another benefit you will get, once you join our club, you will be able to have your name in the club draw for the club entry into the London Marathon.(rules apply)
All members are encouraged to actively participate in the running of the club and help to shape it’s future.
Joining Ponty Roadents is as simply as 1, 2 , 3
1. Turn up at one of our training nights (see training nights above for details).
2. Give us some brief information of what you have done.
3. Join in a run with people of same ability.
Don’t be put off about thinking of joining an athletics club.
We are a friendly club, all running abilities are catered for.
If you are thinking about joining a running club, just come
along to one of our training sessions, new runners are welcome
to simply turn up to one of our training sessions for a chat and
if you have recently completed a race, you can be matched with
other runners of your own ability.
If you have never competed in a race, don’t worry because there
are runners of all abilities in the club ranging from under six minute
miling (the serious runner) to 10 minute miling (the social runner).
There is no obligation to join straight away, so turn up, join in and if you
feel that the Roadents are the club for you, you hand over the money and
become a Roadent.
Posted on Sep 24, 2008 under |
Welcome to Pontypridd Roadents Athletic Club, training nights schedule.
See Running training for details of where we are planning on running.
Tuesday nights
- At Hopkinstown Cricket Club, Great western fields Hopkinstown, Pontypridd, RCT, CF37 2SG
- Tuesday is approx a 7 mile run, which you can run at your own pace within the various groups or the quicker runners are currently doing a tempo run.
- Training starts at 7.15 pm sharp no excuses!!
Showers and beer afterwards.
Thursday nights
- Are at The University Fields, Treforest Industrial Estate.
- Thursday is generally speed work and endurance training on the playing fields in the summer, otherwise throughout the rest of the year, the runs are a mixture of runs to suit all abilities, around 7-8 miles.
- Training starts at 7.15 pm sharp no excuses!! Showers and Over the road to the pub for a chat.
Don’t forget that every first Thursday in the month is curry night after training.
We have runners of every ability, so anyone coming down for the first time should easily find someone to run with and no one gets left behind.
Some club members run only Club Training Nights, while some may be beginning to train more often in readiness for a marathon.
A number of members arrange to run at other times of the week, for various sessions or the long weekend run.
If you want to improve as a runner, with aims of improving your times or if you just want to improve your fitness and lose weight or just enjoy the social side of running, the Roadents are the club for you.
