Sizzling success for children’s cancer charities and runners at the Deganwy Dash/Rohan’s Run.
*Pictured above - some members of North Wales Road Runners at the Dash.
Sizzling success for children’s cancer charities and runners at the Deganwy Dash/Rohan’s Run...
Report by Don Hale.
https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com
*Also check out Ken Poulter’s amazing drone video from the start of the Dash:
https://www.facebook.com/ken.poulter.3/videos/1004385718349663/
*Further Dash photos Caitlin Faye are available on this link:
The event proved to be very successful and was well organised yet again by John Hatton and Carla Green (*pictured right), with plaudits also given to their generous support team of willing volunteers, who together with all the participants additionally celebrated John’s 80th birthday.
Run in memory of local student Rohan Ingley who unfortunately lost his life to cancer a few years ago, Rohan’s family attended the race and helped with the presentation of prizes, and the support from ‘Joe Public’ this year in particular was amazing with hundreds of people lining the route and especially at key vantage points.
Well-known M40 athlete Simon Cole (GOG Triathlon) was the runaway winner of the Dash with a great time of just 26 minutes and 50 seconds over the picturesque riverside course from Deganwy promenade to the RSPB Nature Reserve and back via Conwy Cob, which also included the first ever organised running event along the newly laid cycle track.
M35 athlete James Yarwood (Wrexham AAC) finished 2nd in 27.53, with M50 veteran Martin Green (Meirionnydd RC), 3rd in 28.15. The first female was F-Sen Emma Alofs (Cybi Striders) in 32.36, with Eleanor Ashcroft (Denbigh Harriers), 2nd in 33.28, and Sonia Williams (Cybi Striders), 3rd in 33.46.
This popular annual event attracted a host of running club members from far and wide, in addition to many local groups and support organisations, with 348 eventual finishers, which included male and female competitors with ages ranging from under 24s to over 80's.
After the event, joint race organiser and birthday boy John Hatton said: “I am really amazed at the fantastic comments we have had about the Dash, and 348 finishers is fantastic. Carla and myself put in an enormous amount of effort in to ensure a great event, and to have such fantastic comments is worth all the work.”
*Other notable results: Vicky Cole, who is the wife of race winner Simon Cole, was 42nd overall, and she won her F40 cat in 34.11; Karen Butler (NWRRC) who was 128th, and won her F65 cat in 41.31; Bob Hind (Cybi Striders) who won his M70 cat after finishing 95th in 38.55; Dennis Smith who won his M80 age cat in 321st place in 59.52; and well done to F70 athletes Vivienne Gray who won her F70 cat in 267th place in 51.41, and Ann D’Albuquerque (GOG Triathlon), who finished 2nd in the same age category as Vivienne, despite battling with injury in 334th place in 64.23.
*North Wales Road Runners entered 20 athletes and recorded six age category podium places including one first, one second, and three thirds. Jonathan Kettle was the first team runner home in 5th place overall in 28.51 and he was 2nd in his M50 cat. Will Williams finished 11th in 29.55, and he was 3rd in the same cat as Jonathan, and Benjamin Brummitt was 16th in 31.07.
*Pictured above left - Will Evans, with Steve Roberts and Richard Scamans, and (*below left), Daniel Hennell, with Dave Jones and Nia Lister.
Other NWRRC results: James Jones 21st in 31.26, Will Evans 41st in 34.10, Adam Lemalle 55th in 35.36, Daniel Hennell 59th in 36.08, Dave Jones 63rd in 36.14, Richard Scamans 64th in 36.24, Steve Roberts 68th and he was 2nd in his M60 age cat in 36.55; Karen Butler 128th in 41.31, and she won her F65 age cat; Molly Evans 129th in 41.35, Helen Hannam 130th in 41.37, Nia Lister 139th in 42.46, and she was 3rd in her F35 cat; Tony Gibson 141st in 42.54, Vicky Taylor 177th in 45.18, Gwen Charlton 182nd in 45.24; whilst a trio of NWRRC master vets included: Don Hale 210th in 47.26, and he was 3rd in his F70 age cat; Rob Fryer 211th in 47.40, and Mike Hayton 258th in 50.55.
*Tony Gibson (*above left), with Karen Butler and Helen Hannam, and (*below left), Adam Lemalle, with Rob Fryer and Gwen Charlton.
*This a link to the provisional race results from the 2025 Deganwy Dash:
https://www.tdleventservices.co.uk/en/results-embed.php?event=4115#0_3EF1B7
*Members of Prestatyn RC are shown above, and (*below left), Karen Durber and her twin sister Karen, and (*below right), Jim Davies with colleagues Jonathan Lee and Ian Williams at the Dash on Deganwy promenade.
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