Parkruns update from January 3 – Rhos, Conwy and Newborough

The Llandrillo y Rhos Parkrun set another amazing attendance record of 629 on Saturday, January 3, despite a strong and bitter-cold Arctic headwind and a rather sandy 5k course.

This popular new event attracted hundreds of visitors at the end of the festive holidays, and was boosted by numerous runners travelling along the coast due to several early parkrun postponements because of freezing conditions elsewhere with plenty of ice and snow. Rhos even recorded an exceptional minus 8 degree wind chill via Strava!

Visitor Jacob Hiom (Cuth’s RC) made a successful course debut at Rhos, finishing in only 17 minutes and 21 seconds, yet incredibly, he shared the exact same finishing time as Simon Cole (GOG Triathlon), whilst at the time of writing, the third man’s name remained unknown.

Simon’s club colleague Emily Hanlon was first female finisher yet again (4th overall) with a determined effort in 17.56, with Gemma Moore (Eryri Harriers) second in 19.03, and visitor Beatrice Cordingley (Sale
Harriers) third on debut in 20.23.

NWRRC entered 12 members with course debutant Will Evans leading the team home in 17th place in 19.30, also winning his VM45 age cat.

Stuart Culverhouse was 29th in 20.33, with Joe Culverhouse 42nd and 2nd JM 15-17 in 20.59 

Other club results included: Sion Thomas 74th in 22.28; James Jones 108th in 23.48; Molly Evans 182nd in 25.39; Master vet Barrie Wells 244th and 1st VM70 in 27.21, Rob Fryer 269th in 27.54; Don Hale 305th in 28.52; Helen Hannam 319th with new PB 29.26. Ceri Jones 370th on her course debut in 31.00, and super-vet Mike Hayton was 394th and 1st VM75 in 31.41.

GOG Triathlon had 19 members involved with Simon Cole and Emily Hanlon taking some of the top male and female placings overall. Other results included: Steve Owen 35th in 20.48 and Vicky Cole 51st in 21.52.

Some additional local results: Iain Burgess 9th in 18.45; Josh Mottram 30th and 2nd SM18 in 20.38, Tristan Owen 129th in 24.31; Tony Parvin 141st in 24.52; Daniel Huws 193rd in 25.59; Andrew Roberts 197th in 26.03; Mike Pemberton 230th in 27.00; whilst JW15-17 athlete Rosie Parsley ran together with her mother Claire Parsley. Rosie finished well in 289th place in 28.22, and Claire was just one place and two seconds behind.

*This is a link to the provisional results from the Llandrillo yn Rhos
parkrun from 3/1/25.
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ypromenadllandrilloynrhos/results/latestresults/

CONWY

Phillip Palmer was the first man home at the Conwy Parkrun on January 3 with a new PB 18.37.

Visitor Luke Harvey-Nguyens took second spot on his debut in 19.10, with Samuel Drinkwater (Vegan Runners) third with a new PB 19.24.

Samuel’s wife Anna Drinkwater (Eryri Harriers) finished in 5th place overall, and was first female in 20.31, whilst Ellen Jones was just one place and six-seconds adrift of Anna, and Begw Williams finished third on her debut in 24.02.

NWRRC results: Paul Aubert 11th and 1st VM45 in 21.46, Steve Gardner 20th and 1st VM60 in 23.59.

Gog Triathlon: Lizzie Irvine 32nd and 1st VW40 in 25.42, super-vet Lizzie Evans 35th and 1st VW75 in 26.05, whilst Heidi Goldsack was 75th in 32.49.

Other notable results: Peter Johnson 33rd in 25.53; Elwyn Evans (Porth Eirias Runners) 38th and 2nd M35 with PB 26.34; John Stallard 56th in 30.09 and Anthony Howe (Abergele Harriers) 77th in 32.59. There were 106 finishers.

NEWBOROUGH

Visitor Harry Brierley was first finisher at the Newborough Forest Parkrun on January 3 in 18,49, with Matthew Downes (Ashbourne RC) second with a new PB in 19.05, and Matt Parkes 3rd in 19.30.

First female was Efa Baines (Eryri Harriers) in 5th place overall with a new PB in 19.57, with Alice Styles (Manchester Harriers) runner-up in 20.43, and Charlotte Jones third with a new PB 22.46.

Cybi Striders results: Richie Williams 16th in 22.22, Arwel Evans19th in 22.37, Ian Milligan 71st in 28.25. There were 167 finishers.