Bronze medals for North Wales running team

The North Wales athletics team won a clutch of bronze medals with four male runners finishing within the top-20 to secure a prestigious third spot at the Inter-Counties event at Meerbrook, Staffordshire, last Saturday.

The leading team counters were Philip Pumford, Jonathan Kettle, Jez Brown and Elliot Cox. The team ended level on 43 points with Staffordshire, but narrowly lost out on countback with the fourth Staffs runner just finishing ahead of NW.

The ladies team just missed out on medals, finishing only 3 points adrift of third-placed Cheshire with 31. The men’s team award was won by Shropshire and the ladies by Staffs.

Manager Paul Brooks was delighted with the performances over a very challenging course, saying: “It was great running from all our ten athletes, and especially the men who finished second. A quick mention too for Jez Brown, 1st M45 vet, which won him one of those expensive bobble hats.”

Meerbrook 15k team results: Phil Pumford (Buckley RC) 5th and 2ND SM (57.35), 8th Jonathan Kettle (NWRRC) and 3rd M40 in (58.39), Jez Brown (Buckley RC) 12th and 1st M45 (59.40), 21st Elliot Cox (Buckley RC), (61.45), 53rd Jen Adams (Buckley RC) 2nd F35 (68.29), 67th Sarah Livett (Menai T&F) (70.29), 75th Gemma Moore (NWRRC) 3rd F35 (71.01), 97th Rachel Shipley.

5K CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS FROM RHYL

• Results of last Sunday’s regional 5km championships at Runfest Rhyl included (name-club-time):
• U/17M – 1 Euros Evans Meirionnydd 17.35, 2 Theo Hughes Deeside AC 18.21, 3 Not won. U/20M – 1 Harry Driscoll NWRRC 18.48, 2 Not won. SM – 1 Gwion Roberts Meirionnydd 16.31, 2 Canyon Wilson Prestatyn 17.11, 3 Steven McCormack Abergele 19.01. M35 – 1 Simon Cole Gog Tri 15.40 (champion), 2 Dean Longley Prestatyn 17.22, 3 Not won. M40 – 1 Karl Sadil Menai T&F, 2 Not won. M45 – 1 Llyr ap Geraint NWRRC 17.59, 2 Darren Blazier Abergele 18.26, 3 Karl Williams Buckley 18.43. M50 – 1 Steven Roberts NWRRC 20.21, 2 Arfon Hughes Meirionnydd 20.45, 3 Stephen Weedman Prestatyn 21.09. M55 – 1 Tim Cahill Abergele 19.15, 2 Sean McCormack Abergele 19.29, 3 Mike Robbins Wrexham 19.39. M60 – 1 Kevin Slattery NWRRC 19.47, 2 Arwel Lewis Eryri 20.46, 3 Clive Edgington Meirionnydd 21.22. M65 – 1 Don Hale NWRRC 22.45, 2 Michael Hayton NWRRC 24.40, 3 Not won. M70 – 1 Jeff Davies Meirionnydd 24.02. 2 Not won. M75/80 – 1 Not won.
  U/17F – 1 Ella Grundy Colwyn Bay 20.14, 2 Caitlin Owen Gog Tri 26.56, 3 Not won. U/20F – 1 Not won 2 3. SL – 1 Amie Bagnall Prestatyn 18.53, 2 Caroline Dawe Denbigh 27.25, 3 Not won. F35 – 1 Katie Bonfield Abergele 25.17, 2 Not won. F40 – 1 Jay Jennions Deestriders 21.25, 2 Claire Attebury Buckley 23.39, 3 Helen Hannam NWRRC 24.24. F45 – 1 Emma Crowe Wrexham 18.33 (champions), 2 Carla Green NWRRC 21.16, 3 Melina Morris Denbigh 21.32. F50 – 1 Not won. F55 – 1 Kay Hatton NWRRC 23.32. 2 Not won. F60 – 1 Menai Baugh Denbigh 25.19, 2 Kay Cottrell Run Free 27.56, 3 Irene Blount Buckley 29.02. F65 – 1 Nerys Jones Wolves & Bilst 26.47, 2 Not won. F70 – 1 Chris Birch Abergele 26.21, 2 Not won. F75/80 – 1 Not won. F85 – 1 Sheila Symonds Meirionnydd 54.48, 2 Not won.