NWRRC runners claim Welsh podium places in British Masters virtual mile race
*Peter Armstrong celebrated his return to NWRRC with a Welsh victory in the M70 age category of the BMAF one-mile championships last weekend North Wales runners won Welsh podium placings in British Masters virtual mile race: Report by Don Hale. Most photographs by Steve Jeffery. Several North Wales athletes shone in the cold winter sunshine last weekend during the prestigious British Masters one-mile championships, with two club runners claiming Welsh podium placings amongst a highly talented field. This virtual race was one of two major time-trial events staged over the same few days, which unfortunately clashed with the rival Welsh Athletics (WA) two-mile challenge series. Staged under Covid-19 restrictions and BMAF rules, it still attracted a massive turn-out of some 1,560 competitors nationwide, including many of the UK’s top club runners. The quality of entrants was both obvious and outstanding, with the first seventy athletes dipping under five-minutes, and a further four hundre