NORTH Wales Road Runners Club (NWRRC) entered 17 members for the Caernarfon 10k race on August 18, and claimed eight podium places - including two prestigious age category wins.

In warm but very breezy conditions, Jonathan Kettle led the team home in 22nd place overall, but said his legs felt heavy and it just wasn’t his day.

Jonathan and Carla Green also had a dual role, as they were both additionally representing the North Wales Regional team.

Despite Jonathan’s protestations, he still competed well and ran home in 36 minutes and ninie seconds and finished second in his VM50 age cat.

Iwan Evans also had a good run, and he was 34th in 39.41, and third in his VM45 cat, whilst Carla Green was the 13th female finisher, and she was second in her VW50 cat in 41.38.

Sion Thomas was 57th in 43.02, with Steve Bozier 61st in 43.54, and Ben Hudson was 69th in 44.59.

Richard Scamans was pleased with his result in 74th place in 45.27, and Dave Jones was 81st and ran well in 46.19

Super-vet Sandy Johnston however ran his socks off again and won his VM75 age with another superb performance finishing in 85th place overall in 46.55, and Sarah Ferguson Hudson, used the race as preparation for her ultra training and recorded a positive time of 48.22 as the 27th female.

Kay Hatton was another athlete on song, and she won her VW60 age cat as the 30th female in 49.16, whilst Phillip Moss claimed the third spot in his MV65 cat in 50.21 in 111th place.

And master vet Rob Fryer continued his good form as the second VM70 cat in 135th place in 52.55, with Hannah Griffith the 49th female in 52.39.

Carol Moss claimed second place in her VW60 age cat in 53.40 as the 51st female, with master vet Mike Hayton enjoying a steady outing in 173rd place in 61.37, whilst Rachel Morris was the 137th female in 71.14.

Dozens of runners pay tribute to John Dalzell at special 5k social event

Dozens of supporters from NWRRC, Dalzell Runners, and numerous other running groups and individuals took part in a non-competitive 5k run on August 17 in memory of their colleague and friend, John Dalzell, who tragically lost his life 12 months ago.

Event organisers Jonathan Kettle, and Tony Price-Jones, plus several others, staged a pleasant social run in his honour, with most runners wearing a special yellow t-shirt and shared their own personal memories of this popular athlete before later raising a glass to John at the Llandudno Bay Hotel.

Jonathan and Tony are both athletic coaches and members of NWRRC, and John previously attended their weekly training sessions near the ATS unit by Llandudno promenade.

Following John’s sudden loss, the pair decided to change the name of their group to acknowledge his contribution to the running fraternity.

Good performance by Llyr in Australia during the World Sprint Duathlon

Welsh master and GB international athlete Llyr Ap Geraint-Roberts celebrated an outstanding performance on August 16 in the World Sprint Duathlon Championships in Australia, and just missed out on a top podium place.

The NWRRC member, who has been training hard all year – despite some unexpected health problems – hit top gear despite the challenging conditions and terrain.

He recorded some excellent times during his run-bike-run event, which attracted dozens of world class elite athletes to Townsville, a coastal city in North-East Queensland.

Staged towards the end of the winter season in Australia, the weather proved to be unusually warm for this championship race, but Llyr still recorded a fast time of just 18 minutes for his initial 5k run, followed by a 20k bike ride, and then a short 2.5k dash to the finish line.

Bumpy, fast, and very warm at Conwy parkrun for many visitors

It was another super-busy, fast, and very warm Conwy parkrun on August 17, with many entrants travelling from far and wide just to enjoy the splendours of this picturesque 5k course.

Steve Mason led home a team of 17 NWRRC, with many taking it steady due to other competing fixtures over the weekend.

Steve enjoyed a good run, finishing in 15th place in 21.39, with Adam Lemalle 18th in 21.46, and Benjamin Brummitt was 35th in 22.37, and third in his SM30 age cat.

Master vet Barrie Wells recorded an excellent time of 24.43, and won his VM70 cat in 77th place, with Karen Butler on top form in 85th in 25.08, with a new course PB, and she also won her VM65 age cat.

Vet Tony Gibson finished in 87th place in 25.27, and he was third in his VM65 cat.

Master vet Rob Fryer claimed the second spot in his VM70 cat in 26.29, in 111th place, and Tony Price-Jones finished 130th in 27.37.

Veteran Len Jackson was 164th in 29.23, and he ran in the same parkrun with his two sons, Owen and Daniel, with the latter runner finishing well in second place overall in 19.05, whilst Owen also ran very well in 95th place in 25.41.

Fellow vet John O’Shea was 169th in 29.31, with Richard Scamans 171st in 29.36. Nia Lister finished in 243rd place in 32.59, with Daniel Hennell sharing the exact same time.

Elizabeth Driscoll was 261st in 34.01, with Hannah Griffith 263rd in 34.02, and Gwen Charlton was 295th in 35.57, with Rachel Morris 304th in 37.05.

Other race results:

*Leeds: Kevin Higgins finally completed the 12th and final run of his unique series of races by running in the Leeds 10k race last Sunday.

He said it was a very undulating course and more like a trail run, but seemed pleased with his efforts in 60.11.

*Hemel Hempstead: Stuart Culverhouse finished 7th overall in the Gadebridge Park parkrun, near Hemel Hempstead on Saturday and he was second in his VM50 age cat in 20.55.