Six podium places for the GOGs at Conwy parkrun.

*GOG Triathlete Andy Brazier (*above) at Conwy parkrun.

Six podium places for the GOGs at a very wet and waterlogged Conwy parkrun...

Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery.

 

GOG Triathlon members claimed six podium places at Conwy parkrun last Saturday morning including four age category wins and two second places despite a very wet and waterlogged 5k course.

Nine club members entered, and Andy Brazier led the team back in 22nd place and he was 2nd in his MV55 cat in 22.45. He was closely followed by Lizzie Irvine who was the second female finisher, and she won her VW35 cat in 26th place in 23.47, with Paul Algieri giving Lizzie a good chase before finishing 27th in 23.56.

*Lizzie Irvine (*above left) with Paul Algieri.

Andrea Cody was 46th overall and claimed 2nd place in her VW35 cat in 26.00, with Nicola Tomlinson just four seconds behind in 48th place, but she won her VW40 age cat in 26.04. 

Liz Evans was another cat winner in 63rd place overall but finished 1st in her VW70 cat in 27.24. Katie Harvey was the fourth age cat club winner, finishing in 66th place, to claim success in her VW50 age cat in 27.30, and Bryn Phillips had another good run finishing in 85th place in 28.58, with Rob Stewart 100th in 30.28.

 

Full marks to American student Bryn Woodall at Conwy parkrun.

Colwyn Bay athlete Bryn Woodall was the first runner back at the very heavy Conwy parkrun course, where this talented teenager celebrated another superb result and his 100th parkrun, during a break from his studies and running adventures in America.

Bryn also won his SM18 age cat and incredibly, he dashed around this saturated course in just 15 minutes and 38 seconds - which was the 3rd fastest time ever - and he also finished the best part of three minutes ahead of his nearest senior rival Jonathan Kettle from NWRRC, who finished 2nd overall in 18.21, with JM15-17 runner Ciaran Keyworth, 3rd in 18.59. 

The first female runner was Kirsty Stevenson (Stone Masters Marathon) in 21.26, with Lizzie Irvine (GOG Triathlon) 2nd in 23.47, and Lisa Allsup 3rd in 25.02.

 

*Praise was also given to Conwy parkrun race director Gwyn Williams and to all the volunteers and marshals who bravely supported all the runners on another very wet day underfoot, and plaudits were given to veteran runner Ken Poulter who completed his 100th parkrun to add to his 100th time of volunteering duties. 

*This is the link to the provisional results from Conwy:

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