Parkrunners beat the weather in North Wales.
*Simon Cole (*above) was the runaway first finisher at Conwy parkrun
Parkrunners beat the weather in North Wales.
Report by Don Hale.
It was one of those horrible early morning days when you wonder why you ever climbed out of bed, as gale force winds and rain challenged my senses for a parkrun, and/or for other events last Saturday morning.
With a variety of competing races across North Wales, many club runners probably opted for challenges, yet at so many parkruns across the region, this extraordinary void was quickly filled by numerous social runners visiting during the start of the half-term break.
Conwy parkrun welcomed people from all parts of the UK and beyond, but the first man home was local athletic star Simon Cole (GOG Triathlon), who beat the elements to record a positive time of 17 minutes and 13 seconds over the twisting 5k course. He was closely followed by Cai Curtis-Roberts in 17.38, with visiting debutant Callum Eldridge(Elswick Harriers), third in 19.20.
The first female finisher at Conwy was visitor Sophie Hunt who celebrated her debut (10th overall) in 20.31, with fellow visitor Jo Buckley (Bingley Harriers) second (14th) in 21.43, whilst promising young local athlete Amelia Anderson (Tristars Conwy) deservedly took third place with an excellent run in 22.46, and she won her SW20-24 age cat. *There were 184 finishers.
*Pictured above left - Tristan Owen, with Carla Green and John O'Shea.
*There were six GOG Triathletes at Conwy, with Simon Cole first home in 17.13, and he won his VM40 age cat, followed by Andy Brazier 22nd in 22.37, and third in his VM55 cat; Joshua White 24th and just six-seconds adrift of Andy in 22.43; Simon Blain was 45th in 24.51, and Stephanie Conway finished 61st in 26.11; with Dinah Hazeldine 169th in 42.01, and third in her VW60 age cat.
*Porth Eirias Runners had three members involved at Conwy including: 29th Barry Palmer 23.30; 35th Jasper McQueen 24.11; and Charlotte Ward 65th with a new PB in 26.26.
*Other local runners included:18th Rhys Pugh 22.20; 37th Tristan Owen 24.26 and third VM35; 40th Jim Andersonon his course debut in 24.36; Don Hale (NWRRC) 82nd and 3rd VM70 in 27.59; Bethan Wyn Roberts 93rd in 28.30, and second VW35 in 28.30; and Anthony Howe (Abergele Harriers) was120th in 30.53.
*Penrhyn: Visitor Matthew Lock (Whitney RC) was the first finisher at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun with a fine debut outing in 17.01, closely followed by Sam Lewis Jones (Parc Bryn Bach RC) in 17.18, whilst another tourist in Joe Smith(Bromsgrove & Redditch AC) took the third spot in 17.37. *Carla Green (NWRRC) was the first female finisher (16th overall), and she also won her VW50 age cat in 22.07, with visitor Cara-Leanne Farley (Run4all Neath) marking her debut with a good time of 22.49, and Catherine Holloway (Chiltern Harriers) finished third in 23.37. *Veteran John O’Shea (NWRRC) was 149th in 33.00. *There were 222 finishers.
*Prestatyn: Sam Ashton was the first athlete home at the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn in 18.41, with Alex Ryder(Prestatyn RC) second in 18.53, and Tobo Brogden was third with a new PB in 20.54. *Kayleigh Williams (8th overall) was the first female finisher with a new PB in 22.30 and Lorna Siddons also ran a new course PB (22nd) in second place in 24.24, with Ellen Duckers third (23rd) on her debut in 24.42. *There were 236 finishers.
Newborough: Tourist James Raven (Cardiff AC) was the first finisher at the Newborough Forest parkrun with a solid debut time of 18.53, with William Elgan Jones second in 20.35, and Cameron Hume a very close third place on his debut in 20.40. *The first female was visitor Emma Raven (Central AC) in 20.55, and Felicity Elliott took second place in 22.17, with young JW11-14 athlete Chloe Cattroll finishing third, despite a great new PB of 22.50.
*Other result: Kevin Higgins (NWRRC) - pictured right - completed the Macclesfield 10k race last Sunday in a time of 58.25.
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