Josh Keogh finished as runner-up at the tough Winter Trail 7-mile race.


*Josh Keogh (*above left) on the podium with the race winner Aled Breeze and Tony Wood at the Winter Trail 7-mile race.

Josh Keogh finished as runner-up at the tough Winter Trail 7-mile race.

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

Three North Wales Road Runners were amongst 443 entrants at the Winter Trail 7-mile race at Coed-y-Brenin last Saturday morning, with Josh Keogh claiming a deserved podium place after finishing as the runner-up in a close finish.

Josh ran home in just 48 minutes and 8 seconds over this tough and undulating course, whilst his colleagues Adam Lemalle and Charlotte Rose Wilton-Jones also ran well and were pleased with their performances in this challenging and very muddy event. Adam finished in 98th place overall in 1.07.09, and Charlotte was 122nd, and the 28th female in 1.09.40.

*Pictured above left - Adam Lemalle and Charlotte Rose Wilton-Jones at the finish, and (*right), Josh Keogh crosses the finishing line in second place.

After the race Josh confirmed: "CYB has everything you could possibly want from a trail race. Big climbs, single track, and breath-taking scenery. Run.cyb, have absolutely nailed it! One of the best races I’ve ever done from entry to finish!

And Adam said: “I was hoping for 1.15, but so very happy with this, lots of muddy fun.” Charlotte also agreed: “That was fun, but it was very muddy.”

North Wales athletics coach and club colleague, Jonathan Kettle, added: “Well Done to Josh Keogh for finishing 2nd overall at the Winter Trail Wales 7-mile race this morning. Fantastic running Josh, and also well done to all the other club runners out there today.



*Charlotte Rose Wilton Jones (*above centre) with some of the female runners after the trail race.

*The event was won by Aled Breeze (Maldwyn Harriers) in 47 minutes and 49 seconds, and he was the 1st Male Open age cat winner, with Josh just 19-seconds adrift in 48.08, and he was 2nd in the same age cat, whilst Tony Wood (Denbigh Harriers) finished 3rd in 49.14.


The 1st female finisher was Tinka Vinks (Eryri Harriers) in 55.00, with Lucy Bracegirdle (Eryri Harriers), 2nd in 56.19, and Faye Johnson (Monross Trail Blazers was 3rd in 56.38.

 

*This is the link to the provisional race results:

https://www.tdleventservices.co.uk/en/results-embed.php?event=3991#0_10CDBB

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