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Llanelli is to host its first Parkrun at the Millennium Coastal Park. Runners are being urged to pull on their trainers and take part in this free timed 5K sporting activity every Saturday from November 19. Parkrun is a hugely popular running movement which has been set up by the council’s sport and leisure team after securing £3k match funding from Sport Wales. The course takes in some breath taking views and is run entirely on tarmac paths, starting on the cycle path at Pwll Park. Runners will head west towards Burry Port and at the halfway point, a marshal will direct runners back to the finish, just outside the Pavilion Café. Adults need to register on the Parkrun website where they will be issued with a bar code to scan at the start and end of each event. They’ll also be able to check their progress and timings on the website’s results page.  Carmarthenshire County Council leader, Cllr Emlyn Dole said: “Parkrun is now an international family of over half a mill...

Women and girls are getting more support to pull on their running trainers at new sessions being run at Amman Valley Leisure Centre. Carmarthenshire Council is offering ‘introduction to running’ sessions at the centre in a bid to get more people into running and exercise. Sessions on Monday and Wednesday morning, from 7am to 8am, will focus on technique, foot wear and training techniques. Every participant will receive a beginners 5k training programme – ‘Run your 1st 5K’ – with the help of Fusion gym staff. There will also be opportunities to run in recreational groups Amman Valley Fusion Gym fitness instructor Kevin Rees said:“We know that many people struggle to start up running because it is quite daunting starting up alone and they are unsure about things like footwear and how much training they should be doing. “With a little support and encouragement we can get them into a positive routine by doing the right exercise at the right time.” With the county one of four areas of Wale...