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We Swim. We Cycle. We Run.

We are a friendly multisport club which caters for all abilities.

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We swim, We cycle and We run.

with the emphasis on having fun. #teampth

Annual membership  and everyone is welcome to come along to our training sessions.

A small fee is charged for some sessions which incur a cost for the club.
For example, indoor swimming sessions have a small fee to cover hire of the pool.

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Official account of Port Talbot Harriers Athletic club
Established in 1921
@triathloncymru and @welshathletics affiliated club
#teampth #ptharriers

🔴⚪️⚫️ The Weekly Roundup 🔴⚪️⚫️ Gwent Cross Countr 🔴⚪️⚫️ The Weekly Roundup 🔴⚪️⚫️

Gwent Cross Country at Chepstow
The mud of Chepstow was what awaited our men’s and women’s cross country teams this weekend. Proper XC conditions underfoot made for a tough, honest race, but as always our athletes embraced it and gave it everything in the famous Gwent mud. Brilliant effort from all involved! 

Llanelli 10K and Half Marathon
A huge well done to all our members who took on the 10K and Half Marathon in Llanelli. We had fantastic representation across both distances, with some brilliant times and a number of PBs achieved! 

Hyrox Bilbao Mixed Doubles
Massive congratulations to Mikey and Ffion Davies who competed in the Mixed Doubles at Hyrox Bilbao. A huge challenge combining strength and endurance and a fantastic effort from both of you! 

Caerphilly to Cardiff Ramble to the Rugby for Ty Hafan
A big shout out to Richard Lowe who completed the Caerphilly to Cardiff Ramble to the rugby in support of Ty Hafan. A brilliant cause and a fantastic achievement. 

⭐️ Shoutout to some of our @parkrunuk highlights: 

🅿️ in gnoll: 
🥇 for Sam Bowring

✈️ in Maesteg we saw Chris Lewis and Kathryn Cunningham, in porthcawl we saw Janet Wright and Alyssa Staley. In Swansea we saw a course PB for Gemma John, in Sandy Water we saw Rhian Powell, in Parc Coed Gwilym we saw Denise Warlow, Jenine Greenway and Sarah Mitchell. 

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West Glam XC – Kenfig 🌊🏃‍♂️
The latest round hosted by @cornelly_striders brought proper cross-country conditions, puddles, sand, and some proper leg-testing weather to go with it! A tough but brilliant day of racing all round.

Huge thanks to our captains Tom and Rosie for leading the charge, and well done to our three teams who put in some cracking efforts out there 💪

Cardiff Winter Warmer ❄️🔥
Big well done to everyone who took part, strong running, great atmosphere, and more solid performances in PTH colours!

And finally…

🎉 Massive congratulations to our two newly @welshathletics qualified coaches, Sarah and Jenna 👏 Your hard work and commitment to developing others is class to see! 

⭐️ Shoutout to some of our @parkrunuk highlights: 

🅿️ in Maesteg
🥉 for Alun Cox 

🅿️ in gnoll: 
🥈 for Matthew Blackmore 

✈️ in Barry island we saw Bethan Williams, in Wyre Forest we saw Sophie Charles, in Swansea we saw Vickie Humbler as Race Director and Jules Jones, in aberfields we saw Kathryn Cunningham, in Ystalyfera we saw Cathryn Williams and Andrea Bowen, in Bay East Garden we saw Rhian Powell and in Parc Coed Gwilym we saw Anthony Holling. 

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @welshathletics Athletau Cymru Cross Cou 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @welshathletics  Athletau Cymru  Cross Country Championships – Llandaff Fields

A brilliant (and brutal!) day of proper XC conditions, thick mud, heavy rain and a bitter wind made it a true test for everyone out on the course 🌧️💪

Huge congratulations to our MM40 team of Tom Rees-Gralton, Andrew Poston and Gareth Poston on taking TEAM SILVER 🥈 a fantastic result in tough conditions 👏🔥

Lliswerry 8

Another cracking event at one of the most popular races on the calendar! Massive well done to all our runners who took on the course and represented the club so well, great efforts, strong racing and plenty of PTH vests out there!

⭐️ Shoutout to some of our @parkrunuk highlights: 

🅿️ in Ystalyfera
🥈 for Rebekah Reid
🚨 Course PB’s for: Stuart Williams, Alun Cox, Andrew Dunlop, Gemma John, Lily Courts and a huge course PB for Vickie Humber. 

✈️ in Aberdare we saw Sophie Champion, in sandy water we saw Dean Thomas, in Pirrama we saw Rhian Powell, in Parc Coed Gwilym we saw Kathryn Cunningham. 

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🌿 West Glam XC – Margam Park 🌿
An excellent event hosted by @run4allneath 👏 A touch of drizzle beforehand created perfect cross-country conditions, and the Field of Dreams certainly lived up to its name! Fantastic performances across the board and a brilliant showing from our three Port Talbot Harriers teams. 

