Rhos parkrun launch and North Wales parkrun results round-up

Llandrillo-yn-Rhos parkrun launch and North Wales parkrun results round-up..

Report by Don Hale

https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com

www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk

 

What a fantastic turn-out for the very first Llandrillo-yn-Rhos (Y Promenade) parkrun last Saturday, as over 500 mixed ability athletes travelled from near and far to help create and enjoy a spectacular occasion.

Run directors Richard Peevor, Sharon Hughes, Dougie Graham, and Chris Spillane, together with their hard working support team of new volunteers and marshals, worked their socks off to produce an excellent event on a near perfect day - weatherwise - after recent storms had deposited a load of sand along the promenade course at Rhos on Sea.

*Pictured above - three of the four new Llandrillo-yn-Rhos parkrun run directors (l-r): Dougie Graham Sharon Hughes and Richard Peevor, and (*below) some members from the 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer Group at the start of the parkrun.

The parkrun also welcomed members from the 5K Your Way, Move Against Cancer group, who had many participants that either ran, jogged, or even walked the course. 

Backed by generous support from members of Porth Eirias Runners, many local runners, and numerous club runners, this popular debut parkrun attracted an amazing and rather surprising number of athletes on the day, where the organisers even ran out of tokens and later had to record many results on paper.

*Members from Porth Eirias Runners at the start of the new Rhos parkrun.

Numerous club vests and entries were noted from Rotherham, Halifax, Northampton, Warrington, Tamworth, Oswestry, Liverpool, and even from Northern Ireland; and local running clubs were also very well represented, including 18 from GOG Triathlon, 12 from North Wales Road Runners, 8 from Porth Eirias Runners, and 4 from Prestatyn RC, amongst others.

Talented teenager Elliot Rowe entered the history books as the first ever finisher at Llandrillo-yn-Rhos with an incredible display from this JM15-17 youngster who stormed home in just 17 minutes and 19 seconds.

He was just seventeen-seconds ahead of veteran rival Jonathan Kettle (NWRRC), who put in a great effort to finish second in 17.36, with Mathew Baker third in 17.46. Emily Hanlon was the first female finisher in 5th place overall in 18.02, with Alex Aldous (24th) and second in 20.01, whilst Ffion Roberts was third (49th) in 21.18. *There were 501 finishers at Rhos.

After the event, Richard Peevor said: “I would say that yesterday exceeded all my expectations. It was truly one of my best days ever, though a little nerve racking when I saw 500 people in the gardens! 

“The most amazing thing about yesterday was how well our volunteer team coped. we had a perfect set of results, and our marshals did so well guiding people around what was a completely new course. 

“I was ever so grateful for all of the lovely positive feedback we got about the event and it was also pleasing to see that we didn’t get any negative comments from the local community and at the cafés of Rhos were very grateful for their extra support. We look forward to seeing people next week.

*NWRRC member Stuart Culverhouse ran at Rhos with his son Joe, daughter Sophia, and his wife Lucy. Stuart finished 25th overall in 20.04, and he won his VM50 age cat, and Joe was 30th in 20.20 and 4th in his JM15-17 cat; with Sophia claiming a great new 5k PB and winning her JW15-17 cat in 176th place in 26.09, whilst mum Lucy also ran well in 339th place in 31.20.

*Other NWRRC results include: Paddy Walsh 52nd in 21.27; Dave Jones 71st in 22.19; and Carla Green 97th, and she won her VW50 age cat in 23.33; Sandy Johnston 126th and first VM75 cat in 24.31; Rob Fryer 195th and second VM70 cat in 27.00; Don Hale 211th in 27.24 and third in the same cat as Rob; Mike Hayton 293rd and second VM75 cat in 29.50; Gethin Wyn Jones (with buggy), 379th in 33.40; and John O'Shea 383rd in 33.56.

*Some other notable local results were: Romeo Ciotec 13th in 19.14; Marcus Jones 19th in 19.47; Josh Mottram (Colwyn Bay) 47th in 21.15 and he won his SM18 age cat; 69th Darren Dentith 22.18; Ian Taylor (Colwyn Bay) 89th in 23.12;  Laura McKenzie (Best Runaways) 107th in 23.49; Tristan Owen 111th in 24.02; Mike Pemberton 132nd in 24.49, and third in his VM65 age cat; Dave Munday 136th in 24.58; Kelly Owen 316th in 30.33; and Peter Johnson 238th in 28.17.

 

*This is the link to the provisional results from the new Llandrillo-yn-Rhos parkrun: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ypromenadllandrilloynrhos/results/latestresults/

North Wales parkun results round-up: 

*Penrhyn Castle: Aidan Thomas was the first finisher at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun last Saturday in 18.09, with Rhodri Williams (Cybi Striders) second in 18.41, and Phil Lynes third in 18.46. The first six finishers all dipped under the twenty-minute mark *The first female at Penrhyn was Jessica Bibby, 8th overall in 21.13, with Charlotte Jones the runner-up in a new PB in 22.45 and in 19th place overall; whilst Ellie Evans (Cybi Striders) was just two seconds and one place behind her. *There were165 finishers. 

*Conwy: JW15-17 athlete George Ledsham (*pictured above) was the first finisher at the Conwy parkrun with a new course PB of 19.49, followed by veteran Daniel Wellings in 20.13, and John Oxley with a new PB of 20.38.  *Elen Jones finished first for the ladies (13th overall), in 23.14, with Susana Vicente second in 24.10, and Leah Sheard third on her debut in 24.21. *There were 107 finishers at Conwy. 

 

*Nant y Pandy: Just 58 finishers at the Nant y Pandy nature reserve parkrun, including ten newcomers, with visitor Nicholas Dobson the first man home after a great debut time of 20.42. Arwel Evans (Cybi Striders) finished second following a very close contest, and he was just four-seconds adrift in 20.46; with another visitor in Mark Milburn (Colchester & Tendring AC) third on his course debut in 21.16.  

*Lucy Parry was the first female finisher in 21st place overall with a new PB of 25.56, with visitor Roz Gibson (Penny Lane) second (26th) on her debut in 26.46, and Jessica Chadwick took the third spot on her debut in 27.06.  

 

*Prestatyn: Junior athlete Joseph Fairbank (Parc Bryn Bach RC) claimed a new PB at the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn, and he easily won his JM15-17 age cat in just 18.34. Andrew Bromley (Prestatyn RC) finished a close second though, and he was only four-seconds behind in 18.38, with Benjamin Williams third with a PB in 19.01. 

*Andrea Sargent was the first female at Nova on her course debut in 22.53, whilst another in-form debutant athlete in Emma Shore-Williams also ran well in 23.07, and Eve Manifold (Prestatyn RC) finished third in 24.48.

*Prestatyn RC entered seventeen members led home by Andrew Bromley in 18.38, with Dafydd Montgomery fourth in 20.04, and Lewis Pierce seventh in 20.40. Eve Manifold was the first female club runner in 24.48 *There were 168 finishers. 

 

*Newborough: Long-distance visiting athlete Jack Rothwell (Kingston Upon Hull) was the first finisher on his debut at the Newborough Forest parkrun with a very good time of 18.24, with Seth Goodwin and Steve Roberts enjoying a good tussle for second place, and Seth eventually ran home just four-seconds ahead of his rival in 18.40. 

*Visitor Michelle Holmes (Belper Harriers) was the top female finisher on her debut in sixth place overall at Newborough in 20.02, and Anna Mathew (Lindley RC) took the second place in 22.09, with talented JW 11-14 youngster Celsi Jones third with a new PB of 23.03.