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*Pictured above - some of the highly successful North Wales Road Running team at the Caernarfon half-marathon race. (l-r): Front row - Helen Hannam, Nia Lister, and Hannah Griffith; and (*back row l-r): Adam Lemalle, Steve Roberts, Kevin Slattery, Rob Fryer, Stuart  Culverhouse, Daniel Hennell and Will Evans. Podium places and ten regional medals for the Road Runners at the Caernarfon half-marathon. Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   There was a massive turnout of over five hundred runners at the Caernarfon half marathon event on Sunday which also featured the North Wales Regional Championships. The  Road Runners  entered a large contingent of fifteen members and celebrated with five prestigious podium places in the main race, including three age cat victories, plus ten championship medals, with six gold, one silver, and three bronze medals amidst the 504 finishers. *Jonathan Kettle (*above in the white vest), is pictured with a leadi

*Rachel Morris (*above), claimed another prestigious medal at the GNR. Rachel Morris and her parents Brian and Hilda competed in the Great North Run... Report by Don Hale . https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk *Pictured above left - Rachel Morris, and (*right), her parents Brian and Hilda Limacher at the Great North Run.   North Wales Road Runner Rachel Morris joined her parents Brian and Hilda Limacher in the famous Great North Run last Sunday in some challenging conditions with some heavy showers and high humidity. The family   made the long trek to Newcastle for this epic event which attracted over 60,000 entrants, including some top international athletes, with many participants often raising tens of thousands of pounds for various charities. Rachel  said she enjoyed her run and confirmed that her parents took part in the race again. Rachel finished well in 2.49.41.  Hilda and Brian  ran the course together and finished in 3.42.11. She later said: “60,00

*Pictured above - Rachel Morris (*left), with Lesley Goodson at the finish of the Great North Run. Road Running duo competed in the Great North Run. Report by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com Two members of North Wales Road Runners competed in the famous Great North Run last Sunday in some challenging conditions with heavy rain and high humidity. Lesley Goodson and Rachel Morris , made the long trek to Newcastle for the start of this epic event which attracted over 60,000 entrants, including  some  top international athletes, with many other participants raising tens of thousands of pounds for various charities. Lesley returned to road racing for the first time in several years and so she was naturally very pleased with her good time of 1.47.53 and afterwards confirmed: “My first road race since pre-Covid. Feeling pretty chuffed with myself with that.”  Rachel Morris  also enjoyed her run and confirmed that her parents, Brian and Hilda Limacher, also took part in the race a