Fast pace at North Wales parkruns as the sun shines again - full results round-up.

*Pictured above - Harry Driscoll (Meirionnydd) finished third at the Conwy parkrun.

Fast pace and good weather for a change at most NW parkruns - full results round-up ...

Report by Don Hale. Photos courtesy of Pat Finnie.

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A total of 242 finishers enjoyed the unusually bright sunshine and moderate weather conditions last Saturday morning at the picturesque Conwy 5k course, which again attracted a large number of mixed ability athletes and visitors.

The pace from the leading pack was fast and furious right from the start on Conwy Cob with the first eleven finishers all dipping well under twenty-minutes, and just ten seconds separated the first two men home.

Visitor Robert Foster eventually confirmed his top placing with a fine debut run in just 17 minutes and 22 seconds, and he finished narrowly ahead of Cai Curtis-Roberts, who was second in 17.32, with Harry Driscoll (Meirionnydd RC) third with a new course PB in 17.41. 

*The first female finisher at Conwy was Abbie Robinson (45th overall) in 23.28, with visitor Lucy Ford (Uttoxeter RR) second on her debut in 23.37, and a fellow visitor in Rhiannan Evans (Emerson Green RC), took the third spot in 24.05.

There were plenty of representatives from many local running clubs including nine members of North Wales Road Runners, eleven from GOG Triathlon, three from Colwyn Bay AC, and several from Porth Eirias Runners to name but a few. 

*NWRRC: Jonathan Kettle led the Road Runners’ team home in fifth place in 18.21, and he won his VM50 age cat, with Paddy Walsh 27th in 21.35, and Daniel Hennell 34th and third VM45 with a new PB in 22.24. Other club members were super vet Sandy Johnston 52nd in 24.18, and he won his VM75 cat, with Richard Scamans 54th in 24.22, Rob Fryer 83rd, and he won his VM70 cat in 26.38, Don Hale 102nd and second VM70 in 27.41, Kevin Higgins 116th on his debut in 28.13, and veteran John O’Shea 195th in 33.57.

 

*Jonathan Kettle (*above left), with Richard Scamans, and Kevin Higgins at Conwy.

*GOG Triathlon: Daniel Jones finished second in his VM40 cat for the GOG’s, and in 10th place overall, with Paul Garstang the second club finisher in 13th place, and he won his VM60 cat in 20.26, with Steven Owen 21st, and 2nd VM40 in 21.06. Praise too, to veteran Liz Evans 86th in 27.02, and she won her VW70 age cat, with fellow vet John D’Albuquerque second in his VM75 cat in 198th place in 34.22.

*Porth Eirias Runners: 31st Jasper McQueen in 22.11, 98th Elwyn Evans in 27.33, and 146th Steve Buckley with a new PB of 29.38.

*Some other results of notable local runners include: Colwyn Bay AC trio of members: 9th Stephen Eardley  28th, and he was 2nd VM50; and in 28th place was Josh Mottram, who also won his SM18 age cat; and 39th Ian Taylor in 19.20; Darren Dentith ran well in 44th place in 23.37; John Stallard 123rd in 28.47; Rosie and Clare Parsley ran together in 120/121st places in 28.40; and Bethan Wyn Roberts 129th in 28.59.

 

*GOG Triathlon veteran Liz Evans (*above left), with Don Hale, and John Stallard at the Conwy parkrun.

*Penrhyn: It was a very close-run event at Penrhyn Castle parkrun with just one second separating three out of the top four finishers, and there were only twelve seconds between the first and second men. And amazingly, nineteen runners all dipped under twenty-minutes.

Tom Roberts (Meirionnydd RC) was the first man home in 16.12, with Daniel Kashi (Sale Harriers) second in 16.24, but the third and fourth placed men shared the exact same finishing time of 16.25, with Rhodi Owen narrowly adjudged to be third and Adam Jones fourth. 

*The first female finisher at Penrhyn was Jessica Bibby (25th overall) in 21.42, and JW11-14 athlete Annabella Wisetook second place with a new PB in 22.24, whilst Charlotte Jones finished third with a new PB in 22.54. *There were 229 finishers in total.

 

*Prestatyn: Mathew Baker was the outstanding first finisher at the Nova parkrun in 17.25, with Alex Ryder (Prestatyn RC) second in 18.18, and Sam Ashton third in 19.13. *Jess Jaques was the first female finisher (19th overall) in 22.05, and the first three athletes all claimed new PBs, with Kayleigh Williams second in 22.13, and Millie Robinson third in 25.18. *NWRRC member Stuart Culverhouse finished tenth overall in 20.31 and he was second in his VM50 age cat,

 

*Newborough: Charles Allington was the first man home at the Newborough Forest parkrun in 19.32, with William Elgan Jones second in 20.11, whilst the third man remained unknown. *The first female finisher was Jessie McGuire(10th overall) in 23.39, with JW10 youngster and visitor Orlaith Mullin second on her debut in 24.13, and Harriet Lowethird in 25.15. *There were 138 finishers.

 

*Nant y Pandy: Just 84 finishers at the Nant y Pandy parkrun, and the numbers were swelled by many visitors, including six out of the first seven female athletes. Irfon Roberts was the first man home in 19.41, and visitor Bobak Walker(Roundhay Runners) finished second on his debut in 20.33, with Dafydd Jones (Cybi Striders) third in 21.09. *The first female finisher was Andrea Jones (Llangollen RC) on her debut (15th overall) in 24.17, with Sammy Beattie second in 25.19, and Jo Alexander third in 25.28.