Hot and breezy for runners in a variety of weekend events

 

*Penrhyn course marshall Dougie Graham (*above) at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun.

Hot and breezy for runners in a variety of weekend events.

Report by Don Hale. Penrhyn photos by Michael Finnie.

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

 

It was another hot and breezy weekend for athletes last weekend with a wide variety of events to consider including several local parkruns, an international Shrewsbury 5k, and both Manchester and Chester half marathons, to name but a few.

The various local parkruns continue to thrive with many hundreds of local runners tackling courses across North Wales, with many boosted by ‘Conwy on Tour,’ members each week.

*Penrhyn Castle parkrun enjoyed a good turn out of some 359 entrants, with visitor Mark Hobbs (Micky Morris Racing Team), celebrating as the first man home in a very close finish on his course debut in 17 minutes and 55 seconds, and bizarrely, he shared the exact same time over the line as Malachy Bromham, with teenager Aidan Thomas, narrowly 3rd, despite a new PB of 17.58. 

The first female, (10th overall), was JW11-15 junior Tamsin Seguin (Menai T&F), with a PB of 19.30, and she was followed by debutant visitor Laura Brown (Didsbury Runners), in 20.39, (15th), with another debutant, Sarah Blunt (Warrington Tri Club), 3rd (32nd overall), in 22.12.

Some Conwy tour runners at Penrhyn included: Josh Mottram 33rd in 22.14, Ian Taylor (Colwyn Bay), with a new PB in 53rd place in 23.17, Mike Pemberton 71st with a PB in 24.55, Liz Evans (GOG Triathlon), 113th in 26.26, and she also won her VW70 age cat, and John O’Shea (NWRC), 223rd in 31.19.

*Pictured Mike Pemberton (*above left), with Ian Taylor and Josh Mottram.

 

*Prestatyn: Mark Jessett (NWRRC), was the 1st finisher at the Nova Prestatyn parkrun following a fine run in 18.33, with Callan Coughlan (Serpentine RC), 2nd on his debut in 18.52, and Tom Fortune was 3rd with a new PB in 19.04. Lizzie Slater (South Cheshire) was the 1st female finisher (10th overall), in 21.55, with JW11-14 junior Daisy Jones 2nd (30th), in 23.50, and Mary Ann O’Neill (Wrekin RR), was 3rd (32nd), in 24.01.

Some past and present Conwy tour members included: Daniel Huws 21st in 23.28, Don Hale (NWRRC) 76th and 2nd VM70 in 27.02, Mike Davies 118th in 29.20, Chris Spillane (Colwyn Bay), 155th in 31.26, Andrew and Nan Roberts, who ran together in 31.24, and Steve Mason and his dog Coco finished in 279th place in 59.24.

*Darren Dentith (*above left), with Stuart Culverhouse, Joe Culverhouse and Gwyn Williams at the Newborough Forest parkrun.

*Newborough: A generous number of tour members visited the Newborough Forest parkrun including promising youngster Joe Culverhouse, who was 9th overall with a new course PB of 21.28, and he won his JM11-14 age cat, just ahead of his father Stuart, who was ten-seconds adrift and was one place behind, but he also won his VM50 cat. 

Conwy run director Gwyn Williams (Colwyn Bay), also enjoyed another good result in 11th place in 21.40, with Darren Dentith hot on his heels in 13th spot in 22.03. Merf Jones (GOG Triathlon), was 46th in 25.33, Claire Parsley 72nd and 1st VW50 in 26.48, with Alison Shepherd 165th and 2nd VW65 in 34.10. There were 224 entrants.

The first overall finisher at Newborough was Daniel Fay with a PB in 19.59, with visitor Ben Mellor 2nd on his course debut in 20.16, and Medwyn Roberts 3rd in 20.18. JW15-17 junior Evie Bayman (15th overall)), was the 1st female finisher with a new PB in 22.11, with fellow JW11-14 junior Chloe Cattroll 2nd (24th), in 23.18, and Mared Ynyz finished 3rd in 24.28.

*Duncan Lightfoot (*above) celebrated his 100th parkrun in Australia.

 

*Australia: Many other Conwy members travelled far and wide, and well done to Duncan Lightfoot (Porth Eirias Runners), now is Queensland, Australia, who completed his 100th event at the Bargara parkrun at Neilson Park, including 39 down under, finishing 95th in 30.43, and he was 3rd in his VM70 age cat. And another Porth Eirias runner took part in an overseas race in Spain at the weekend with Philippa Pearce competing well in a 5k race in Majorca.

*Pictured above - Bethan Wyn Roberts and Amanda Durber.

*Nearer to home, Amanda Durber and Bethan Wyn Roberts ran together at the Greenfield Valley parkrun, finishing within one second and one place in 33rd and 34th places in 28.52. Pam Grant made her debut in the new Park in the Past event near Wrexham, and she was 212th in 31.25 and 2nd in her VW65 cat, whilst Stephen Weedman ran at Ellesmere Port in 25.16, and Peter Johnson was at Knowsley.