A TOTAL of eight members of North Wales Road Runners Club (NWRRC) competed among nearly 5,000 finishers at the Chester 10k race last Sunday (March 10).

They all performed well despite the cold, wet, and windy conditions.

Harry Driscoll led the team home 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.

Kay also enjoyed another fine run and won her FV60 age cat, finishing in 924th place as the 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 ran well and she was the 204th female, in 1,077th place overall in 49.49.

Cai Roberts was 1,206th in 50.40, and Vicky Taylor 2,980th, and the 974th female in 1.01.44.

Daniel runs the Labour of Love 10k in Lovell Canyon, Nevada

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 race 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 battle a cold and blustery Conwy parkrun

In stark contrast to last week’s icy 5k course at Conwy parkrun, this time, some 229 starters faced a cold and 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.

NWRRC entered 12 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.

Sion Thomas finished 9th overall, and he was the second NWRRC finisher with a new course PB of 21,26, and he won his VM40 age cat.

Adam Lemalle also ran well in 15th place with another PB of 22.00, and he was second in his VM40 age cat, with Steve Mason 24th, and second in his VM45 cat 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 he won his VM65 cat in 25.52.

Hannah Griffith finished second in her VW50 cat in 59th place in 26.07, and veteran Rob Fryer was 68th in 26.39, and claimed the third spot in his VM65 cat.

Elizabeth Driscoll was 87th in 28.11, and she won her VW55 age cat, with master vet Mark Mason 119th, and third in his VM70 cat in 30.20, whilst Rachel Morris finished 160th in 35.03.