Hot pace at Rhos after a frosty start for plenty of visitors.
*Some of the many hard working volunteers at the Llandrillo yn Rhos parkrun
Hot pace at Rhos after a frosty start for plenty of visitors.
Report by Don Hale
It was bright and sunny following a heavy early morning frost at the Llandrillo yn Rhos parkrun last Saturday, which also commemorated International Women’s Day.
And there was another bumper turn-out by club and local athletes, plus plenty of visitors, who this week enjoyed an almost sand-free 5k promenade course.
Nicolas Seguin was the first finisher from 386 entrants, with a new PB in 17.41, and his talented JW15-17 daughter Tamsin Seguin (Menai T&F) made it a family double as the first female finisher (16th overall), with an excellent run in 19.45. Harry Driscoll (Meirionnydd RC) was the second male finisher in 17.55, with visitor John Myers (Helsby RC) third on his debut in 17.58.
For the ladies, with Tamsin claiming the top spot, Amelia Anderson (Tri-Stars) enjoyed a great result in second place (29th overall) with a new course PB in 21.04, and Emma Fraser (Helsby RC) was third in 21.42.
*North Wales Road Runners entered twelve members and won two age cat victories with Stuart Culverhouse leading the team home in12th place in 19.41, and he was third in hisVM50 age cat. Next was Paddy Walsh 26th with a new PB in 20.53, and Cheryl Frost won her VW60 cat with a great new PB of 22.26 in 45th place overall, and veteran Steve Roberts was only ten-seconds and one place adrift of Cheryl and he was third in his VM60 cat.
And Steve Mason continued with his recent rehabilitation to also record a new course PB in 24.04 in 75th place, and master vet Rob Fryer was on fire again, winning his VM70 age cat in 104th place in 26.14.
Gwen Charlton also continues to impress after finishing in 123rd place in 26.48, and Tony Price Jones made his belated Rhos parkrun debut with an impressive result after finishing 125th in 26.49, whilst master vet Don Hale had heavy legs this week in 150th place in 27.32, and third in his VM70 cat.
Helen Hannam settled for 197th place in 29.10, and Elizabeth Driscoll was 229th after running the course with her dog Winston again, yet celebrated a new PB of 30.23, with veteran John O’Shea 282nd in 33.07. *
Some other local runners of note included: Josh Mottram (Colwyn Bay AAC) 17th with a new PB in 19.54; Gareth Southgate (Cybi Striders) 36th with a new course PB in 21.49; and Iain Burgess ran with his JM11-14 son Lucas, who was 60th, with a new course PB in 23.16, with Iain one place and once second behind, and Dave Munday was 66th with a new course PB of 23.26.
And it was good to note that Stuart Culverhouse’s JW15-17 daughter Sophia Culverhouse had a good run in 105th place in 26.15, together with his wife Lucy, who finished 276th in 32.51.*There were 386 finishers at Rhos.
*Martin and Carla Green (*above left), with birthday boy Karl Morris.
*Conwy: Martin Green (Meirionnydd RC) was the first finisher at the Conwy parkrun in 19.08, but once again, he was made to work hard, with Emma Knowles in close pursuit in second place overall in 19.38, and young JM15-17 athlete Daniel Swinden third on his course debut in 19.53.
*Georgia Baynes (Valley Striders) was the second female finisher in 21.21, with Anna Drinkwater (Eryri Harriers) third in 22.07.
North Wales Road Runners only had two entrants this week due to other commitments, but Carla Green continued with her recovery plans, and she finished 19th overall, and won her VW50 age cat in 22.50, whilst her club colleague Karl Morris celebrated his birthday this week by finishing in 35th place in 25.08.
*Some other local athletes of note included: Rhys Pugh 14thin 22.09, Peter Johnson 48th in 26.27, and Amanda Durber 62nd in 27.51. * There were 134 finishers at Conwy.
*Penrhyn: Rhodi Williams (Cybi Striders) was the first finisher at the Penrhyn Castle parkrun with a very fast time of just 18 minutes and one second, and he was followed by Jonathan Tyler (Betsi Runaways) in 18.54, with the third finisher still unknown.
*Jessica Bibby was the first female to finish (20th overall) in 22.30, with Laura McKenzie (Betsi Runaways) second in 22.50, and visitor Alexandra Galloway was third on her course debut in 24.28. *There were 188 finishers in total.
*Prestatyn: There was a good turn-out of 272 finishers at the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn, which also included some 39 entrants from the host club Prestatyn RC. And the first two male finishers, plus the third female, all represented that same club.
Alex Ryder was the first finisher overall in 18.14, with Andrew Bromley (Helsby) next in 19.07, and Evan Lewis third with a new PB in 19.27. *Jess Jacques was the first female finisher with a new PB in 21.44, and Leah Hughes (Prestatyn) was second in 21.49, with Megan Lewis third in 23.25.
And well done to Prestatyn super-vet and birthday boy Gareth Hughes, who finished in 90th place, and he also won his VM80 age cat in 27.20. His daughter Leah was additionally the second female athlete. Afterwards Gareth confirmed: "There were 39 PRC members (and some ex-members) at the event because it was a celebration of my 80th birthday earlier in the week and there was chocolate cake for everyone!"
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