Podium finish for Kay Hatton at challenging Abersoch 10k.


*Harry Driscoll and Kay Hatton at the Abersoch 10k.

Podium finish for Kay Hatton at challenging Abersoch 10k.

Report by Don Hale. Photos by John Hatton.

 

Harry Driscoll and Kay Hatton represented NWRRC at the challenging Abersoch HR Anchor 10k last Saturday, with both enjoying superb performances despite the atrocious weather and difficult course.



*A great performance from Harry Driscoll at the Abersoch 10k.

Harry had a remarkable run finishing 14th overall out of 341 finishers and recorded a chip time of 42 minutes 2 seconds, with Kay Hatton 114th overall, and the 23rd female runner in 52.31. Kay also won a prestigious podium place after claiming 2nd spot in her F50 age category.

Kay's husband John, who watched the event and took several photographs at the race, confirmed. ‘It was very wet, windy, and hilly at Abersoch. The course was, road, track, grass, with sandy beach to finish hurdling the groynes.’



*Kay Hatton had to dig deep to claim silver in her age category at Abersoch.

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