Wet and windy parkruns - but they still attracted plenty of tourists.

*Jonathan Kettle (NWRC) finished third at the Conwy parkrun last week.

Wet and windy parkruns - but they still attracted plenty of tourists...full results round-up...

Report by Don Hale

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It was another wet and windy day for most North Wales parkrunners last Saturday morning, yet it still failed to deter a wealth of keen visitors and participants to many a ‘splash and dash’ 5k course.

Conwy was no exception where 225 hardy entrants braved the elements and the waterlogged riverside route to record some exceptional times given the circumstances.

The first runner home at Conwy however, remained unknown at the time of writing, but there was just six-seconds between the second and third finishers, which included visitor Jonty Brown (Buxton AC) on his debut in 18 minutes and 13 seconds, with Jonathan Kettle (NWRRC) third in 18.19.

Visitor Beatrice Cordingley (Sale Harriers) was the first female finisher (7th overall) with a new PB in 19.45, with Amy Rollinson second in 22.43, and Lizzie Irvine (GOG Triathlon) third following a close finish in 22.46. 

*Pictured above - father and son - Stuart and Joe Culverhouse.

*The Culverhouse family ran at Conwy with Stuart finishing 14th in 20.20, and second in his VM50 age cat, whilst his wife Lucy was 141st in 31.44, and their young son Joe won his JM11-14 age cat in 19th place with a new PB in 21.16; and Lucy’s sister Elinor Chapman (Penny Lane Striders) was 146th in 32.11.

*Other notable local results at Conwy included: Gwyn Williams (Colwyn Bay AC) 22.22: Darren Dentith 48th in 24.22; Bethan Wyn Roberts and Amanda Durber ran together in 100th and 101st places and shared the same time of 28.28; Peter Johnson was 118th in 29.34; and Elinor Chapman 146th in 32.11.

 

*Penrhyn: Rhodri Owen was the first fast finisher at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun in just 16.22, with Phil Lynes second in 19.10 and JM15-17 athlete Deri Hockley (Eryri Harriers) third in 19.25. * JW15-17 youngster Tamsin Seguin (Menai T&F) was the first female finisher (5th overall) in 20.00, with debutant Ali Young second in 20.17, and visitor Taliska Faulkner (Queensbury RC), third with a new PB in 21.41. *John O’Shea (NWRRC) was 141st in 33.23. *

There were 207 finishers at Penrhyn; and regular Conwy runner Gareth Southworth continued his holiday in Australia with a superb victory at the Naracoorte Lake parkrun in 21.47, and he was almost two minutes ahead of his nearest rival.

 

*Prestatyn: Alex Ryder (Prestatyn RC) was the first finisher at the windswept Nova parkrun in 19.11, followed by JM15-17 athlete George Ledsham in 19.26, and visitor Chris Morgan (Brighton Phoenix) in 19.53. *Lisa Lines (Prestatyn RC) was the first female finisher (13th overall) in 22.46, with Myra Jones (Valley Striders) second in 23.28, and Mia Williams 28th on her debut in 24.04. *Prestatyn RC entered 17 members, and there were 228 finishers altogether.

 

*Nant Y Pandy: Visitor Tomasz Pyznar (Parkrun World Tourists) was the first man home at the Nant Y Pandy Nature Reserve parkrun, where the event was almost besieged with tourists and debutants, who made up the majority of the 62 finishers.

Tomasz finished well in 19.09, with Irfon Rowlands second in 20.51, and Carwyn Jones (Cybi Striders) third in 21.29, 

*A hat-trick of visiting athletes took the top three female placings at Nant Y Pandy and the event also recorded the unusual fact that seven out of the first ten finishers were all debutants, with Lucy Vamplew (Ackworth RR) taking the first female spot (14th overall) on her debut in 25.42, and Lesley Gleeson (Chippenham Harriers) finished second in 27.12, with Karen Hulme(Edge Pistols) third in 27.49.

 

*Newborough: Visitor Ben Johnson (Southport Waterloo) was the first finisher at the Newborough Forest parkrun on his debut in 17.20, and Jos Poole was second (8th overall) in 18.42, and James McGuirk third on his debut in 18.47. *Georgina Palmer was the first female finisher with a new PB in 20.40, followed by Liz Proctor (Bolton United) in 22.28, and visitor Grace Kalinowski (Greenwich Triton), was third in 23.15.