Bright, beautiful and fast at Conwy parkrun despite the Friday night Dash.

*Martin Green (*above), was the first man back at Conwy parkrun.

Bright, beautiful, and fast at Conwy parkrun despite the Friday night Dash...

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

 

There were a good few tired legs at Conwy parkrun last Saturday morning following the participation of many athletes in the previous evening’s 5-mile charity event at Rohan’s Run formerly known as the Deganwy Dash.

Despite this slight handicap, this week’s parkrun was backed by beautifully warm and sunny weather conditions, and still attracted over 300 mixed ability entrants from all over the UK.

North Wales Road runners claimed five age cat victories from thirteen members, and Martin Green claimed the top spot overall as the first male finisher. 

Martin also won his VM45 age cat with an outstanding run in just 17 minutes and 19 seconds, whilst his talented wife Carla Green, also hit good form as the second club finisher, in 10th place overall, and she was the 3rd female in 20.34, to additionally win her VW50 cat.

Meanwhile, Adam Lemalle continued his own purple patch in 17th place, and won his VM40 cat in 21.37, and Jamie Tharme was another winner of his VM45 cat in 22nd place in 21.59, with James Singleton 52nd in 23.57. 

*Pictured above - Adam Lemalle, Carla Green, and Rob Fryer.

Master vet Rob Fryer celebrated his new VM70 age cat with a deserved win in 87th place in 25.53, and Gethin Wyn Jones showed his improved fitness with another positive run, just four-seconds and one place behind Rob in 25.57. And another master vet, Mark Mason was back to his best in 111th place in 27.17, and he finished 2nd in his VM70 cat.

*Master vet Mark Mason, with Gethin Wyn Jones, and Len Jackson.

Len Jackson made a welcome return to parkrun and enjoyed a good performance in 28.01, in 124th place, and he was 4th in his VM65 cat, whilst another master vet, Don Hale had his first outing in about four-weeks due to injury but was pleased to run around unscathed in 137th place in 28.40, and he too was 4th in his VM70 age cat.

Veteran John O’Shea showed much improved form to finish in 156th place in 29.51, and Gwennan Charlton was 166th in 30.42, and 3rd in her VW35 cat. And praise too to one of the event tail walkers in Steve Mason who finished 298th place in 52.30. *Praise was also given to the run director Mark Jessett, and to all the volunteers and marshalls.

 

Other race results:

RACE FOR LIFE AT RHYL

*Rhyl: Helen Hannam ran in the Race for Life 5k for Cancer Research from Rhyl promenade on Sunday and she finished well despite tired legs from her busy weekend of events in 26.37. 

Afterwards she said: “Race 4 Life Part 1. I pushed to become the 6th female. I am happy with that. Some amazing support and marshals. Thanks to Emma for a big hug, I really needed that to get me through the last emotional Mile. Well done everyone who smashed it today.”

*And it was good to note that Josie Davies and her 10-year-old son Jordan also completed this special fundraising charity race, in addition to Len Jackson’s wife Janice Jackson, amongst many other local runners. Josie later said: “The boy smashed it, not bad for only ten, and completing a 5k in just under 30-minutes. Well done buddy! It's always an emotional day, but such a great cause. Well done to everyone who took part."

*Pictured above left - Josie Davies and her son Jordan, and (*right), Janice Jackson, with top (*right), Helen Hannam, all pictured at the Race for Life 5k.

*Abersoch: Will Williams and Vicky Taylor competed in the Abersoch 10k race last Saturday, with Will finishing well in 23rd place in 39.28, and he was 2nd in his VM50 cat, and also Vicky enjoyed her run in the sun in just over the hour in 1.00.21.
*Runcorn: Kevin Higgins completed his second 10k race within his unique challenge to run twelve similar events this year, and on Sunday he took part in the Jubilee Bridge race at Runcorn, and he finished in 57.16.

*Above left - Vicky Taylor at the Abersoch 10k race, and (*right) Kevin Higgins at the Jubilee Bridge 10k, near Runcorn, during his epic 12-run challenge.

Other parkrun results:

*Hamburg: NWRRC members Elizabeth Driscoll and her son Harry made their debuts at the Alstervorland parkrun in Hamburg, Germany, last weekend, where Elizabeth won her VW55 age cat in her fastest parkrun time this year after finishing 48th, and the 6th female athlete in 25.43, whilst Harry also enjoyed another good run, and he was 10th overall, and 2nd in his SM20 cat in 19.30. After the event, Elizabeth confirmed: “Parkrun tourists at Hamburg this morning. A lovely course in the park by the lake. I did keep up with the 25-min pacer and beat him, but obviously he didn’t check his watch!”

*Pictured above left - Elizabeth Driscoll with her son Harry at the Alstervorland parkrun in Hamburg, and (*right) Mal Preece and Rachel Morris at the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn.

*Prestatyn: A quartet of Road Runners took part in the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn, with Mal Preece 28th with a good run of 23.08 to win his VM60 age cat, whilst Will Evans ran with his daughter Molly, to make their debuts on this course, with Will 44th overall in 24.51, and Molly was just one place and one second behind, but won her SW18 age cat, with Rachel Morris 162nd, and 4th in her VM40 cat in 37.56.

*Penrhyn: Ben and Sarah Ferguson continued their travels and became debutants at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun. Ben finished 32nd in 22.40, whist Sarah was the 11th female athlete in 42nd place overall in 23.42.

*Ben and Sarah Hudson (*above) at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun.