Two Sarn Helen runners dominated the field to take the Ras yr Hafod 2025 senior titles on what was another beautiful evening at the Hafod Estate near Pontrhydygroes. 2024 champion Dylan Lewis, fresh from running Manchester Marathon, returned to reclaim his crown in 2025. This years race was held on an alternative and slightly shorter…
Cyfres yr Haf yn dychwelyd / Summer Series Returns
Bydd cyfres boblogaidd o rasys trêl canol wythnos Sialens y Barcud Coch yn dychwelyd gyda’r gyntaf o’r rasys heriol, Ras Hwyrnos Nant yr Arian ar 16 Ebrill. Dyma fydd y bedwaredd flwyddyn yn olynol i ni gynnal Ras Hwyrnos Nant yr Arian ar ôl i Dic Evans sefydlu’r ras yn 2022. Mae’r ras wedi tyfu’n…
Dylan a Dee yn cipio coron pencampwyr cyfres yr haf / Dylan and Dee crowned summer series champions
Cynhaliwyd y dydedd, a’r ras olaf o gyfres rasys trêl Sialens y Barcud Coch yn Longwood, Llanbed ar nos Fercher 3 Gorffennaf, gyda chriw da o redwyr o bob cwr yn dod allan i rasio. Clwb rhedeg Llanbed, Sarn Helen, oedd yn cynnal y ras sy’n arwain y rhedwyr ar gwrs 5 milltir hyfryd ond…
Midweek Trail Series continues with Ras yr Hafod / Cyfres trêl yr haf yn parhau gyda Ras yr Hafod
The second race of the Red Kite Summer Trail Series was held in the beautiful surroundings of the Hafod Estate on Wednesday 8 May. Having kicked off with some great racing at Ras Nant yr Arian three weeks prior, the runners turned out in force once more to hit the footpaths of the popular and…
Coronni pencampwyr trêl Cymru ym Mhontarfynach / Welsh trail running champions crowned at Devils Bridge
Scroll down for English report Coronni pencampwyr trêl Cymru ym Mhontarfynach Heidiodd rhedwyr trêl gorau y wlad i Bontarfynach ar gyfer Sialens y Barcud Coch ar 27 Ebrill gyda phob un a’u bryd ar gael eu coronni’n bencampwyr Cymru. Wrth gwrs, dim ond canran fechan o’r rhedwyr fyddai’n gadael gyda’r fraint honno, ond chwaraeodd pob…
Red Kite Challenge 2023 raises over £6,000 towards hospital wards / Ras y Barcud Coch yn codi dros £6,000 i Ysbyty Bronglais
As organisers of the Red Kite Challenge, we are proud to announce that the 2023 edition of the race raised over £6,000 for the Chemotherapy Day Unit and Ystwyth Ward at Bronglais Hospital. The Red Kite Race is an annual trail running and walking festival, held in and around Devil’s Bridge, in Aberystwyth. It is known…
Registration for Ras y Barcud 2024 now open / Cofrestrwch nawr am ras 2024
Register now Registration is now open for Ras y Barcud 2024! The event, which also includes junior races for ages ranging from under 13 to under 20, along with two senior races, will be held on Saturday 27 April at Devils Bridge, Ceredigion. Ras y Barcud 1/2 Marathon is the premier trail race in Mid…
Summer trail running series continues at Ras yr Hafod
After the Red Kite Summer Series kicked off with a record number of runners at Nant yr Arian, the follow up at the historical Ras yr Hafod trail race on 3 May was just as successful. Ras yr Hafod was first held in 2010 by mid Wales running legend and coach Dic Evans, and has…
Red Kite Challenge 2023 – 1/2 Marathon Preview
The Red Kite Challenge Half Marathon is known as one of the toughest and most challenging trail races in Wales. Is is also without doubt held in one of the most stunning locations in Wales, and therefore attracts a wide array of runners from across the country and beyond. Once more incorporating the Welsh Championships…
Cyfres yr Haf / Summer Series 1: Ras Hwyrnos Nant yr Arian (19/04/23)
Record turnout for opener of trail racing series There was a tremendous turnout for the first of a local summer series of trail running races being organised by the Red Kite Challenge. Bwlch Nant yr Arian was the spectacular location for the midweek evening race which was held on Wednesday 19 April, and provided a…