Unfortunate mix-up costs NW runner and others an extra 5-mile trek!

*Pictured above - Mike Hayton and Kay Hatton at Newborough.

Unfortunate mix-up costs NW runner an extra 5-mile trek!

 

Three members of North Wales Road Runners competed in the challenging Newborough Trail 10k race on Sunday, but unfortunately one athlete at least was misdirected into the adjacent half-marathon race at a late turn point and ended up running an extra 5-miles!

Despite the drizzle and the winds Kay Hatton continued with her excellent top form and won her VW60 age category in 58.07, with colleague Mike Hayton claiming the second spot in his VM70 cat in 73.02, but fellow master veteran runner Rob Fryer faced an extra unplanned 5-mile trek after a mix-up at an important turn marker, eventually finishing in 97.53. 

This was a great shame for Rob, who like Kay, has been in excellent form of late, and Kay said he was going well until about 9k, when he was somehow misdirected away from the shorter course. 

Rob later confirmed: "Very disappointed this morning at the Newborough 10k trail race, after going through the 5.5k split on 32 mins at 5.56 mins per k on target for a 59 mins, only to be sent by a marshal on to the half marathon course; and I wasn't the only one who ended up doing 11 miles in 1hr 37 mins. Always Aim High have apologised and offered me a free entry to one of there races, still gutted!"

 

*Above left - Kay Hatton, with Rob Fryer and Mike Hayton.