Soggy parkrun at Conwy for Easter holiday visitors.
*Steve Mason(*above) had another good outing at Conwy parkrun.
Soggy parkrun at Conwy for Easter holiday visitors.
Report by Don Hale. Most photos by Steve Jeffery.
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It was another very soggy 5k course at the Conwy parkrun last Saturday as a variety of club and social runners opted to run this puddle-filled event, which was boosted by many Easter holiday visitors from all parts of the UK.
The first runner home at Conwy parkrun was Nic Brook (Eryri Harriers) who had a tough battle for honours with talented junior Oshi Adey, and debutant Dave Hughes.
Nic eventually won his MV45 age cat in 17 minutes and 50 seconds, but he was only five seconds ahead of Oshi, who won his JM15-17 cat in 17.55, with Dave third despite a course PB in 18.18.
The 1st female runner was Libbie Read (Heaton Harriers) who was 13th overall, and she also won her SW25 age cat in 20.49, with Gemma Moore (Eryri Harriers) and her baby buggy 19th overall and 1st VW35 in 21.51, and Emma Mills was 24th, and 1st SW 20 in 22.09.
*Steve Gardner (*above left) and Elizabeth Driscoll.
The Road Runners entered seventeen athletes, but many of them took things easy due to another busy weekend of fixture clashes. Steve Mason led the team home finishing 4th overall with a great new PB of 18.28, and was 2nd in his MV45 cat, and he was followed by Steve Gardner, who was 5th in 19.15, and he won his MV60 cat with another PB!
Harry Driscoll enjoyed another good outing and easily won his SM20 age cat in 8th place in 20.07, and his mother Elizabeth Driscoll completed a family double by also winning her own VW55 cat in 115th place overall in 27.13.
Club debutant Sion Thomas was pleased to finish in 25th place in 22.11, and returnee Steve Poupart was just two seconds and one place behind. And Kay Hatton continued her top form and won her VW60 cat in 23.09 in 40th place.
Josh Keogh and Martin Green jogged around the course with Josh 46th in 23.24, and Martin finished one place and one second behind him. Gethin Wyn Jones claimed the 3rd spot in his MV35 cat in 54th place in 23.43, with Richard Scamans 72nd in 24.37, and another returnee Tony Gibson finished in 93rd place in 25.44.
*Mark Mason (*above left) and Rachel Morris.
Mark Mason led home some fellow master veterans finishing 125th in in 27.43, and he was 2nd in his MV70 age cat, with Mike Hayton in close pursuit in 133rd place and 3rd MV70 in 28.10. John O’Shea was 140th in 28.22, with master vet Don Hale knocking another minute plus off last week’s result during his recovery plan to finish 148th in 28.51, and Rachel Morris continued her marathon preparations with a steady run in 205th place in 34.55.
*Mike Hayton (*above 3rd from left) from NWRCC with some running cast members from the Welsh National Opera including Sarah Pope, Angharad Morgan and Alison Gillies, at Conwy parkrun.
*This week’s attendance included several cast member runners from the Welsh National Opera, who were performing and touring locally, and there was also a minute’s silence acknowledged by the 252 starters as a tribute to former Conwy marathon man, parkrunner, and respected volunteer, Iorwerth Roberts (Eryri Harriers) who sadly passed away in midweek.
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Praise was given again 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:
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Thanks Don another comprehensive report. Well done to everyone today, it good to see so many NWRRC members.
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