Prestatyn parkrun victory for North Wales Road Runner Jonathan!

Making his debut on this flat and fast course, Jonathan won his MV45 age cat and finished in first place overall with an excellent time of 17 minutes and 48 seconds.

NWRRC members celebrated five debuts within their ranks at the Nova parkrun, and recorded five first-placed age cat wins, in addition to two second places and one third.

Jonathan was the first finisher overall, with course debutant Steve Bozier eighth overall in 20.19, and Stuart Culverhouse 10th, and the winner of his MV50 age cat in 20.30.

Debutant Sion Thomas was 11th in 21.04, and he finished second in his MV40 cat.

And young Joe Culverhouse won his JM11-14 age cat in 17th place in 23.31, with veteran Rob Fryer back to form with a good run in 38th place with a new PB of 25.29 to win his MV65 age cat.

Master vet Mark Mason also won his MV70 age cat in 52nd place on his debut in 26.42, with fellow master Mike Hayton claiming the second spot in the same age cat with a fine effort in 67th place with a new PB of 28.08.

Meanwhile, Gwennan Charlton was another debutant and she finished fourth in her VW35 cat in 83rd place in 29.56, with Rachel Morris 91st, with a new course PB of 31.16 and she finished third in her VW40 cat.

Other results:

*Gladstone: Josh Keogh competed in the tough Gladstone 9 fell race last Sunday, which included 784m of elevation over a challenging 14k+ course.

His event also recorded him tackling Tal Y Fan (610m) and Foel Lus (360m), but Josh ran well throughout and completed his run in 13th place overall in a time of one hour, 35 minutes and 48 seconds.

*Witney: Tony Gibson enjoyed a solid performance in the Witney parkrun last Saturday and finished 59th out of 206 entrants in 25.49, and he claimed 2nd place in his MV65-69 age cat.

Good weather, bumper turn-out, and fast times at Conwy parkrun

In stark contrast to previous weeks, it was bright, warm, and sunny at the Conwy parkrun which attracted numerous visitors for a bumper turn-out on a challenging 5k course.

Promising young travelling athlete Harri Jackson (Manchester Metro University AC) stole the show again with another tremendous performance as the first finisher in just 17 minutes and 12 seconds, and he also claimed the top spot in his SM20 age category.

He was closely followed by MV45 cat winner Matthew Baker, despite a superb new PB of 17.44, with Lewis Hall the third finisher, with another PB in 19.18 and the first SM18 cat winner.

The event recorded 244 finishers, with the first nine runners all dipping under 20 minutes.

The first female finisher was talented youngster Bethan Buckley (Keighley & Craven AC), who won her JW11-14 cat with a new PB in 20.51, with Jo Buckley (Bingley Harriers) next in 21.23, who was also first in her VW45 cat, and NWRRC veteran Carla Green claimed the third female place in 22.16, and she too won her VW50 cat.

NWRRC only entered eight members this week due to colleagues competing at the Nova parkrun at Prestatyn, which counted as part of the club championships, but they all performed well and celebrated three first-placed age cat victories, and two second places, on a difficult but puddly course.

Jamie Tharme was the first NWRRC runner home in 14th place overall with a new PB of 20.45 and he also won his MV45 age cat.

He was followed by Carla Green, who was the third female finisher in 27th place, and the winner of her VW50 cat in 22.16, with Steve Roberts 35th, and second in his MV55 cat with an improved time of 23.10.

Mal Preece was second in his MV60 age cat finishing in 55th place overall in 24.37, with master veteran Don Hale returning to parkrun after a month out with injury and kidney problems to win his MV70 age cat in 110th place in 27.41.

Meanwhile, MV65 veteran John O’Shea was 119th in 28.19.

Gethin Wyn Jones also returned to Conwy following an absence of 12 weeks and the birth of his baby daughter, and he was pleased to finish in 129th place in 29.12.