Unique triple races and NW 10 mile champs results from Colwyn Bay.

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*Pictured above - the start of the combined races on Colwyn Bay promenade.

Unique triple races and NW 10 mile champs results from Colwyn Bay...

Report by Don Hale. Photos courtesy of John Hatton.


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It was a glorious sunny day at Colwyn Bay last Sunday morning for a unique triple event organised by RunWales which included races over 5, 10, and 20 miles along the promenade, with the 10-miler also doubling up as the North Wales Regional Championship challenge event.

Some 168 athletes competed in the 5-mile race with Tomos Roberts (Meirionnydd RC), winning in a chip time of 26.04, with Jack Webb (Rotherham), 2nd in 27.24, and Alex Cowin (Penny Lane Striders), 3rd in 28.13.

The first female was Charlene Jacobs-Conradie (Meirionnydd RC), in 31.05, and Alannah Birtwistle (Macclesfield), was the runner-up in 37.08, whilst Stephanie Humphries (Widnes), finished 3rd in 38.10. 

Three NWRRC veteran members recorded podium places in the 5 mile race with Kevin Higgins finishing 3rd on his return to racing in his M60 age cat in 45.58, and Don Hale won his M70 cat with a new PB of 43.55, whilst Mike Hayton also finished well in 2nd place in the same age cat in 48.07.




*David White (Buckley), shown above left - who won the 10 mile race, and (*right), Elliw Haf Roberts (Eryri Harriers), who was the first female finisher.


David White (Buckley) won the 10-mile race in 55.19, and he led home 206 athletes, with Steffan Sayer (Menai Track & Field), 2nd in 56.39, and Dave Bus Hughes was 3rd in 58.33. Elliw Haf Roberts was the 1st female finisher following a great run in 64.46, with Lizzie Slater (South Cheshire), 2nd in 69.11, and Ruth Jones (Helpston Harriers), 3rd in 70.50.

In the gruelling 20-mile race with 120 competitors, M50 veteran athlete Martin Green (NWRRC/Meirionnydd RC) took the spoils with an outstanding performance in just 1.57.47, followed by runner-up Daniel Soltys (Velo), in 2.00.29, with Darren Williams (Lonely Goat), 3rd in 2.04.04. The 1st female finisher was Gemma Moore (Eryri Harriers), in 2.16.55, Jenna Seddon 2nd in 2.21.20, Emily Gradfield (Whitchurch Whippets) 3rd in 2.24.54, and Carla Green (NWRRC), finished 4th in 2.25.58 and she won her F50 age cat.

*Plaudits were later given to all the volunteers and marshals.This is a link to the provisional race results for all events.

https://www.runwales.com/calendars/sport-events/results 


 

                          

















*Martin Green (*above left), was the outstanding winner of the Colwyn Bay 20-mile race, with (*centre), Gemma Moore, the first female, and (*right) Carla Green who was the 4th female athlete and F50 cat winner.


North Wales Regional 10-mile champs.

Results courtesy of Paul Brooks and Kay Hatton.


Male medal winners:

Senior Men: 1st David White (Buckley) 55.19, 2nd Dave Owen (Cybi Striders) 73.15.

M35: 1st Sion Llyr Roberts (Cybi Striders) 82.56.

M40: 1st Steffan Sayer (Menai T & F) 56.39, 2nd Adam Lemalle (NWRRC) 74.30, 3rd Simon Williams (Wrexham) 88.19.

M45: 1st Paul Jones (Hebog) 78.11, 2nd Daniel Hennell (NWRRC) 83.05, 3rd Paul Astle (Hebog) 83.55.

M50: 1st Will Williams (NWRRC) 65.07.

M55: 1st Gwyn Roberts (Wrexham) 70.50, 2nd Tony Davies (Eryri Harriers) 74.09.

M60: 1st Steve Roberts (NWRRC) 76.48, 2nd Paul Quinton (Denbigh Harriers) 91.22.

M65: 1st John Jones (Eryri Harriers) 79.07, 2nd Len Jackson (NWRRC) 100.03.

M70: 1st Sandy Johnston (NWRRC) 81.00.

 



*Pictured above - NW champs medal winners Daniel Hennell (*left), with Len Jackson, following their efforts in the 10-mile race.


*Female medal winners:

F35: Ist Elliw Haf Roberts (Eryri Harriers) 64.46, 2nd Gwennan Charlton (NWRRC) 94.11, 3rd Nicola Griffiths (Hebog) 98.03.

F40:1st Bev Atkin (Hebog) 73.46.

F45:1st Margot Saher (Eryri Harriers) 76.13, 2nd Nia Evans (Meirionnydd RC) 84.11, and 3rd Helen Hannam (NWRRC), 93.04.

F50:1st Sam Evans (GOG Triathlon) 83.34, 2nd Ally Reid (Prestatyn RC) 86.01.

F55:1st Deb Pugh (Wrexham) 83.48, 2nd Jane Lindley (Buckley) 84.52, 3rd Cheryl Frost (NWRRC) 87.33.

F60:1st Margaret Ludden (Buckley) 78.54, 2nd Kay Hatton (NWRRC) 79.39.

*Above - a trio of 5-mile competitors (l-r): master veteran Don Hale from NWRRC, who won his M70 age cat, with Simon Nixon (*centre), from Denbigh Harriers, who was the M65 cat winner in 37.53, and colleague Arwel Lloyd (Ari), from Holywell, who also ran very well.

*Some of the 10-mile runners are shown above (l-r): Dougie Graham, Helen Hannam, and Daniel Hennell, and (*below), a large party of members from Porth Eirias Runners.










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