Festive demands and the weather kept numbers down at NW parkruns.
*Pictured above - Run Directors Richard Peevor and Dougie Graham at Rhos.
Festive demands and the weather kept numbers down at NW parkruns...
Report by Don Hale. Rhos parkrun photos courtesy of Pat Finnie.
It was a cool, damp morning at most of the local parkruns last Saturday, with numbers down at the majority of them, probably due to festive demands and the problematic weather conditions, with some flooding on numerous 5k courses.
Conwy may have suffered the most, with entrants down for the third week on the trot, and only 80 determined athletes – including 24 visitors – who completed the swampy riverside route at the RSPB, whilst Nant y Pandy’s event was cancelled altogether!
The new Llandrillo yn Rhos parkrun still remains a novelty but entrants were down from last week’s launch of 501 to 345, and the stats were very interesting with 240 first timers, and nearly half of the previous week’s entrants recorded new PB’s this week!
*Prestatyn: Local soccer star Aaron Dodwell scored a notable victory at the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn in just 18 minutes and 35 seconds, with Sam Ashton second in 19.17, and Alexander Suayan third, with a new PB in 19.21. *Jenna Bagnall (Prestatyn RC) was the first female finisher (31st overall), and her club celebrated a trio of top female placings with Megan Lewis second in 24.55, and Tilly Jones third in 25.08.
The Prestatyn RC host club entered 20 members, with Dafydd Montgomery their first finisher in 5th place overall in 20.08, and Alex Ryder next in 22.10, with VM65 Reg Jones third in 24.24; and plaudits went to VM85 super-vet Roger Harrison Jones, who was 134th in 43.45.
*Penrhyn: Rhodri Owen led home 134 entrants as the first finisher at the Penrhyn Castle parkun in 16.01, and Russell Bentley (Kent AC) was second in 16.13, whilst the third finisher remained unknown.
*JW15-17 youngster Tamsin Seguin (Menai T&F) was the first female finisher (13th overall) in 20.25, and Rebecca Avanessiav was second on her debut in 21.42, with another young JW11-14 athlete Annabella Wise finishing third in 23.21. *Other local runners include Harry Driscoll (Meirionnydd RC) who was 7th in 18.21, and Steffan Sayer (Menai T&F) 28th in 22.43.
*Llandrillo-yn-Rhos: A number of elite athletes attended the second Rhos parkrun on Saturday along with a plentiful number of visitors and first timers, who all helped to boost the number of course PBs (personal best times), and 15 out of the first 20 finishers were all debutants.
Simon Cole (GOG Triathlon) was the first finisher with a dazzling display in just 16 minutes and 50 seconds to set a new course record on his debut. And SW20 athlete Emily Hanlon was also on fire to finish second overall, and she was additionally the first female finisher in 18.06, with JM15-17 youngster and debutant Seth Williams third.
*Gemma Moore (Eryri Harriers) was another debutant and the second female finisher (6th overall) and she also won her VW40 age cat in 19.15, with another promising JW11-14 runner in Lois Evans third on her debut in 20.48; whilst winner Simon Cole’s talented wife Vicky Cole, was the fourth lady and yet another debutant in 21.09.
*North Wales Road Runners (NWRRC) entered nine members, whilst the GOG’s had eighteen, and many others represented several local clubs, including Porth Eirias Runners.
For NWRRC, Jonathan Kettle finished 4th in 18.30, and Stuart Culverhouse was 13th in 20.12, with Sion Thomas27th on his 50th parkrun in 21.17. Richard Scamans was 55th in 23.27; Barrie Wells 87th and second VM70 in 25,00; Rob Fryer 140th and 3rd VM70, despite a new course PB in 26.55: Don Hale was 147th in 27.37; Molly Evans 169th and 3rd SW20 in 28.37, and veteran John O’Shea was 276th in 34.23.
*It was also good to welcome partially sighted athlete Daniel Owens, who ran well together with his guide Gwyn Williams, with Daniel finishing in 124th place, and he also set a new course PB of 26.18, with Gwyn respectfully, one place and one second close behind.
*And an extra well done to Kevin Edge (Porth Eirias Runners) on completing his 250th parkrun, and to debutant Simon Nixon (Denbigh Harriers), who won his VM65 age cat in 37th place in 22.24. Praise too for some other local debutants including: SM20 Joshua Peevor 16th in 20.22; Daniel Huws 77th in 24.18; and Mike Pemberton 9th in 25.18.
*For GOG Triathlon, Simon Cole was the overall event winner, and he led home a strong team with Daniel Jones 19th in 19.41, and Steve Owen 20th with a new course PB in 20.45. Vicky Cole was the first female club runner home, with Michelle Farrell second in 48th place with a new course PB in 23.04, and Lizzie Irvine finished third in 49th place with a new PB of 23.16.
*Conwy: Alun Brown (GOG Triathlon) was the first finisher at the Conwy parkrun in 19.34, with long-distance visitor Samuel Lewis (Breakfast club Glasgow) second on his debut in 21.27, and PJ McGough third with a new PB in 21.59.
*The first female finisher was Elen Jones (7th overall) in 22.27, and Mia Williams (9th) claimed the second spot in 22.50, with another long-distance traveller in Claire Townsend (Brighton Outdoor Fitness) finishing 3rd (19th) in 25.55. *Praise too for GOG Triathlon veteran Liz Evans who was the 4th female, and she also won her new VW75 age cat after celebrating her birthday this week in 26.50.
*North Wales Road Runners entered three members at Conwy and they each finished second in their respective age cats, with VM44 athlete Paul Aubert fourth overall in 22.05, and VM40 Karl Morris enjoyed a good outing in 12th place in 23.55, and SM30 James Singleton was 18th in 25.49. *Some other local runners included: John Stallard 32nd in 29.44; Bethan Wyn Roberts 38th in 30.14; and Pam Grant finished 43rd in 31.15.
*Newborough: There were 120 finishers at the Newborough Forest parkrun where Andy Savage (Cybi Striders) finished first in 18.56, with returning visitor Louis Shingles (Highgate Harriers) second with a new PB in 19.20, and debutant Max Hunt third in 19.23. *Mari Davies was the first female finisher (16th overall) on her course debut in 23.47, and Kirsty Roberts (Cybi Striders) took second place in 24.36, with Harriet Lowe third in 24.58.
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