Good times and top placings for visiting athletes at Conwy parkrun...plus other results on the road.

*Steve Mason (*pictured above) was the first NWRRC member back at Conwy.

Fast times and top placings for visiting athletes at Conwy parkrun...plus other results on the road...
Report by Don Hale. Most photos by Steve Jeffery.
 
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Conwy parkrun welcomed plenty of visitors to last Saturday’s event with the first male finisher, and the first three female placings, all recording some excellent times on their debuts.
All three top female finishers were debutants, including Nancy Connolly (University of East Anglia Triathlon Club), who was the 1st lady (40th overall) in 22.50, and she also won her SW25 cat, with Rebecca King, 2nd, (52nd overall), and the winner of her VW35 cat in 23.54, whilst Ellie Robinson (West Cheshire AC) claimed the 3rd place in 24.20 (59th overall) in 24.20 and won her VW50 age cat.
North Wales Road Runners only entered nine members due to other commitments, but they still claimed four podium places including one first place, two second, and one third, in their respective age categories.There were 259 finishers to this latest 5k challenge which was run in very humid conditions on another bone-hard course and attracted top club athletes and social runners from all parts of the UK.

The 1st male finisher was Keelan Hopewell (Solihull & Small Heath AC), who also won his SM20 age category on his debut in 18 minutes and 23 seconds. He was closely followed by Dave Hughes in 2nd place in 18.29, and he won his MV35 cat, with Michael Hilton (Rossendale Triathlon Club) claiming the 3rd spot with a new PB of 18.43 to win his MV45 cat.

 

*Karl Morris (*above left) and master veteran Don Hale.

Steve Mason led the team home after finishing 4th overall in 19.06, and he was 2nd in his MV45 age cat, with Karl Morris 29th in 22.07, whilst master veteran Don Hale finished 91st overall, and won his MV70 age cat after improving his best time this year to 27.28, following injury.
Another master vet, Mike Hayton, also had a good run, and an interesting tussle with Don, and he was just five seconds and a few places behind Don in 94th place in 27.33, and he finished 2nd in his MV70 age cat. 

*Master veteran Mike Hayton (*above left) with Rob Fryer.

Veteran John O’Shea finished 104th overall and 3rd in his MV65 cat in 28.16, with fellow vet Rob Fryer unfortunately running below-par in 130th place in 29.35. Meanwhile, Gwennan Charlton made the parkrun a family outing, and she performed well in 153rd place on 30.57, with Darren Griss 156th in 31.03, and Rachel Morris 183rd in 33.25.

*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:

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

    

*Gwennan Charlton (*above left) with Rachel Morris.

  

*Cheryl Frost (*above left) with Will Williams and Martin Green.

*NWRRC member Cheryl Frost has been selected to run for Wales in the Chester Marathon in October following her successful marathon results earlier this year. She has already represented Wales in several other races this year, and due to her good form, a delighted Cheryl, says she is hoping for a possible Autumn PB! 

Other results:

*Sale: Will Williams finished 65th overall at the Sale Sizzler 5k race last Thursday amongst 548 highly competitive athletes. Will recorded a chip time of 17.49 and he was 4th in his MV50 age cat.
*Penrhyn Castle: Martin Green finished 5th at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun and won his MV45 age cat in 17.23, whilst club colleague Mandy Owen was 103rd place and gained a new PB of 31.52, knocking over a minute and a half from her previous run at this venue a couple of weeks ago.

 

*Mandy Owen (*above left) with Stuart Culverhouse and Jon Evans.

*Greenfield Valley: Stuart Culverhouse and his young son Joe took part in the Greenhouse Valley parkrun. Stuart finished 3rd and won his MV50 cat in 22.12, with Joe 7th overall and 2nd in his JM11-14 cat in 24.38. The first finisher at this event was another youngster, 10-year-old Finlay Potter (Deeside) in 19.32, with another fellow junior, Ryan Clough, 2nd overall and he won his JM11-14 cat in 22.04.
*Ellesmere Port: Jon Evans returned to parkrun action after a long break and ran well to record an excellent time of 21.46 at the Ellesmere Port event and he also claimed 2nd place in his MV55 age cat.