England v Wales Masters 5km International Mid Cheshire August 2023.

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*Pictured above - the Welsh Masters team that competed against England.

England v Wales Masters 5km International Mid Cheshire August 2023.

Report courtesy of the Welsh Masters team manager Bernie Jones.

Although England came out on top in the overall Team Competition there were some great performances by Welsh Athletes in the latest Masters Internationals.The 5km international, held within the very fast and popular Mid Cheshire 5km, was won by England’s Ian Lawton (Mersesyside Tri ) but Matt Rees (Swansea) had a great run to lead the Welsh contingent home finishing in 14-53 with clubmate Matt Harvey not far behind in 15-09. As usual our first woman home was Donna Morris (Builth) who ran 17-38.
 
Individual podiums were sparse as England had chosen very strong teams but once again Lee Aherne (Parc Bryn Bach) showed his class by winning the M55 age group with a 16-43 run and Gordon Jones (Prestatyn) was an emphatic winner of the M65 category in 18-12. There were two other podium places with Robin Woods (Builth) 3rd in the M45 age group and Niki Morgan similarly finishing 3rd in the W55 age group in 19-47.
 
*Full Welsh results are detailed below. The final Masters Road International of the year will be held at the Chester Marathon. Teams have already been selected.


M35                                                                                         W35

5

Matt Rees

Swansea Harriers

14-53

5

Donna Morris

Builth

17-38

6

Matt Harvey

Swansea Harriers

15-09

7

Jennifer Rambaldi

Buckley

18-12

7

Oliver Williams

Les Croupiers

15-34

8

Clare Patterson

Parc Bryn Bach

18-43

9

Jamie Parry

Parc Bryn Bach

15-49

9

Emma Palfry

Cardiff AC

19-02

 

10

Jon Like

Parc Bryn Bach

15-52

10

Harri Like

Parc Bryn Bach

19-21

 

11

Luke Northall

Wrexham AC

16-10

11

Tammi Preece

Parc Bryn Bach

19-34

 

M45                                                                                         W45

3

Robin Woods

Builth & District

15-45

4

Katherine Adams

Spirit of Monmouth

19-30

7

Martin Green

North Wales RR

16-12

5

Tracey Jenkins

Porthcawl

19-30

9

Mark Horsman

Pontypridd R

17-00

6

Jane Doughton

Buckley

19-31

10

Steven Davies

Parc Bryn Bach

17-10

7

Nicola Jukes

Parc Bryn Bach

19-43

11

Kristan Humphries

Newport Harriers

17-40

8

Mandy Morris

Neath Harriers

21-43

12

Sean Taylor

Griffithstown

17-45

 

M55                                                                             W55

1

Lee Aherne

Parc Bryn Bach

16-43

3

Niki Morgan

Chepstow

19-47

6

Darren Rowlands

Wrexham AC

18-19

6

Emma Collins

Denbigh

20-57

7

Dave Warren

Cardigan

18-25

7

Kay Chapman

Les Croupiers

21-58

8

Kenny Lowies

Headington RR

18-51

8

Kay Hatton

North Wales RR

22-40

9

David Williams

Guildford & g

18-55

9

Debbie Catermole

Meirionydd

22-44

10

Haydn Jones

Shrewsbury AC

19-32

10

Sian Evans

Rhedwyr Hebog

23-00

M65                                                                             W65

1

Gordon Jones

Prestatyn RC

18-12

5

Christine Wyn Jones

Deeside AC

24-16

8

Graham  Jones

Shrewsbury

20-17

6

Menai Baugh

Denbigh Harriers

27-03

9

Dave Watson

Warrington

20-22

7

Rose Trigg

Islwyn RC

28-00

10

Peter Turner

Cornelly Striders

22-44

8

Kath Jervis

Parc Bryn Bach

30-47

11

Keith Powell

Cornelly Striders

23-10

 

 

 

Bernie Jones


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