Bronze medal for Steve Gardner at Welsh National cross-country championships at Brecon..

By Don Hale don hale blog

*Steve Gardner (*pictured above) won a bronze medal after finishing 3rd in his MV60 age cat at Brecon.

Bronze medal for Steve Gardner at Welsh National cross-country championships at Brecon..

Report by Don Hale.

 

North Wales Road Runner Steve Gardner swapped the tarmac for the mud last Saturday as he competed in the Welsh National cross-country championships at Brecon and won a prestigious bronze medal and a podium place in this high-quality race.

The talented veteran athlete ran against two hundred top Welsh club runners over a challenging 10.35k course in this male master’s event and finished in 113th place in 41 minutes and 10 seconds to claim 3rd place in his MV60 age cat.

After the race Steve said: “I ran in the Welsh xc champs and managed to get 3rd place in my MV60 age group, the first 4 were all within I minute. 1st David Warren 40.25 2nd Peter Sowerby 40.43, 3rd me 41.10, and 4th Haydn Jones 41.14.”

This latest result confirms his recent top form where he recently collected a silver medal in the North Wales cross-country championships at Wrexham, and 2nd place in the NW cross-country league fixture at Eirias Park, plus winning a gold medal in the Nick Beer 10k memorial road race.


*This National Championship event was won by Dewi Griffiths (Swansea) in 31.39, with Tom Wood (Eryri Harriers) 2nd in 31.54, and Dan Nash (Cardiff) 3rd in 32.00.

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