Elizabeth Driscoll competed in the Falkland Islands Stone half-marathon race.

By Don Hale

*Pictured above and below right - NWRRC athlete Elizabeth Driscoll - enjoying the sun during her half-marathon in the Falkland Islands.

North Wales Road Runner Elizabeth Driscoll took part in the Falkland Islands Stone half-marathon last weekend, and ran well to finish in 7th place overall, despite a potential injury problem, and a subsequent lack of training.

Elizabeth, who is a RAF flight controller, is currently working on secondment in the Falkland Islands and has previously competed in some parkruns, a marathon, and several other running events during her stay. 

She later confirmed: "I hardly had any training as my achilles has been niggling again, so very pleased to finish in 1 hour 58 minutes and 18 seconds.

"It was a beautiful sunny day and almost no wind (unheard of down here). Summer is on its way!"




Don Hale is a former award winning investigative journalist and now a best-selling author who has created a very popular blog post linked to numerous social media sites. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025.

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