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The Merthyr Mawr Lane 5km is an annual summer 5km road race held on Merthyr Mawr Lane near Bridgend – usually in the last week in May.

Registration takes place at Bridgend AC Club House (Newbridge Fields) and starts & finishes at the top of Merthyr Mawr Lane.
Entry Forms 
use this entry form

Merthyr Mawr Lane 5km

Wednesday 31st May 2017 – 7:30pm start
* bridgendac.co.uk @bridgendac facebook Welsh Athletics Licence Number No: SRAC/RR/0059 Accurately Measured/UK Rules

Measured out and back, rolling course, start/finish at top of Merthyr Mawr Lane ~ Welcoming to runners of all abilities
Route

Course: Kilometre markers. Virtually! Traffic free. St Johns in attendance. Bridgend AC Clubhouse: toilets/changing/showers before & after Entries: Cash taken on night at clubhouse with valid number printout (emailed after entry) from 5:30pm until 7:15pm - Latest! Info: Parking at nearby Leisure Recreation Centre; 150m Sat Nav CF31 4AH Entries at Bridgend AC clubhouse, encouraged to jog to start area which is approx 1 mile across Newbridge Fields – All marked No parking at start area and "Dipping Bridge" Kit store/drinks at start area Awards/Prizes*: 8.30pm (ish!) at Bridgend Tennis Club; 150m from BAC clubhouse Prizes Available for:

Male - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd, Plus First - u20, 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+ First 3 Teams ~ 4 to score
Female - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd, Plus First - u20, 35+, 45+, 55+ First 3 Teams ~ 3 to score
* Race entitles you to a free drink (½ pint or soft) at the bar at presentation Records
Women
Helen Jenkins (Bridgend AC) - 16:20
Mistresses
Frances Gill (Neath Harriers) - 18:29
Men
Danial Desta (Swansea Harriers) - 14:34
Masters
Andy Eynon (Bridgend AC) - 15:41

Further InformationCall 07989445627 or steve.brace@welshathletics.org
Entry Fee: £6 (+£2 for unattached athletes) payable to BRIDGEND AC on the night

https://merthyrmawrlane5km2017.bridgendac.co.uk/

Edited by user 17 May 2017 09:19:48(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I think they prefer people to pre-register to speed up registrations on the night. I vaguely remember a few years ago when they introduced the parkrun-style barcode result system there was a delay getting people registered on the night as all the details had to be entered manually, so I think they introduced the pre-reg the following year as a way to avoid a repeat of that. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong!

Gentle reminder for members. As detailed above - you enter on line but pay on the night (£6 - useful to take exact money). Over 500 have now entered so suggest you get there early - after registering you have to run a mile to the start (7.30PM). Hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Guess who's got a last minute entry?!!!!!
Yeee haaa!
The only down side is that I have to try and keep up with David M!

Now if anyone still has not entered then get your fingers on those keys and get registered on their website!
You will only be sat around doing nothing and TV is boring!

Come along and support your club and get a few more miles in. :)

Yeah baby...the Croops crew are coming through!

I just went on webpage to enter Merthyr Mawr 5k and it is saying ENTRIES CLOSED.
Do I take it that if they won't accept an entry on line they won'y let you enter if you just turn up tonight?
Kieran

Thanks James for making the enquiry.
I will turn up.
K

Thanks Mick. But what about the all important question - did we win the mop?

Provisional Merthyr Mawr Results

Edited by user 01 June 2017 10:11:14(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
This is a party political broadcast on behalf of the Les Croupiers party.
Are you fed up of positive spin from the politicians?
You ain't heard nothing yet!
On Wednesday evening, at the Merthyr Mawr Lane 5km, we had 49 finishers, our most ever.
This has been an annual fixture since 2004, and a mob match between the combined strength of Bridgend and Brackla, and ourselves since 2005. Two years ago 152 athletes complete the course. On Wednesday it was 478. The first person I met on arrival was Stuart Davidson, a Bridgend stalwart who I've known for 40 years. He confirmed my suspicions. "This place has gone parkrun crazy" he explained. And it wasn't just Bridgend and Brackla who had benefitted. They each had slightly over 40 runners - a little less than us as individual clubs, but their combined strength was overwhelming. But new clubs Cwm Ogwr had 87 finishers and Pencoed Panthers had 53.
And who brought parkrun to Wales? We did! Thanks to the vision and determination of Phil Cook!
Those numbers had consequences for the organisation of the event. The race presentation was scheduled for 8.45PM. At 10 o'clock, it still wasn't over, and I was asked how to work out the scoring of the mob match. You didn't need to hold the race to know what happened.
By coincidence, Rhodri Morgan's funeral was on Wednesday, at Cardiff Bay.
Bear with me, the events are connected. Rhodri wasn't just an inspirational first minister for Wales. He was a passionate sportsman, both as a competitor and as an ambassador. On many occasions Rhodri was our guest of honour at Cardiff Castle at the end of the Welsh Castles Relay. He was also patron of Welsh Athletics. What may be less well known was his stature as an athlete. I have a result from the "Round the Factories" 5 miles in Bridgend from 29 April, 1979. Rhodri was 20th in 27:48. Yes, just outside five and a half minute miling. On 25th September 1983, in the Cardiff (Western Mail) Marathon, Rhodri was 126th in 3:01:13 (just before his 44th birthday). He was well known on the running circuit. And he loved his beer.
And so - back to Merthyr Mawr Lane. Had Rhodri been there, he would have loved it. The ultimate man of the people would have loved to have seen the sport being enjoyed by so many.
We live in worrying times. The health of the nation is a topic on everyone's lips. The obesity crisis, left unchallenged, will affect all of us - not only in terms of health, but in terms of wealth. Just being at Merthyr Mawr gives you hope!
Did I ever mention that we're the greatest club on the planet?

It wasn't us! And yes, I believe this fixture needs to be reconsidered in terms of challenges.