NEWS UPDATE: Richard Eccles sets new course record at Conwy parkrun.

*Richard Eccles - set a new course record for his age with a PB at Conwy.

North Wales runners take the plaudits at Conwy parkrun.

Report by Don Hale. Photographs by Steve Jeffery.

 

Conwy Parkrun welcomed over three-hundred mixed ability athletes to the picturesque yet puddle-filled course at the RSPB site last Saturday, but it was Richard Eccles and team mates from North Wales Road Running club who took the plaudits, with some exceptional performances as the drizzle closed in.

NWRRC entered fifteen members and packed well with four runners finishing in the top-ten and seven of the team also claimed age category wins, two second, and three third place awards, in addition to claiming three new parkrun PBs. And in addition, Richard Eccles set a remarkable new course record for his age group by ten-seconds!

Jonathan Kettle was the first club man home in 17 minutes 35 seconds, and won his VM45-49 cat, but this time he had to settle for 4th place overall behind some superb visiting elite runners in 17.35. 

*Jonathan Kettle won his age cat and finished 4th overall at Conwy.

Josh Keogh was another man in fine form finishing 5th with a PB of 18.01, and he was 2nd in his SM30-34 cat, with Richard Eccles just five-seconds behind Josh, but another PB claimant winning his VM55-59 age cat in 7th place in 18.06, and he set a new course record for his age group. In addition, Mark Jessett, who is hard into his marathon training, won his VM35-39 cat in 18.29 in 8th place.

*Mark Jessett won his age category at the parkrun.

Harry Driscoll won his SM20-24 age cat in 19.29 for 12th place, with Troy Kettle, the ultra-marathon teenager recovering from his recent success to finish 17th overall and 1st 18-19 cat in 19.55. Stuart Culverhouse was 20th and 2nd M45-49 in 20.10, with Gethin Wyn Jones finishing 31st and 3rd VM35-39 in 21.25, Tony Price Jones was 56th in 23.19, and Sean Butler 3rd VM60-64 cat in 62nd place in 23.30.

*Stuart Culverhouse had another good run last Saturday.

Jamie Tharme also claimed a new parkrun PB in 23.46 for 69th place, and master veteran Don Hale won his M65-69 age cat in 74th place in 24.03, with fellow master Rob Fryer finishing 3rd M65-69 cat in 24.38 for 88th place. 

*Rob Fryer heading back to form and 3rd in his M65-69 age cat.

Youngster Joe Culverhouse won his JM10 cat again in 97th place in 25.22, with another master vet, Ian Turner, claiming his third parkrun PB on the trot in 27.52, dipping under 28-minutes for the very first time, and finished 139th.

Praise was later given to the race organisers, marshalls, volunteers, and to Amanda Durber and Bethan Wyn Roberts for their usual pre-run course check.

*Amanda Durber and Bethan Wyn Roberts completed a pre-course check at Conwy.

*Conwy parkrun attracted the usual sprinkling of elite club runners and fun runners amongst the 312 finishers, and Rhodri Owen was 1st overall in 16.24 as the SM30-34 cat winner. Matthew Roberts was 2nd and claimed the VM40-44 age cat in 16.28, with Steve Forsyth finishing a very close 3rd with a new parkrun PB. The first female finisher was Anna Mackenzie (Eryri Harriers) in 19.32.

 

*This is the link to the provisional parkrun results:

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/conwy/results/latestresults/

 

Rising Sun parkrun for Jon Evans

 

NWRRC athlete Jon Evans went on his travels again, this time visiting the Rising Sun parkun in the North-East last Saturday and was 49th overall out of 291 finishers in 23.22. He was also 3rd in his VM55-59 age category.

*Jon Evans on his travels in the North East at the Rising Sun parkrun.