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*Pictured above - Stuart Culverhouse was on song to lead the team home. Stuart Culverhouse led the Road Runners home at Conwy parkrun...plus other results. Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   It was another bumper turn-out at Conwy parkrun last Saturday on a bright, sunny, but crisp morning, with the usual array of visiting club and social runners. Stuart Culverhouse  led home a team of fifteen  North Wales Road Runners  finishing 8th overall and he won his VM50 age cat in 20 minutes and 20 seconds. He was followed by  Steve Roberts  who also won his new VM60-64 age cat, as he celebrated his 60th birthday on the day in 26th place in 22.29. Jamie Tharme  looked back to his old-self again with a solid run in 39th place in 23.33, and master vet  Sandy Johnston  seemed to make a speedy recovery from last week’s  Chester Marathon , finishing well in 58th, and he also won his VM70 age cat in 24.30, and he was just two-seconds ahead of  James

  *Pictured above - the special Dark Run glow medal. Conwy’s Fundraising Dark Run on 26th October for Hope House Children’s Hospices...organised by John Hatton. Please register as soon as possible... Introduction by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   The Conwy Dark Run is all set to go ahead once again and this year it will be staged on Saturday 26th October from 6pm at the RSPB Nature Reserve at Conwy and  will help to raise thousands of pounds for Hope House Children’s Hospices. MC John Hatton will be present and he is bound to add to the fun at Conwy, and he will also be the MC for a similar DarK run event at Penrhyn Castle.   Entrants will have the option to run or walk either the full 5k course, or the 2.5k reduced version, and they will be encouraged to wear fancy dress or Halloween themed costumes. Publicity and fundraising for Conwy Dark Run.   It’s time to glow crazy for Hope House Children’s Hospices and have fun in the dark! Run, jog or walk, join with friends, tak

*Pictured above - the North Wales Road Running quartet who performed well at the cross-country fixture at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, last Saturday; (l-r). Karen Butler, Kay Hatton, Gwen Charlton and Helen Hannam. Successful start to the NW Cross-Country League's first fixture of the season... NW Road Running quartet performed well at the first cross-country fixture of the season at Colwyn Bay, and Karen Butler won her age cat! Report by Don Hale. Photos courtesy of Lesley Goodson and John Hatton. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com It was good to see four North Wales Road Running ladies take part in the first cross-country meeting of the new season at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, last Saturday. Unfortunately this particular fixture clashed with so many other events during a rather hectic weekend of alternative road races at Chester, Bangor, and Cardiff etc, plus many parkruns, so the club numbers were somewhat restricted due to prior engagements. Nevertheless, the female quartet flew that