Bumpy, fast, and very warm at Conwy parkrun for many visitors...plus other results...


*Pictured above - Steve Mason was the first NWRRC member back at Conwy.

Bumpy, fast, and very warm at Conwy parkrun for many visitors...plus other results...

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

 

It was another super-busy, fast, and very warm Conwy parkrun last Saturday with many entrants travelling from far and wide just to enjoy the splendours of this picturesque 5k course.

Steve Mason led home a team of seventeen North Wales Road Runners, with many taking it steady due to other competing fixtures over the weekend. Steve enjoyed a good run however, finishing in 15th place in 21.39, with Adam Lemalle 18th in 21.46, and Benjamin Brummitt 35th in 22.37, and 3rd in his SM30 age cat.


 

*Steve Mason (*above left), with Benjamin Brummitt and Karen Butler.

Master vet Barrie Wells recorded an excellent time of 24.43, and won his VM70 cat in 77th place, with Karen Butler on top form in 85th in 25.08, with a new course PB, and she also won her VM65 age cat. Veteran Tony Gibson finished in 87th place in 25.27, and he was 3rd in his VM65 cat. Master vet Rob Fryer claimed the 2nd spot in his VM70 cat in 26.29, in 111th place, and Tony Price-Jones finished 130th in 27.37.

Veteran Len Jackson was 164th in 29.23, and he ran in the same parkrun with his two sons, Owen and Daniel, with the latter runner finishing well in 2nd place overall in 19.05, whilst Owen also ran very well in 95th place in 25.41.

Fellow vet John O’Shea was 169th in 29.31, with Richard Scamans 171st in 29.36. Nia Lister finished in 243rd place in 32.59, with Daniel Hennell sharing the exact same time. Elizabeth Driscoll was 261st in 34.01, with Hannah Griffith 263rd in 34.02, and Gwen Charlton was 295th in 35.57, with Rachel Morris 304th in 37.05.



*Len Jackson (*above centre), with his two lads, Owen and Daniel at Conwy.

*The first male runner home was Ben Wales (City of Hull AC), on his debut in 18.12, and Daniel Jackson 2nd in 19.05, with Ben Brown (Worksop Harriers AC), 3rd on his debut in 19.15.*Gemma Moore (Eryri Harriers), was the 1st female finisher in (5th place overall), in 19.47, with Becky Sleath (Newcastle University Tri Club), 2nd with a new PB in 21.49, and Debbie Williams 3rd in 22.48. There were 351 finishers.

 

*Praise was given to the run director, and to all the volunteers and marshalls. This is a link to the provisional results from Conwy parkrun:

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/conwy/results/latestresults/


Other results:

*Leeds: Kevin Higgins finally completed the 12th and final run of his unique series of races by running in the Leeds 10k race last Sunday. He said it was a very undulating course and more like a trail run but seemed pleased with his efforts in 60.11.

*Hemel Hempstead: Stuart Culverhouse finished 7th overall in the Gadebridge Park parkrun, near Hemel Hempstead on Saturday and he was 2nd in his VM50 age cat in 20.55.




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