Hat-trick of age cat wins for the GOGs at Conwy parkrun.

*GOG Triathlon members Bryn Phillips (*left) and Steven Owen celebrated a dead-heat at Conwy parkrun with both athletes sharing the same finishing time.

Hat-trick of age cat wins for the GOGs at Conwy parkrun.

Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery.

 

Twelve members of the GOG Triathlon Club claimed six podium places including a hat-trick of age category wins at a very damp Conwy parkrun, where the course was near waterlogged following a period of heavy rain.

Victoria Cole was the first club runner home in 21.50, and she also won her VW40 age cat finishing in 31st place overall, and just a second ahead of colleague Andy Jones who was 32nd in 21.51. Andy Brazier also won his MV55 cat in 44th place in 23.00, with Billy Thomas 53rd in 23.39.

Steven Owen and Bryn Phillips celebrated a very close finish with both athletes sharing the exact same time of 25.27  with a dead-heat in 72nd and 73rd places respectively. And John Farrell finished 3rd in his MV55 cat in 88th place in 26.07. Nicola Tomlinson was another worthy podium finisher claiming the 2nd spot in her VW40 cat and 97th overall in 26.54.

Student Caitlin Owen enjoyed a return to home ground with another good run in 108th place, and she also won her SM18 age cat in 27.51. Wayne Roberts finished 158th in 31.41, with Liz McIndoe 194th in 34.58, and Liz Evansfinished 242nd and she claimed the 2nd spot in her VW70 cat in 57.23.

This week’s Conwy parkrun attracted 243 mixed ability runners from various parts of the UK, and debutant Harry Standing was the first finisher overall in just 18 minutes and 4 seconds, which was just a few seconds ahead of last week’s teenage age cat winner Morgan Kendall aka Bananaman in 18.13 and visiting athlete Jack Cooper (Trafford AC) with a new PB of 18.21.

The first female finisher was Anna Drinkwater (Eryri Harriers) in 19.32, with Amie Bagnall (Cheshire Dragons) 2nd in 19.44, and debutant Anna Burt 3rd in 21.41.

Praise was given to the race director and to all the volunteers foe ensuring the event went ahead despite the challenging conditions.

 

*This is the link to the provisional results from the New Year’s Eve Conwy parkrun

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