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*Harry Driscoll (*pictured above) was the first NWRRC member home at the Chester 10k race last Sunday - photo by John Hatton. Harry Driscoll led North Wales Road Runners home at the Chester 10k. Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   Eight North Wales Road Runners competed amongst nearly 5,000 finishers at the Chester 10k race last Sunday, and they all performed well despite the cold, wet, and windy conditions. Harry Driscoll  led the team home with a tremendous run in 68th place overall with a great new course PB in just 37 minutes and 49 seconds, and  Steve Roberts  was also on top form in 542nd place in 45.49. *Harry Driscoll (*above left), with Steve Roberts. Meanwhile,  Cheryl Frost  and  Kay Hatton  continued their regular cat and mouse tussle, with Cheryl finishing well in 769th place, as the 89th female runner, in 47.34, and 4th in her FV55 age cat, and Kay also enjoyed another fine run and won her FV60 age cat, finishing in 924th

  *Daniel Hennell (*above) is pictured after his 10k race in Lovell Canyon. Other Another busy weekend with our results on the road review...report by Don Hale. *America:  NWRRC member  Daniel Hennell  went on his travels to  Las Vegas  last week and took part in his first international race in the  Labour of Love 10k  race in Lovell Canyon, Nevada. He ran well in this challenging event and finished 9th overall and 3rd in his M40-49 age cat in 53.19.  After the event, he confirmed: “The Labour of Love 10k. This was my first race at altitude (about 4,500ft elevation). It was really cold at the start, but it soon warmed up nicely. My chip time was 53.19.” *The Lovell Canyon sign (*above left), with part of the course in Nevada. *Hunstanton: Ben  and  Sarah Ferguson  Hudson also went on their parkrun travels again last weekend and enjoyed some good performances in the  Hunstanton promenade parkrun  in Norfolk. Ben was 5th in 21.24, and won his VM45 age cat, and Sarah was also on top form

*Josh Keogh (*pictured above), was the first runner home at Conwy. No ice this week but runners battled a cold and blustery wind at Conwy parkrun. Report by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   In stark contrast to last week’s icy 5k course at Conwy parkrun, this time some 229 starters faced a cold blustery wind, but the event welcomed a large contingent from Porth Eirias Runners, and numerous ‘Couch to 5k’ participants. North Wales Road Runners  entered twelve members with  Josh Keogh  being the first man home overall on an unusually dry but challenging course with a fast time of 17 minutes and 33 seconds. The club also celebrated four first placed age cat victories, four second, and two third placings. Josh also won his SM30 age cat, and he was more than a minute ahead of the second placed finishers and debutants,  Cameron Morris  in 18.42, and  Ed Slaughter  third in 18.43. Cameron won his SM20 cat, and Ed additionally won his SM18 age cat. 

Colwyn Bay Metric Marathon & Metric Half Marathon T-shirts and medals still available! Sunday 24th March 2024. Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Both races start at the Athletics track in Colwyn Bay, from here they head along to the promenade and head East along the coastline where both races have their turning points for you to retrace your steps back to the athletics track. Both race routes are mainly very flat with just a couple of short hills. The Metric Marathon distance 26.2km (16.3 miles) is an ideal stepping stone for runners to progress from a half marathon through to a full 26.2-mile marathon. The Metric Half Marathon distance 13.1km (8.13 miles) is an ideal stepping stone for runners to progress from a 10k to a 13.1-miles half marathon. Or you could use the metric marathon to test your pace on this flatish fast route for an upcoming spring marathon? Metric Marathon cost:   Affiliated £40, Unaffiliated £42. (YOU MUST BE A

OSHI ADEY RAISES OVER £5.5K BY COMPLETING HIS 100KM CHALLENGE. Following my recent blog post about the talented teenage student Oshi Adey, who ran an incredible 100kms around the athletic track at Eirias Park at Colwyn Bay, his mother Catherine Humphrys, today confirmed that his efforts have now raised over £5,500 for the charity  Kitchen Table Charities Trust  (KTCT). She said: “Oshi is closing his GoFundMe page today - he raised £2,510, and my dad put in another £3,000 (a rather generous matching!), so he's over the £5.5k mark.That's p retty good for a few hours running round in circles. Thanks for getting the story out there ." *READ THE FULL STORY ON MY PREVIOUS BLOG (*SEE BELOW):   *Oshi Adey (*above) completed a  gruelling  100k  charity  run in North Wales. Talented teenage student Oshi Adey completes 100k track challenge for charity... Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   A talented teenage student from Colwyn Bay r

RACE ROUND-UP FOR NW ROAD RUNNERS Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   There were eleven races and/or parkruns recorded by North Wales Road Runners over the past weekend, with the Conwy parkrun, and the Anglesey 10k and half-marathon already reported on this blog. Other race results:  OULTON PARK: *Cheshire:  Three NWRRC members hit the track running last Sunday at the  Oulton Park 10k and 5k races  with all of them winning their respective age categories.  Kevin Higgins  won his M60 cat in the 10k race after finishing 63rd in 51.59, and  Tony Gibson  was just one place behind in 52.15, and he also won his M65 age cat. Meanwhile,  Steve Gardner  also won his M60 cat in the 5k race with a good performance in 7th place overall in 19.19 . After the race, Kevin admitted:  “It was a very undulating course, but this was my best time for over two years.” *Kevin Higgins (*above left), with Tony Gibson, and (*right) Steve Gardner. TRAFFORD 10K: