Don Hale Blog

*Some of the NWRRC members at the start of the Felinheli race. Good turn-out and podium awards for the Road Runners at the challenging Felinheli 10k race... Report by Don Hale.   https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   There was a good turnout from North Wales Road Runners amongst a quality entry of about three-hundred top club and social runners at the Felinheli 10k race last Wednesday night. Despite a very hilly and undulating course, and run mainly over rough tracks, forest trails, and some normally restricted private roads, many athletes still reported personal best times on another warm and humid evening. Adam Jones  (Meirionnydd RC) was the overall race winner following a superb run with an excellent chip time of just 32 minutes and 36 seconds to additionally win his Senior Male age cat.  Ifan Dafydd  (Eryri Harriers) claimed 2nd spot, and second prize in the same cat as Adam in 32.50, whilst the highly talented local youngster  Noa Vaughan  was the 1st

*Iwan Evans, Gethin Wyn Jones and Rory Middleton at the start of the race. Bumper turn-out at Felinheli for return of the 10k race. Report by Don Hale.  Photographs by Natasha Kettle and Gwyl y Felinheli Festival.   The Ras Gwyl Felinheli Festival 10k race returned with a bumper turn-out last Wednesday as nearly 250 top club and social runners took part in this challenging event on a warm and near perfect evening. Delayed since 2019 due to numerous pandemic restrictions, this is probably one of the toughest half-marathons in North Wales with competitors having to battle a very challenging course and run mainly off-road, and along numerous steep trails, and through dense woodland. The overall race proved very tight at the sharp end with  Adam Jones  from event hosts Eryri Harriers, eventually taking the honours to win in 32 minutes and 57 seconds, with  Tomos Jones  (Meirionyydd RC), 2nd in 33.14, and  Ifan Dafydd  3rd in 32.26. The Ladies race winner was  Anna Bracegirdle  (Sale Harrie