Two races in a day in Lithuania for Kevin Higgins, and another PB for Steve Gardner, plus other results..

*Kevin Higgins (*pictured above), had a double date in Lithuania.

Two races in a day for Kevin Higgins in Lithuania.

 Report by Don Hale.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

Kevin Higgins competed in two different races in Vilnius in Lithuania last Sunday. He ran in a 5k event at 2.30pm in 24 degrees and recorded a time of 28.16, finishing 539th out of about 3,000 runners. He later ran in a 10k race at 4pm when it was even hotter at 26 degrees. He completed that event in 59.58, and he was 953rd out of about 2,200 runners.

Kevin later confirmed: “I ran the races with Kieran McGrane. Both races were undulating and 60 per cent on cobble stones. They were great with lots of support all the way around and throughout the city. Today’s races today take me near my 500th race for North Wales Road Running Club.”

*Kevin Higgins shown above at his two races.

Other race results:

*Corby: Steve Gardner ran in the Inter-Area track and field championships at Corby last weekend and he finished in 4th place in the 800m with a new PB of 2.20.95. Steve later said: “The race was won by Robert McHarg in a fantastic time of 2.09.71. Robert recently won a bronze medal in MV60 age group at the World Masters Championships in Sweden.”

*Pictured above left - Steve Gardner, with Jamie Tharme, and Ben Hudson.

*Penrhyn: Jamie Tharme finished 30th at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun last Saturday, and he was 3rd in his VM45 age cat in 24.23.

*Gloucester: Ben Hudson took part in the Gloucester City parkrun, and he was 30th overall with a new PB of 22.15, and 3rd in his VM45 cat.