North Wales runners claim honours in Welsh Athletics 3-mile virtual championships
*Jonathan Kettle with another impressive run for 3rd place overall North Wales runners claim honours in Welsh Athletics 3-mile virtual championships Report by Don Hale. Most photographs by Steve Jeffery. Two North Wales runners finished in the top-three finishing positions in last weekend’s Welsh Athletics (WA) 3-mile virtual championships, with just 16-seconds separating the podium places. In the final 1 to 3 miles WA Winter series, some 244 quality runners completed their efforts in some very difficult weather conditions, often enduring blustery gale-force winds, on a course of their own choosing, and subject to strict Covid-19 restrictions. James Smith from Colwyn Bay AC followed up with his success at the 2-mile championships last week, with a fine victory in the 3-mile race, claiming the 1 st U17m age category win, in addition to the overall title. James ran home in just 15 mins 49 secs, and he was just 6 seconds ahead of 2 nd placed runner Richard Jones from Lliswerry Runners