Natasha Wilson, Gemma Steel and Omar Ahmed lead the start lists for the Barry Island 10k this coming Sunday.
The race returns after a two-year sabbatical and hosts the second race in the 2025 R4W 10K Series at the quirky and popular seaside town famed for the Gavin and Stacey sitcom series.
Natasha Wilson (33:09) is the second fastest Welsh Athlete in history for the Marathon. She was the winner of the Cardiff University / Cardiff Half Marathon in 2022 and the victor of the Swansea University / Swansea Half Marathon last Sunday in 72:13.
2014 European Cross Country Champion Gemma Steel
(31:26) last ran on Welsh soil at the Asics Home Nations 5K in Cardiff in 2023
finishing eighth in 16:15. She is the 11th fastest British Athlete
in history over 10K and last raced at the Midland Counties Road Relay
Championships in March.
Kate Estlea Morris (33:38) was the winner of the Reading Half Marathon in 2024
and a runaway winner at the Brecon Carreg CDF 10K last September and will look
to challenge Wilson and Steel here.
Olivia Tsim (33:48) will also be in action and was second at the Adidas Manchester Marathon on her marathon debut in April and a previous winner of the Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay 10K. She was also the winner of the season opener in the Welsh 10km Series at Caerphilly.
Alaw Evans (34:23) was the 2023 winner at the CDF 10k and a consistent performer that could cause an upset here.
Omar Ahmed (28:35) is a prolific racer and is rarely beaten. He most recently took victory at the Swansea University / Swansea Half Marathon in 63:13 last Sunday and is also a previous winner of the Run 4 Wales 10K Series.
Phil Wylie (29:30) finished fourth here at the last edition of this race and returns on Sunday.
Mike Ward (29:31) was the runner up at the Bryn Meadows Caerphilly 10k in early May and will face-off against the race winner Jonathan Butler (29:52) who is the final sub 30-minute performer in action here.
Daniel Hamilton (30:17 and Adam Bull (31:03) are next fastest.