Conwy parkrun dodged the snow and ice...plus Charlie wins a podium place in Falkland Islands.

*Will Williams (*above) was the first club man home at Conwy parkrun.

Conwy parkrun dodged the snow and ice - and Charlie wins podium place in the Falkland Islands.

Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery.

 

Conwy parkrun managed to dodge the snow last weekend, but numbers were down slightly due to a late thaw that still left the threat of ice on this problematic 5k course.

Despite some potential problems, visiting athlete Ian Lawton (Mersey Triathlon) kept up a good pace and was the first man home in 19 minutes and 8 seconds, and he was nearly two minutes ahead of his nearest rival Alun Brown(GOG Triathlon), who finished 2nd in 18.24, with Alan Bryson 3rd in 18.57.

The first female finisher was Jackie Lee on her course debut. She was 12th overall in 20.49, with Ellie Leonard 17th and the 2nd female in 21.34. And Becky Sleath (Newcastle University) was the 3rd female runner in 21st place overall in 22.02.

*Will Williams (*above left) and Jamie Tharme at Conwy.

North Wales Road Runners only entered eight athletes due to other competing events, yet Will Williams hit top form again and quickly chased down the leaders to finish 4th overall, and he won his MV50 age cat in 19.08. Jamie Tharme was another runner enjoying a purple patch and he recorded a great new PB, finishing 3rd in his MV45 cat in 13th place in 20.53.

* Tony Price Jones (*above left) with Rob Fryer.

Tony Price Jones returned to parkrun with a positive performance in 27th place in 22.26, and he too claimed the 3rd spot in his MV35 cat. Josh Keogh just opted for an easy jog round the course in 22.43, and in 29th place overall, with veteran Rob Fryer 65th, and 3rd in his MV65 cat in 26.04.

Fellow veteran John O’Shea finished 97th in 28.17, and Rachel Morris had a steady run in 142nd place in 33.51, with Steve Mason 158th in 37.02.

*Pictured above - Rachel Morris at the Conwy parkrun

*Praise was given to the Conwy run director, and to all the volunteers and marshals, who made the parkrun event such a success. This is the link to the provisional results:

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

Other results: 

*Falkland Islands: Veteran Charlie Owen made the long haul to the Falkland Islands and enjoyed a steady jog in the Cape Pembroke Lighthouse parkrun on the Falkland Islands last Saturday. He trotted around this windswept 5k course and finished 24th in 37.55, and he was 2nd in his MV60 cat.

*Pictured above - Charlie Owen at the Falkland Islands parkrun.

*Prestatyn: Stuart Culverhouse and his young son Joe ran in the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn last Saturday, and both won their respective age categories. Stuart finished 10th and was 1st in his MV50 cat in 20.23, whilst Joe won his JM11 cat finishing 20th overall in 24.03.

*Joe and Stuart Culverhouse at the Nova Prestatyn parkrun.