Harry Driscoll leads NWRRC team home at Chester 10k
Report by Don Hale
https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com
Eight North Wales Road Runners competed amongst nearly 5,000 finishers at the Chester 10k race last Sunday, and 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 new course PB in just 37 minutes and 49 seconds, and Steve Roberts was also on top form in 542nd place in 45.49.
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 won her FV60, positioning 924th overall and 114th female in 48.40.
Jon Evans made a rare return to racing in 867th place with a good time of 48.14, whilst Kelly Marie Alford was 204th female, in 1,077th overall in 49.49, with Cai Roberts 1,206th in 50.40, and Vicky Taylor 2,980th, and 974th female in 1.01.44. The results included chip times and positions.
*The overall 10k race winner was Kada Omar (Birchfield Harriers AC) in 31.38, with Aaron Doyle (Vale Royal) 2nd in 32.25, and Morgan Curry finished 3rd in 33.13. *The 1st female athlete was Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Harriers AC) in 34.43, (13th overall), and Lindsay Fisher (West Cheshire AC), who was 2nd, (38th overall), in 36.36, with Joanna Marsden 3rd, (and 41st overall) in 36.41.
*This is the link to the provisional results from the Chester 10k race:
https://ale.niftyentries.com/Results/2024-MBNA-Chester-10K
Daniel runs Labour of Love 10k in USA
NWRRC member Daniel Hennell went on his travels to Las Vegas last week and took part in his first international race, the Labour of Love 10k in Lovell Canyon, Nevada.
He ran well despite a very challenging course, and finished 9th overall, and 3rd in his M40-49 age cat in 53.19.
After the event, he confirmed: “This was my first race at altitude (about 4,500ft). It was really cold at the start, but it soon warmed up nicely. My chip time was 53.19.”
Other results
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, and she won her VW45 age cat as the first female finisher in 11th place overall in 22.53.
Prestatyn
Stuart Culverhouse and Dave Jones took part in the Nova Parkrun at Prestatyn last Saturday, and Stuart finished 4th in 20.56, and he won his VM50 age cat, whilst Dave was 2nd in his VM50 cat, and 12th overall in 25.21.
No ice this week but runners battled a cold and blustery wind at Conwy Parkrun
Report by Don Hale
https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com
In stark contrast to the previous 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, who used this event as part of their graduation ceremony.
North Wales Road Runners entered 12 members with Josh Keogh 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, 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.
Sion Thomas finished 9th overall, and was second NWRRC finisher with a new course PB of 21,26, and won his VM40 age cat.
Adam Lemalle finished 15th with another PB of 22.00, and was 2nd VM40, with Steve Mason 24th, and 2nd VM45 in 23.14.
Richard Scamans enjoyed a good workout in 30th place in 24.00, and master vet Don Hale finished 2nd in his VM70 cat in 25.33, with Tony Gibson in hot pursuit, and making a rare parkrun appearance with a fine effort in 53rd place and 1st VM65 in 25.52.
Hannah Griffith finished 2nd VW50 in 59th place in 26.07, and veteran Rob Fryer was 68th in 26.39, and 3rd VM65.
Elizabeth Driscoll was 87th overall and 1st VW55 in 28.11, with master vet Mark Mason 119th, and 3rd VM70 in 30.20, whilst Rachel Morris finished 160th in 35.03.
*Anna Drinkwater, a regular Conwy parkrunner, who has just claimed the Welsh Orienteering championship title in South Wales, (with her husband Sam winning a silver medal), was the first female finisher at Conwy Parkrun.
She also won her SW25 age cat. The Eryri Harrier finished 4th overall in 19.56, with club colleague Gemma Moore second, and one place behind Anna in 20.33, but she won her VW40 cat. Alex Aldous was 16th in 22.15 and 2nd SW25.
*Plaudits were also handed to Sandy Johnston (Les Croupiers) who was the first VM70 master vet in 32nd place in 24.15, and praise was given to the run director, and to all the volunteers and marshalls on such a cold and very windy day.
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/conwy/results/latestresults/