Unfortunate mix-up costs NW runner an extra 5-mile trek!
*Pic tured above - Mike Hayton and Kay Hatton at Newborough. Unfortunate mix-up costs NW runner an extra 5-mile trek! Three members of North Wales Road Runners competed in the challenging Newborough Trail 10k race on Sunday, but unfortunately one athlete was misdirected into the adjacent half-marathon race at a late turn point and ended up running an extra 5-miles! Despite the drizzle and the winds Kay Hatton continued with her excellent top form and won her VW60 age category in 58.07, with colleague Mike Hayton claiming the second spot in his VM70 cat in 73.02, but fellow master veteran runner Rob Fryer faced an extra unplanned 5-mile trek after a mix-up at an important turn marker, eventually finishing in 97.53. This was a great shame for Rob, who like Kay, has been in excellent form of late, and Kay said he was going well until about 9k, when he was somehow misdirected away from the shorter course. *Above left - Kay Hatton, wi...