GOG runners competed at the Whitford cross country fixture and at Conwy parkrun.

GOG runners competed at the Whitford cross country fixture and at Conwy parkrun.

Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery.

 

Several GOG Triathlon members took part in the North Wales cross-country league fixture at Whitford, and in the Conwy parkrun last Saturday.

Six male athletes recorded good results in the senior men’s race and three ladies also excelled in the senior women’s event.

Daniel Willings (*left)  was the first GOG home in the male race finishing 57th in 31.22, with Andy Jones 85th in 33.34. Steven Owen was 117th in 36.03, and Neil Vicars-Harris finished just eight seconds adrift of his colleague in 118th place in 36.11. Simon Blain also enjoyed a good run in 128th place, with Chris Bennett 134th in 39.22.

Stephanie Conway was the first female GOG athlete home in the senior Ladies race, finishing in 81st place in 27.15, and it was a close contest for veteran runners Elizabeth Evans and Ann d’Alburquerque in the F70’s age cat, with Elizabeth eventually claiming the top spot by finishing in 87th place in 27.50, with Ann 2nd in 97th place in 29.27.

*Neil Vicars-Harris (*above left) with Simon Blain and (*below left) Stephanie Conway with Elizabeth Evans at the Whitford cross-country races.

Conwy parkrun results;

 

Just three GOG athletes ran this week at Conwy parkrun with Victoria Cole leading the trio home in 21st place overall and she was the 3rd female runner, who also won her VW40 age cat in 22.28. Sarah Ellwood finished in 118th place in 33.10, and she was 4th in her VW45 cat, with Liz McIndoe 147th and 4th in her MV60 age cat in 48.53.

*Josh Keogh from NWRRC was the first runner home overall in 17 minutes 37 seconds, to win his SM30 age cat, with tourist athlete Jack Chubb (Watford Joggers) taking the 2nd spot in 18.14, and teenager Oscar Evans (Vegan Runners) finishing 3rd in 18.30.