Don Hale Blog

*Andrew Hale (*pictured above) is preparing for his tough challenge. Fundraising charity walk up Kinder Scout for Bluebell Wood Hospice. Report by Don Hale. My eldest son Andrew Hale is fundraising for Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice . Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/halopeaks?fbclid=IwAR2NQHTIKyLhRhvmIuWg1Vg_WukYg7mQjXZb0FgLqZGYqoVEvs0ohlbUYKY On Friday (July 1st) Andrew and some colleagues will be helping to raise money for Bluebell Wood Hospice by walking up Kinder Scout (Highest Peak in Derbyshire) with colleagues.  Bluebell Wood is an amazing place for families who need care and support at the most difficult times in their lives.  *If you have 5 minutes read some of the stories here: https://www.bluebellwood.org/Listing/Category/stories  it  really brings home what they do! So please help me and all my colleagues raise a huge amount of cash to help keep the hospice open for many years to come! h

Tired legs but four age cat wins for Road Runners at Conwy parkrun - plus other race results. Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery.   There were many tired legs at the Conwy parkrun last Saturday with numerous Road Runners and other local athletes still recovering from their Friday night 5-mile charity ‘Dash’ at Rohan’s Run in Deganwy. Despite being something of a recovery run, eight seniors and two junior members of NWRRC still turned out amongst the 168 finishers and collected four age category wins.  And it proved to be a memorable occasion for young  Alfie Shiland  (Colwyn Bay AC) who claimed his first ever parkrun victory with a great new PB over the 5k course in 17 minutes 39 seconds and 1st place in his JM11-14 age cat. Alfie was always in the mix with club rivals and eventually outsprinted the field to celebrate his win after four previous efforts as a runner-up.  The Ladies title went to the very talented  Alice Johnston  (Les Croupiers) with a great new PB of 19.19, ju

*The start of Rohan's run with Steve Forsyth (*left) and Simon Cole and (*below) Martin Green and Josh Keogh, ahead on Nic Brook and Iwan Evans. Rohan’s Run raised over £7,000 for Children’s Cancer Charities. Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery and Sandra.   Over £7,000 was raised for a children’s cancer charity last Friday night at Rohan’s Run in Deganwy, which attracted nearly three-hundred runners, who helped to commemorate the life of an extraordinary young student, Rohan Ingley, who tragically lost his life to leukaemia in August 2018, aged just 17. Originally named the Deganwy Dash, this popular race changed its name a couple of years ago in tribute to Rohan, from Abergele, who was a remarkable scholar and a very keen sportsman.  The event however has had to be postponed several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic and this year has been the first time since 2019 that it’s been possible to stage the race in his name.  Celebrated classical Welsh soloist Sioned Terry also

*Deganwy Dash race official John Hatton (*above) with Beverly Miles Chance meeting at Tesco led to Beverly donating funds to Deganwy Dash cancer charities in memory of her mother.  Report by Don Hale.   A chance meeting in Tesco at Llandudno Junction this week by joint Deganwy Dash race official John Hatton with checkout worker Beverly Miles led to a surprise but welcome cash donation towards children’s cancer charities. John, who has helped to organise and promote this popular 5-mile Dash for many years with NWRRC colleague Carla Green, said this year’s event, which will be held tonight (Friday 24th June) at 7pm, will now be known as Rohan’s Run, in memory of an extraordinary young student, Rohan Ingley, who tragically  lost his long battle with leukaemia in August 2018, aged just 17. *Rohan Ingley (*above), who tragically lost his life in August 2018. Rohan from Abergele, was a highly talented all-rounder, who excelled at sport and music, and was a very popular student at the King’s

*Josh Keogh (*above) on top form at parkrun and recorded a great new PB. Four successive wins and a great new PB for Josh at Conwy parkrun...plus great win for Kelly Alford, and other results... Report by Don Hale. Most photos by Steve Jeffery.   Josh Keogh made it four wins in a row at the Conwy parkrun last Saturday, and he also recorded a great new personal best time of 17 minutes and 11 seconds. The NWRRC all-rounder continued with his stunning form over fells, road, and parkruns, to celebrate knocking a further three-seconds off his previous best time over this challenging 5k route. Josh also won his SM30 age cat and despite keen competition from visiting rival  Andy Bromley  (Prestatyn RC), and club colleague  Mark Jessett , who similarly recorded PBs, he finally managed to outsprint the pair to claim another impressive victory. *Mark Jessett (*above) finished 3rd at the Conwy Parkrun with a new PB. As usual, the parkrun involved another fast and furious event, attracting 185 var

*(Above) Ladies race winner and half-marathon record breaker Carla Green. Carla Green was 1st Lady and smashed North Wales record at Rhyl half marathon. Report by Don Hale. Photos by Mike Smith.   North Wales Road Runner Carla Green was the first female finisher at the Rhyl half-marathon last Saturday and celebrated her return from injury by smashing her age category record over this distance.  Carla set a new NWRAC ‘all-time best’ record by completing the sun-drenched and breezy course in just 1 hour 28 minutes and knocked a minute and a half off an impressive record that had stood for more than ten-years! This popular event attracted over 250 quality athletes and the ultra-flat promenade route encouraged everyone who was intent on claiming new personal best times.  The race was eventually won by local athlete J ames Yarwood  (Abergele Harriers) in 1.13.52, with  Daniel Hopwood  2nd in 1.15.41, and  Carl Aveyard  (Shrewsbury AC) 3rd in 1.17.52. *Male and female race winners (*above) C