Superb PB for Jonathan Kettle at the Chester half-marathon.

*Pictured above - Jonathan Kettle one top form at Chester.

Superb PB for Jonathan Kettle at the Chester half-marathon.

Report by Don Hale. 

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com 

North Wales Road Runner Jonathan Kettle returned to action at the weekend with a superb performance and claimed a new course PB despite the heat at the Chester half-marathon, finishing 23rd out of 6.539 other runners.
After his race he confirmed: “The Chester half-marathon may have not been my fastest, but I was pleased with a course PB of around one minute, and I didn’t expect it at all. 
“I said to someone before the race that you have to go hard enough to risk blowing up to know what you really have on the day, and today I did that, and I didn’t blow up, absolutely loved the pain of the race.”

 

*Stuart Culverhouse (*above left), with Helen Hannam and Adam Lemalle.

Jonathan was one of eight NWRR members who faced the hot dash at Chester and master veteran Kevin Slattery was another podium visitor after winning his VM70 age cat with a great effort in 531st place in 1.37.16. 

 

*Kevin Slattery (*above left), with Daniel Hennell and Nia Lister

Other team results included: Stuart Culverhouse 308 in 1.32.19; Adam Lemalle 809 in 1.42.31; Steve Roberts 920 in 1.43.23; Daniel Hennell 1382 in 1.47.23; Nia Lister 3001 in 2.00.10, and Helen Hannam 3798 in 2.11.22. *The race was won by Corrin Leeming (Western AC/IOM) in just 1.07.25, and Ryan Davies (Wrexham AAC), finished 5th in 1.12.46.