NORTH WALES RUNNERS COMPLETE SPANISH 10K CHALLENGE
Jonathan Kettle - fastest 10k time for North Wales team North Wales runners complete Spanish 10k challenge Despite the bitter cold winter weather over the past two weekends some 39 athletes from North Wales Road Runners and the Spanish athletic club Fondistes Penedes, from near Barcelona, brought a welcome bit of sunshine and light relief into a second friendship virtual challenge. Staged over a week-long period, due first to snow and ice in Llandudno, and then strong winds in Spain, some thirteen teams of three runners finally completed the 10k road event last Sunday, with each athlete guided by strict Covid-19 restrictions, and having to complete their runs individually. The teams included a mixture of male and female runners from each club with the results based on the fastest finishing times, and the best age percentage performances. The Welsh squad entered 22 athletes with the Spanish club represented by 17 runners. This was the second com