2016 6TH Trail – ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED (200 runners)

Thank you all for the support

First  of all I would like to send a BIG thank you to all of you, who have entered the 2016 6th trail race/ challenge. Thank you

The 6th Trail will take you on a beautiful, inspiring, iconic and challenging ride around the trails of Portmeirion have to offer. A very challenging course, different terrain, tarmac, rocky, trail, mud and a very mysterious feel to the run within the ‘Gwyllt’ woods.

The trail run / race will be competitive for some and they will have to choose their time to pass fellow runners, but the main objective of the race / run is to get new runners into trail running, and for new runners to get confident in themselves to compete in races and aim higher and further in distance

We are very proud to be working with our friends at Portmeirion, and other supporters of the event such as Run Coed y Brenin, Halen Mon, Jones o Gymru Crisps etc plus all of the communities.

By all means please get in touch if you have any questions or look at the updates on twitter (@6thtrail) and facebook pages.

If you visit the website www.6thtrail.co.uk you can leave your email address for future information and newsletter from 6th trail.

Next few days we will be sending out a race information pack to all runners.

Looking forward to see you all in Portmeirion on Saturday and hope the weather will be fair on us!!!

Diolch yn Fawr – Thank you all, and lets make it a day remember!

Stephen Edwards
Race Organiser
CREAD Cyf

ONLINE ENTRIES GO LIVE FOR 2016 RACE
To all of the 200+ runners who in the 2015 trail race in Portmeirion this year and many new runners that have shown interest in the race – 6th trail. On Friday, 6th November, 2015, the ONLINE Entries go LIVE for your chance to compete in next years race. Set yourself a challenge and get BACK into running. Race day April 9th 2016.

The trail run / race will be competitive for some and they will have to choose their time to pass fellow runners on route, but the main objective of the race / run is to get new runners into trail running, and for new runners to get confident in themselves to compete in runners and aim higher and further in distance.

You can leave your email address for future information and newsletter from 6th trail.
www.6thtrail.co.uk

RUNNING IN APRIL – DANCING IN SEPTEMBER

By all means please get in touch if you have any questions or look at the updates on twitter (@6thtrail) and facebook pages

Looking forward to see you all in Portmeirion in April

Diolch – Thank you

Stephen Edwards
6th Trail Organiser

Heres a race route plan within the ‘the Gwyllt Woods’. As you can see the map shows 1 lap of the Gwyllt but you will have to run 2 laps so that you can complete your race/ challenge of the 6th Trail at Portmeirion. Tough route…….

Race route

Diolch / Thank you

Stephen

Over 200 runners take part in iconic village’s first ever trail race

For an inaugural trail race of 6km to over 200 finishers is quite an achievement. Add in the the world famous Portmeirion village in Gwynedd and you have a recipe for an event that will live long in the memory. That is what the lucky participants of the inaugural 6th Trail Race on got on Saturday, as they tackled a challenging 2-lap route that took in some of the most stunning coastal views that Wales has to offer.

With its idyllic seaside setting and network of woodland, lakeside and coastal paths, Portmerion is a perfect venue for any race, and with it’s attractions and architecture visitors were treated to a festival of running and culture as performances from the Cadwyn and Tenovus choirs, and bubble shows by Dr. Zigs also added to a day of trail running and family entertainment.

Race organiser Stephen Edwards was rightly pleased with what he witnessed:

“What can I say. To have over 200 runners take part in this first 6th Trail race is amazing. Every single finisher seemed to have a smile on their face, and the feedback on the location, route and atmosphere on the day has been overwhelmingly positive. The fact that over 160 entrants were female is also testimony to the attraction of the race, and the effort and sweat that was put in by all was fantastic to see.”

As with any trail race these days there were those who lined-up to be competitive, and the inaugural winners of the men’s and women’s races were Paul Jones and Catherine Williams. Jones’ time of 26mins 39seconds for the challenging 6km route was impressive, as the Oswestry Olympian was chased home by local men Ifan Richards (29:15) and Dafydd Roberts (30:12). Leading the women home Anglesey runner Williams was a superb ninth overall, and her time was an equally impressive 34:13. Second place went to Lisa Hughes (35:20) with Sarn Helen runner Caryl Davies (36:34) completing the top 3. Top Menai T&F youngster Ryan Cain (31:09) won the junior men’s race, with an excellent 4th place overall.

Speaking about the successes of the day Edwards continued:

“The main aim of the event is to get new runners into the world of trail running and in a way into the world of running, as some participants this year have not competed in a race before. There were groups of females who had traveled from as far afield as Shropshire to take part. The staff and management at Portmeirion have been amazing with their support, and I think that they were equally impressed with the day’s proceedings. The atmosphere was so warm, all day, with hoards of families coming out in support.”

Speaking about the future, he concludes:

“We sincerely hope that this will be the start of a great new event for North Wales, and have plans for 2015 already in the pipeline. We are pretty sure that the event will remain a 6km race, and hope that next year we can encourage even more beginners to get into the sport with a one lap (3km) race and 1km junior races too.”

Full 6th Trail results via the TDL Event Services website here, with further info via the 6th Trail website, Facebook page and Twitter feed, and for further information on Portmeirion visit www.portmeirion-village.com

6th Trail Race Partners

• Tyn Lon Volvo
• Trail Running Magazine
• Halen Mon
• Festival No6.
• TDL Events
• Gwynedd Council
• Mad Sound and Lighting
• Eryri / Snowdonia Outdoor
• Brandified
• CREAD events
• RunnComm
• Aberglaslyn MRT
• Portmeirion Ltd
• DJ Fruits, Criccieth

Only a quick note to say thank you to you all for the support of the first ever running race in Portmeirion this Saturday 12th April. The exact final count will be 235 entered and 165 out of the 235 are women, who have entered as a personal challenge or to get back into running and other wanting a taste of Trail Running.

All Runners will recieve their wristbands at registration which will open from 9.30 am – 12.30pm, also their tshirt (if ordered) and also the number for the race. The wristband will also allow you to get 10% discount at the Town Hall Cafe, and discount at the Spa Portmeirion for massage.

Race will start at 1pm and information will be posted out through email to all runners

Images, maps, video of the route are currently on the 6th trail page on facebook, and the twitter page @6thtrail.

Looking forward to see you all in Portmeirion on Saturday.

Regards

Stephen Edwards
Race Organiser

ENTRIES STILL OPEN
First of all I would like to send a BIG thank you to all of you, 150, who have already entered the inaugural 6th trail race/ challenge.
The trail run / race will be competitive for some and they will have to choose their time to pass fellow runners, but the main objective of the race / run is to get new runners into trail running, and for new runners to get confident in themselves to compete in races and aim higher and further in distance.

The 6th Trail will take you on a beautiful, inspiring, iconic and challenging ride around the trails of Portmeirion have to offer. A very challenging course, different terrain, tarmac, rocky, trail, mud and a very mysterious feel to the run within the ‘Gwyllt’ woods.

Everything will start and finish at the beautfiul village square, under the arch, next to the Cafe Glas. The iconic village will become a sea of colour, of athletes and spectators for the first ever running event in Portmeirion.

We are very proud to be working with our friends at Portmeirion, and other supporters of the event plus all of the communities.

By all means please get in touch if you have any questions or look at the updates on twitter (@6thtrail) and facebook pages. If you visit the website www.6thtrail.co.uk you can leave your email address for future information and newsletter from 6th trail.

Looking forward to see you all in Portmeirion in April

Diolch – Thank you all, and lets make it a day remember! and hopefully we can get a 10K in 2015.

Stephen Edwards
Race Organiser
CREAD Cyf (digwyddiadau – events)