FAST AND FURIOUS RUNNING AT WELSH ATHLETICS 5K

*Master veteran runner Peter Armstrong won his M70 age act at Rhyl 5k

Fast and furious running at the Welsh Athletics 5k race at the Marsh Tracks in Rhyl.

Report by Don Hale. Photographs by Steve Jeffery.

 

It was another fast and furious 5k Welsh Athletics race at Rhyl’s Marsh Tracks last Sunday afternoon, which was again run in very warm and humid conditions.

The race, which was the third in a special series of four events, attracted a wealth of high-quality male and female athletes, and both the men’s and women’s events recorded incredibly fast times, with the first seven men dipping under 19 minutes, and the first seven women finishing under 22 minutes.

North Wales master veteran runners Peter Armstrong and Don Hale were the only NWRRC representatives due to several fixture clashes, but both recorded season’s best times, and both won their respective age categories. 

Peter enjoyed a very good run and finished 15th overall in 23 minutes 2 seconds for his 1st place M70 cat win. Don was hot on his heels and improved his time on this course from last month by 23 seconds, finishing 16th in 23.18, and was 1st M65 cat winner, but he was unable to match Peter’s extremely fast start.

*Another master vet Don Hale improved his season's best time at Rhyl

*Steve Forsyth enjoyed a great run to win the Welsh Masters 5k race at Rhyl.

Prestatyn entered six runners and claimed the first two placings with Steve Forsyth (M40) recording a fantastic winning time of 15.54, with club colleague Canyon Wilson (SM) finishing 2nd in 16.18, and exciting teenager Dion Wilson from (Menai Track & Field), ran a very close 3rd in 16.31, and claimed the 1st U17M age cat win. And another Prestatyn athlete, Roger Harrison-Jones won his M80 age category in a magnificent time of 30.49. And in stark contrast, Colwyn Bay junior Iestyn Evans finished in 22.04 as the 1st U13B.

For the Ladies, Carol Parsons (Cheshire Dragons) and W40 winner, finished 1st in 17.31, with club colleague Sara Avery 2nd in 18.17 and 1st W55, with Lucie Goddard very close behind in 3rd place, from (Buckley AC) in 18.19, and was also the 1st Senior Woman.

Once again, athletes travelled from far and wide to take part in this very fast and well organised Welsh Athletics event, with clubs from Wolverhampton and Bilston, Cheshire Dragons, Vale Royal, Maldwyn Harriers, and Menai T&F, amongst many others also represented.

 

*Men’s results link:

https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2021/GBR/rhyl5k3/event/1/1/1/

*Female results link:

https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2021/GBR/rhyl5k3/event/2/1/1/