The tough Nick Beer 10k race proved a great success once more with good numbers and a fast pace...

*Pictured above and lower - runners at the start of the Nick Beer 10k race as they depart Llandudno promenade (*Photos by Don Hale).

The tough Nick Beer 10k race proved a great success once more with good numbers and a fast pace...

Report by Don Hale.

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The annual Nick Beer 10k race proved a hit once more with a massive 967 athletes completing a tough course from outside Venue Cymru and around the Great Orme before returning to Llandudno’s spectacular promenade, where spectators gave each entrant a warm welcome on a rather cool and breezy day.

Visiting athlete Hamish Morton (Cambridge & Coleridge AC) was the first finisher overall in just 34 minutes and 55 seconds, and he was the 1st MSen, but he was one of four elite runners who ran away from the main pack and they all dipped under the magic 36-minute mark. 

*Menai T&F athlete Stefan Sayer (*above) finished second in the Nick Beer 10k.

Steffan Sayer (Menai T&F) was the runner-up with a great display in 35.06, and he won his M40 cat, whilst Prestatyn RC member Stephen Skates was third in 35.30, and he won his M45 age cat, whilst Huw Gwynn (Eryri Harriers) was fourth in 35.45.

Despite the breezy conditions around the Orme, the first twenty-three runners ran under 40 minutes with less than a minute separating the first four finishers in a fast-paced dash to the line. The first female finisher (25th overall) was Emma Price (Wrexham AAC) in 40.26, with Oliver Adelaide second in 43.53, and Mared Llywelyn (Hebog) third in 44.45. They were all in the same FSen age cat.

*North Wales Road Runners only entered four members as the club was involved in supplying sufficient volunteers and marshals for the race organisers Always Aim High, but Will Williams enjoyed a solid run in 35th place in 41.40, and he was 3rd in his M50 age cat. Paul Aubert was 124th in 46.53, and Steve Poupart acted as a guide for partially sighted athlete Daniel Owens and the pair obviously ran the course together in 135/136th places and shared the exact time of 53.25.

*GOG Triathlon entered thirteen members with Aled Hughes 10th in 38.24: Daniel Wellings 37th in 41.55, Bleddyn Evans 127th in 46.00, and Sam Evans was their first female athlete in 325th place in 53.41. 

*Porth Eirias Runners (*pictured above) had so many remarkable entrants, with Gareth Catherall their first finisher in 407th place in 54.24, with Elwyn Evans 494th in 58.02, and Tal Michael next in 65.36.

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Some other local runners worthy of mention include: Nic Brook (Eryri Harriers) 15th in 38.52, and he was 2nd in his M50 age cat, whilst Iain Burgess was in top form and he was 16th in 39.03. 

And congratulations to husband and wife runners Tristan and Kelly Owen, who ran with team Tom Owen, and Tristan recorded a good time of  52.30 in 312th place, whilst Kelly was delighted to finish her first 10k so well in 65.09; and well done to Rachel Morris who ran the 10k as part of her London Marathon preparation in 79.49.

 

*This is a link to the provisional results from the Nick Beer 10k:

https://my.raceresult.com/380750/results