🏃‍♂️ CF64 Winter Race 🏃‍♀️
A fantastic race with some great results. Huge well done to Mike Launder, Rebekah Reid, Rachael Thomas, and Mark Snatchfold 👏 Strong running all round from the Harriers!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 International Honours 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 
Huge congratulations to Roger Jones on being selected to represent Wales at the upcoming Manchester Marathon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 An incredible achievement and thoroughly deserved!

🥇 Championship Success 🥇
Massive congratulations to Ffion Davies, who has received her team gold medal from the 2025 10K Championships, a brilliant achievement!

⭐️ Shoutout to some of our @parkrunuk highlights: 

🅿️ in Gnoll: 
We saw a awesome 34 athletes at the event! With course PB’s from Kay Barnes, Rebekah Reid and Nigel Barnes. 

✈️ down under In University of Western Australia parkrun we saw Rhian Powell, in Ushaw Historic House we saw Vickie Humber, in Swansea Ann hinder and Kathryn Kearney, in Tetbury Goods Shed we saw Ben Southgate, in Ystalyfera Kathryn Cunningham and Jules Jones. 

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🚴‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏃‍♂️ The Aberavon Super Sprint Triathlon i 🚴‍♂️🏊‍♂️🏃‍♂️ The Aberavon Super Sprint Triathlon is back 🏃‍♀️🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️

Port Talbot Harriers & AC are excited to bring the Aberavon Super Sprint Triathlon to Aberavon on Sunday 5th April 2026.

If you’ve ever thought about trying triathlon, this is the perfect place to start. The event is designed with beginners in mind and offers a friendly and supportive atmosphere.

The race includes a 400m pool swim at Celtic Leisure Aberavon, a flat 10km bike ride and a fast, scenic 3km run along Aberavon Beach.

There are no disqualifications. If something goes wrong on the day, you will be given advice to help you next time. The focus is on enjoying the experience and giving it a go.

Everyone who takes part will receive a medal and an event t shirt, even if the full race is not completed. Chip timing will also be in place.

Enter here https://www.entrycentral.com/AberavonSST

A huge thank you to our event partners @aberavonleisure_fitness , Reel Cinemas Port Talbot and South Wales Medical Services for their continued support, along with our brilliant volunteers who help make the event possible.

Who’s in 🙌 

#AberavonSuperSprint #TriathlonForAll #TeamPTH #SwimBikeRun #teampth
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A brilliant way to see in the New Year with races, tough runs and plenty of parkrun action from teampth 💪🎉

🏁 Nos Galan 5K
A huge well done to all our runners who took on this fast festive favourite. Special congratulations to Sophie Charles on a massive 5K PB 👏🔥

🏁 Llandeilo New Year’s Eve 10 Miler
Strong performances to round off 2025, well done to Colin Lewis, Lee Adams, Tim Hubbard, Nigel Crawford, Cathryn Williams and Nathan Launchbury-Jones for taking on the challenge 💪

🏖 Kenfig New Year’s Day Run
Starting the year the hard way with a tough run over the unforgiving sands of Kenfig, great effort from everyone involved 👏

⭐️ New Year parkrun highlights from @parkrunuk 

🅿️ Porthcawl
Our first club takeover of the month got underway, well done to everyone who attended and a big thank you to Rhiannon Merriman-Foley for organising the weekly destinations 🙌
👏 First parkruns completed by Chris & Alanna Noble
🚨 Course PBs for Mark Snatchford and Chloe Morgan
🎉 100 parkruns for David Burke, fantastic milestone!

🅿️ New Year’s Day parkruns
So many members out across Swansea Bay and Cycle Route that we physically can’t name you all brilliant way to start the year running 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

✈️ Touring Harriers
We also spotted Ben Southgate in Wotton and Mat Jones in Worcester. 

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🎄 Festive 5
Our Festive 5 returned for 2025 and smashed all records! A completely sold-out field of 400 athletes took to the start line on Boxing Day, with 100 Port Talbot Harriers proudly represented. We were also honoured to have Welsh legend Max Boyce starting the race for us 🎤🏃‍♂️

A huge thank you to our incredible marshals, volunteers, events team and Race Director Craig for delivering another fantastic event.

👏 Massive thanks to our sponsors for making it all possible:
The Tubby Trust | Trust Scaffolding | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

🚑 Thanks also to our brilliant medical team from South Wales Medical Services, and 📸 @life_to_lens_photography1 for capturing some outstanding race photos.

