Conwy parkrunners enjoyed their run in the sun during another busy morning...and other running results.

*Martin Green (*pictured above), from NWRRC was the first club runner home.

Conwy parkrunners enjoyed their run in the sun during another busy morning...and other running results...

Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

 

Martin Green led home a team of fourteen North Wales Road Runners at Conwy parkrun last Saturday morning, with another bumper attendance of mixed ability club and social athletes enjoying the warm, dry conditions, along a picturesque 5k riverside route from the RSPB Nature Reserve.

Martin eventually finished in 2nd place overall, and in a very fast encounter, he was just 7-seconds behind the first placed finisher Jack Jones on his debut, with Martin recording an excellent time of 17 minutes and 23 seconds, to win his VM45 age cat, and Jack finishing narrowly ahead in 17.16.

Sion Thomas was only five seconds away from celebrating a new PB, but ran well in 24th place in 21.14, and he won his VM40 age cat. Richard Scamans put the cross-training for his forthcoming triathlon to good use, with his fastest time over the past three-years to finish 43rd in 22.33.

Dave Jones ran well in 46th place in 22.36, with super-vet Sandy Johnson back to form in 54th place in 23.12, and he easily won his VM75 age cat. Master vet Barrie Wells finished 2nd in his VM70 cat in 72nd place in 24.07, with Jamie Tharme building back his fitness in 78th place in 24.17.

*Pictured above (l-r): Dave Jones, Richard Scamans and Sandy Johnston.

Master veteran’s Rob Fryer, Don Hale, and Mark Mason took the next three VM70 age cat places behind Barrie, with Rob 129th, and 3rd in his age cat in 26.43, with Don 134th in 26.58, and Mark 158th in 27.55.

Veteran John O’Shea finished well in 218th place overall, and he was 4th in his VM65 cat in 30.09, with partially sighted athlete Daniel Owens and his running partner and pacer Gwyn Williams finishing in 210th place in 29.45. And Gwen Charlton ran around the course with her family in 226th place in 30.32, whilst Rachel Morris also enjoyed her run in the sun in 242nd place in 31.28.

*Rob Fryer (*above left), with John O'Shea, and Rachel Morris and (*below), Gwen Charlton and her family at the Conwy parkrun.

 

*The overall results included: 1st Jack Jones on his course debut in 17.16, with Martin Green (NWRRC), 2nd in 17.23, and Marc Herring (Kenilworth Runners), 3rd on his debut in 17.44. *The 1st female finisher was Eve Hutchinson(Hyndburn AC), with a new PB of 19.45, with Emily Hanlon 2nd in 20.08, and junior Lexi Dundas was 3rd in 20.42. *There were 365 finishers overall.

 

*Praise was given to the run director Bethan Wyn Roberts 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/

*Carla Green (*above left), with Mike Hayton, Kay Hatton, and Cheryl Frost at Bala.

*Pont y Bala: A quartet of NWRRC members travelled to the Pont y Bala parkrun on Saturday and they collected three age cat wins and one second placing. Carla Green was the 1st female finisher in 7th place overall in 19.56, and she won her VW50 cat. Cheryl Frost was 24th in 23.10 and she won her VW55 cat, whilst Kay Hatton recovered from injury to win her VW60 cat in 32nd place in 24.19, with master veteran Mike Hayton finishing well in 68th place overall, and he was 2nd in his VM70 age cat in 28.26.

*Berlin: Steve Mason took part in the Hasenheide park parkrun on Saturday, near Berlin, and he finished in 34th place on his debut in a good time of 21.52 and claimed 4th place in his VM50 age cat.

*Steve Mason (*pictured above), at the Hasenheide Parker in Berlin, and (*below), Benjamin Brummitt and Sarah McDermott at the Fell Foot parkrun.

*Lake District: Benjamin Brummit and his friend Sarah McDermott had a steady debut jog together during the Fell Foot parkrun in the Lake District on Saturday with Sarah finishing 209th in 35.19 and Benjamin just one place and one second behind.