Conwy parkrunners greeted this week by warm sunshine and light winds...plus other race results.

*Pictured above - North Wales Road Runner Alastair Canaway.

Conwy parkrunners greeted this week by warm sunshine and light winds...plus other race results...

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

 

In stark contrast to the previous week, Conwy parkrunners enjoyed very warm conditions last Saturday morning with bright sunshine, light headwinds, and a limited number of puddles.

Nearly 300 mixed ability club and social runners from all over the UK took advantage of the mild weather at the RSPB Nature Reserve to record some excellent new PBs, many fast times and some notable age category wins.

North Wales Road Runners had a good entry with some fourteen athletes in action this week and claimed three age cat victories, with four other members finishing in second places. Alastair Canaway made a rare parkrun appearance but ran well in 5th place overall, and he was 2nd in his VM35 cat in 18.59.

Harry Driscoll also enjoyed a comfortable outing in 11th place, and he too was the runner-up in his SM20 cat with a fast time of 19.49. Newcomer Benjamin Brummit was 15th with a new course PB of 20.21, and Will Williams managed to shake-off his recent injury woes to finish just behind Benjamin in 17th place in 20.40, and 2nd in his VM50 cat. 

*Harry Driscoll (*above left), with Will Williams and Sion Thomas.

Martin Green took it easy in 23rd place in 21.24, and he too was 2nd in his VM45 cat, with his wife Carla Green finishing as the 4th female, 38th overall, and she won her VW50 cat in 22.30. Sion Thomas was 47th with a good run in 23.04, and Richard Scamans, fresh from his recent Triathlon adventure, finishing well in 50th place in 23.09.

Cheryl Frost was in good form again and won her VW55 age cat with an excellent run in 53rd place in 23.34, and master vet Don Hale also won his VM70 cat after finishing 96th in 26.26, with fellow master Rob Fryer hot on his heels in 98th place, and just fourteen-seconds adrift in 26.40 and he was 2nd in the same age cat as Don. Gethin Wyn Jones was 133rd in 28.18, with veteran Len Jackson 156th in 29.34, whilst Steve Mason was the event sweeper in 173rd place in 30.37.

*Pictured above left - Carla Green, with Cheryl Frost and Don Hale.

*Student Bryn Woodall (Colwyn Bay AC) on home leave from his studies in America was the 1st man home at Conwy parkrun in just 15 minutes and 49 seconds, and he won his SM20 age cat, with Tom Carter (Prestatyn RC), 2nd in 17.57, and he won his VM40 cat, whilst Dave Hughes won his VM35 cat in 3rd place overall in 18.15.

*For the ladies, talented youngster Catrin Evans was the 1st female finisher (24th overall) in 21.26 and she easily won her JW11-14 age cat. Lisa Butcher (Wootton Road Runners), finished 2nd (26th overall) on her debut in 21.39, and Vicky Cole (GOG Triathlon), was the 3rd female athlete, (and 30th overall), in 21.58, and she won her VW40 age cat. *There were 281 finishers.

 

*Plaudits were given to the run director and to all the volunteers and marshalls. This is a link to the provisional results from the Conwy parkrun: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/conwy/results/latestresults/

 

Other results:

*Dublin: Kevin Higgins hit the road running in the Emerald Isle on Sunday to take part in the ‘Swords 10k’ race in Dublin, and despite a tough course, he ran well and added some further excellent results to his series of 10k events. 

He confirmed: “Race 6 and 7. Pentir 4.7k trail race, but it was a bit longer than that last Wednesday night, in 29min 43 seconds. The start of Swords 10k in Dublin today, 53 minutes 55 seconds, very undulating but enjoyable."

*Tal y Fan: Adam Lemalle ran in the very challenging Yal Y Fan fell race on Saturday and competed well finishing in 18th place overall in 1 hr 41 mins. The race included an undulating course of about 14k with 876m elevation. After the event he said: "That was brutal up, tough down. Knee deep bogs, and a total white out at the summit. What’s not to love?"

*Snowdon: Vicky Taylor enjoyed her run in the undulating Xterra Snowdonia 10k race last Sunday and finished in 119th place in 1.24.53, and she was the 55th female athlete.

*Before and after, Adam Lemalle (*above) at the Tal y Fan fell race, and (*right) Vicky Taylor enjoyed her run at the Xterra Snowdonia 10k race

*Pentir: Kevin Higgins and Rachel Morris took part in the Pentir 4.5k trail race in midweek in rather wet and slippery conditions. Kevin finished in 29.43, and Rachel completed the course in 35.05. After the event, Rachel confirmed: “It was very hard and wet, which made it really slippery underfoot, but it was a good challenge, and I enjoyed it.”

*Kevin Higgins (*above left), with Rachel Morris.