🏃‍♂️ Old Father Time 5 Miler – Cardiff
A great turnout from our athletes – huge well done to everyone who took part, with a special mention to Stephen Williams 👏

⭐️ Christmas @parkrunuk Highlights
Shoutout to those taking on the festive challenge of 2 parkruns in 3 days 🤩

🅿️ Gnoll parkrun
A huge PTH presence on Christmas Day, helping to break records with 395 athletes walking, jogging and running together 🎅🎄

🅿️ Parc Coed Gwilym parkrun
🚨 Course PBs for:
Garry Evans, Neil Wilkins, Andrew Lewis, Dean & Jayne Howe, Peter Richards, Sharon Penhale, Christine Williams, Sharon Rosser, Jackie Richards, Rhian Cross and Mandy Town 👏🔥

🅿️ 🇵🇱 Zalew Borki parkrun (Poland)
Boxing Day action overseas for Vickie Humber 🌍

✈️ parkruns further afield
• Cardiff – Abigail Simmons
• Maesteg – Ian & Linda Radmore
• Swansea – Kathryn & Michael Kearney
• Gnoll – Kathryn Cunningham, Louise Perry & Gemma Jenkins
• Cirencester – Ben Southgate
• Coed Cefn-Pwll-Du – Jules Jones & Rhian Powell

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The weekend before Christmas was packed full of festive races, social meet-ups and plenty of hard work as our members kept things ticking along right up to the big day 🎄

🎅 Pontardawe Christmas Run

Lots of festive spirit on show at the Pontardawe Christmas Run, with our runners getting into the Christmas mood while still putting in some great performances.
Well done to Chloe & Mark, Louise, Vickie, Sharon and John Davies to name a few representing the club and spreading some seasonal cheer out on the course!

💪 Aberavon Leisure and Fitness Centre Xmas Bootcamp
No slowing down before Christmas! A big well done to Mandy Town, who took on the alc Christmas Bootcamp, a great way to finish off the festive training block and head into Christmas strong.

⭐️ Shoutout to Christmas edition of @parkrunuk highlights: 

🅿️ in Gnoll: 
50th celebrations for Rhian Cross. 

🅿️ in Swansea: 
🚨 Course PB’s for Andrew Dunlop and Mark Snatchfold. 

✈️ in Pontypridd we saw Chloe Morgan, in Porthcawl we saw Rhian Powell and David Burke, in Brynaman we saw a course PB for Vickie Humbler, in Sandy Water we saw 🥉 for Emma Colwill, in Ystalyfera we saw Rebekah Reid and Kathryn Cunningham, in Parc Coed Gwilym we saw Stuart Williams. 

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Our athletes have been busy spreading Christmas cheer on the roads, trails and beyond. Here’s a look at the latest action…

🏔️ Celtic Trail Ultra
A huge well done to Nathan Launchbury-Jones, who finished an outstanding 10th overall at the Celtic Trail Ultra, an incredible performance over a brutal course.
Also congratulations to Mat Jones for taking on the challenge and completing a seriously tough ultra. Massive respect to both runners

☀️ Malaga Marathon
Fantastic running in Spain from our marathoners!
👏 Michael Williams not only secured a marathon PB, but also managed a 5K PB along the way, outstanding effort.
👏 Gabriela Franca also took on the marathon and came away with a PB, brilliant achievement from both runners!

🎅 @run4allneath Santa Run
Festive hats, big smiles and strong running at the Run4All Santa Run. Well done to everyone who got involved and represented the club in true Christmas spirit!

🍮 Christmas Pudding Run
Another festive favourite ticked off with the Pudding Run. Great turnout, great running and plenty of holiday cheer, well done to all who took part!

⭐️ Shoutout to @parkrunuk highlights: 

🅿️ in Gnoll: 
💯 Parkrun celebrations for Mike Launder 

🅿️ in Maesteg: 
💯 Parkrun Celebrations for Alun Cox. 

✈️ in Merthyr we saw Rhian Powell, in Aylesbury we saw Wes Sheldon take 🥉 place, in Hasenheide we saw Jules Jones, in Clapham Common we saw Nigel and Kay Barnes, in Jamaica Pond we saw Catherine Courts, in Coed Cefn-pwll-du
we saw Kathryn Cunningham, in Aberfields we saw Sophie Champion,

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🏃‍♂️ Gwent XC – Fixture 3
The John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League rolled into Blaise Castle, Bristol, for the third fixture of the season. A huge well done to everyone who battled the hills, mud and cold to represent the club, brilliant effort from all our runners!

☀️ Lanzarote International Marathon Weekend
A massive congratulations to our members who took on the Lanzarote International Marathon events, tackling the 10K, Half Marathon and Full Marathon under the sunshine. Superb running and fantastic results all round!

🎅 Mumbles Christmas 10K
Well done to everyone who took part in the Mumbles Christmas 10K, festive vibes, fast times and plenty of orange and black out on the course. Great running by the whole team!

🎟️ London Marathon News
It felt like ballot day all over again! Huge congratulations to our runners who are reaping the rewards of their hard-earned training blocks, whether that’s smashing other races, securing Good For Age qualifiers, or officially gaining entry into the 2026 London Marathon. Exciting times ahead!

⭐️ Shoutout to @parkrunuk highlights: 

🅿️ in Gnoll: 
🥈 for Matthew Blackmore 

✈️ in Cardiff we saw Rhodri Lewis-Long, in Maesteg we saw Alun Cox, in Llyn Llech Owain we saw Vickie Humber and in Parc Coed Gwilym we saw Jules Jones, Rhian Powell and Kathryn Cunningham. 

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