Super vet Sandy Johnston set a new record at the Helena Tipping 10k at Wrexham.

*Pictured above - super vet Sandy Johnston set a new record.

Super vet Sandy Johnston set a new record at the Helena Tipping 10k at Wrexham.

Report by Don Hale

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

 

*Pictured above - some of the NWRRC team at the Helena Tipping 10k race.

It was a good turn-out at the Helena Tipping 10k race at Wrexham last Sunday with fifteen North Wales Road Runners in action, and they claimed four prestigious podium places

Super veteran Sandy Johnston was perhaps the pick of the pack this week after winning his MV75 age cat with another outstanding display and a remarkable chip time of just 46 minutes and 18 seconds, finishing in 226th place out of nearly 700 entrants. 

And Sandy’s time also set a new North Wales Regional record, taking 14-seconds off Emyr Davies’ previous best of 46.32, set in Caernarfon in 2019.

Young Harry Driscoll actually led the team home in 78th place in 37.32, with Carla Green next in 142nd spot overall in 40.49. Carla was the 20th female, and she also finished 3rd in her VW50 age cat. Benjamin Brummitt was also in good form, and he was 145th in 41.06, whilst Steve Mason finished in 163rd place in 41.51.

  

*Harry Driscoll (*above left), with Carla Green, and Cheryl Frost.

James Jones and Sion Thomas enjoyed a good tussle with James 176th in 42.43, with Sion just fourteen-seconds adrift in 42.57 for 182nd place. Cheryl Frost was another athlete on fire, and she finished 3rd in her VW55 cat in 241st place overall, and the 43rd female in 47.19.

Nicola Wylie ran well in 271st place in 49.10, and master veteran Rob Fryer claimed a deserved 3rd place in his MV70 cat in 52.35 in 320th place. Kelly Marie Alford and her partner Cai Roberts ran the course together and finished together in 55.43 in 364th and 365th places respectively, whilst Nia Lister was 398th in 58.30, with Vicky Taylor 420th in 1.00.22, and Rachel Morris 464th in 1.06.13.

 

*Helen Hannam (*above left), with Nicola Wylie, and (*above right), Rob Fryer.

 

*The race was won by Marc Scott (Richmond & Zetland Harriers) in 28.27, with Omar Ahmed (Birchfield Harriers 2nd in 28.39, and his club colleague Kadar Omar was 3rd in 28.58. *Praise too for Martin Green, who has recently joined Meirionnydd RC as his new first claim club from NWRRC, and he finished 33rd overall and won his MV45 age cat in 33.46.

*The 1st female finisher was Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Harriers) in 33.34, following a very close finish with Sonia Samuels (Sale Harriers), who was 2nd in 33.47, and Carla Davies (Preston Harriers), was 3rd in 36.00

*This is a link to the provisional race results from the Helena tipping 10k:

https://runcheshire.niftyentries.com/Results/Helena-Tipping-Wrexham-10K-2024?