Youngsters led the way to fast times at a soggy Halloween parkrun at Conwy.
*Youngsters led the way to fast times (*above) at a soggy Halloween parkrun at Conwy.
Report and photographs by Don Hale.
It was rather soggy Conwy parkrun with mist and a steady drizzle, yet this heavy weather still failed to deter a hardy bunch of regular and travelling athletes from enjoying a Halloween special event last Saturday morning.
And despite another waterlogged 5k course, a posse of five youngsters, including one from Yorkshire, and another from the West Midlands, ensured it made for a fast pace at the top end of the scale, with twelve runners dipping under twenty-minutes.
Teenager Dion Griffith claimed 1st place, and he also won his SM18-19 age cat in just 16 minutes and 27 seconds, which was quite a remarkable time in those conditions. He was followed by Alex Mosley (Doncaster AC) in 17.21 and 2nd SM18-19 cat, with local youngster Alfie Shiland (Colwyn Bay AC) finishing 3rd, but he won his JM11-14 age cat in 17.50.
The next two places also went to some exceptional young athletes with James Smith (Menai Track & Field) 4th overall, and 3rd in his SM18-19 cat in 18.07, and Cian Wood (Dudley and Stourbridge), finished 5th, but won his JM15-17 age cat in 18.25.
Anna Drinkwater eventually took the prime position for the ladies in 19.53, and in 12th place overall, with Ella Leonard on her debut recording 21.30 in 20th place, and Colwyn Bay junior Ella Grundy claiming the 3rd spot, in 22nd place, and she won her JW15-17 cat in 21.37.
North Wales Road Runners entered eight club runners and claimed seven podium places including two age category wins, but it proved to be a tough challenge in trying to chase down this amazing pack of youngsters for Mark Jessett, who was the first club man home in 6th place overall.
*Steve Mason (*above left) with Will Williams.
Mark, however, was still very pleased with his time of 18.28 to win his MV35 age cat. Steve Mason was 10th in 19.28 and he finished 2nd in his MV45 cat, with Will Williams 13th in 20,10 and he won his MV50 age cat.
Gethin Wyn Jones claimed the 2nd spot in his MV35 cat, finishing 28th in 22.22, and Adam Lemalle ran well again in 31st place in 22.33, but he was 3rd against both Mark and Gethin in the same MV35 cat. And Rob Fryer tried to shake off a niggling injury but still enjoyed his ‘puddle-run’ in 63rd place overall, and he finished 2nd in his MV65 cat in 25.41.
*Rob Fryer (*above left) with Helen Hannam.
Meanwhile, Helen Hannam made a welcome return to parkrun and finished 97th overall and she was the 23rd female finisher in 28.45 to claim 3rd place in her FV45 age cat, with Rachel Morris putting in a determined display in 33.35 for 137th place.
*Generous plaudits were again given to race director Gwyn Williams and his hardworking team of volunteers and marshals and also to John Hatton from NWRRC who helped to organise and promote last week’s Dark Run which raised about £7k for Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Charities.
*Conwy parkrun race director Gwyn Williams (*above left) with other Halloween costume runners.
“We are very fortunate to have such devoted and hardy volunteers that turn out in all weathers to ensure that parkrun goes ahead. And a particular well done to Cheryl Frost who completed her 100th volunteering stint, and to Conwy regular Pete Freestone, on completing his 250th today, and tourist Nils Hollmann who chose a waterlogged Conwy parkrun to reach his own 250 milestone.”
*This week's tail walkers at Conwy parkrun (*above left) with Conwy Pete who celebrated his 250th parkrun.
*This is a link to the provisional results from Conwy parkrun including a list of the volunteers:
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/conwy/results/latestresults/
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