Carmarthen Mayor’s fun run

Four charities will benefit from the annual Carmarthen Town Mayor’s Fun Run races being held on Bank Holiday Monday, May 7.

Proceeds from the 2018 event will go to:

• Tŷ Ni – TŷHapus
• Diabetic Centre, Glangwili Hospital
• Breakthro’
• Blood Bike Wales

“Every year the Carmarthen Town Mayor’s Fun Run races support four chosen charities,” said race spokesman Robert Lloyd.

“We try to spread the benefit across the community as we pick four different charities every year.

“The fun run races are always well supported by way of entry fees and through runners choosing to get sponsorship for their individual performances.

“The Carmarthen Town Mayor’s Fun Run races are a huge occasion in the town and supporting local charities is a wonderful way of giving back to the community.

“This year, we have been fortunate to secure major sponsorship from Narberth-based GD Harries, one of Wales’s largest independent suppliers of aggregates and a civil engineering company delivering multimillion pound infrastructure projects.

“Grateful thanks goes to GD Harries and our other sponsors and supporters.”

There’s less than twoweeks to go to the Mayor’s Fun Run races.

The races take place in the town centre on Monday May 7, with a 10am start.

Last year’s event saw 768 runners taking part, a record for the fun run races in their current format.

This year will be the 37th running of the Carmarthen Mayor’s Fun Run races.

Last year’s feature 5K race was won by Thomas Jones of Carmarthen Harriers in a time of 16.56.

Once again, for the serious runners, there will be electronic chip timing in operation for the 5k Fun Run.

The Mayor of Carmarthen will be on hand to start all the races and present medals and trophies to all runners taking part.

RACE TIMETABLE

10:00am –5km FUN RUN

Males under 40, V + 40, V + 50, V + 60

Females under 35, V + 35, V + 45, V + 55

Best Fancy Dress / 1st Relay Team

1st Corporate Team

CHILDREN’S RACES FOR 2018

11:00 Primary School Girls Years 1& 2

11:10 Presentation of trophies for adult fun run

11:20 Primary School Boys Years 1 & 2

11:35 Primary School Girls Years 3 & 4

11:50 Primary School Boys Years 3 & 4

12:05 Primary School Girls Years 5 & 6

12:20 Primary School Boys Years 5 & 6

12:35 Secondary School Girls & Boys Years 7 & 8

1:10 Presentation for Junior Races. 1st, 2nd & 3rd in all categories.

Schools are being contacted and visited by race organisers to encourage the pupils to sign up for the event.

Volunteers will be needed on the day.

Do you have a few hours to spare on May 7?

Why not come and help out with some marshalling and feel the reward of helping others and contributing towards the success of the event?

If you are able to, then the marshalls are all asked to meet in St Peter’s Hall at 9:00am on race day.

For more information and details of how to enter the fun run races, go to the following website –

http://www.healthylifeactivities.co.uk/mayors-fun-run