Carla Green realises PB dream at Altrincham 10k race.

Carla Green realises PB dream at Altrincham 10k race.

Report by Don Hale.

Carla Green finished as the 3rd female runner in the Altrincham 10k race last Sunday, and finally realised a four-year PB dream to dip under 40-minutes for this challenging distance.

The NWRRC member celebrated a very positive performance, finishing 35th overall out of 1,188 finishers and she was 3rd Lady in 38 minutes 49 seconds. Carla also won her FV45 age category.

The female race was won by Joanna Marsden in 36.18, with Molly Cawthorne 2nd in 37.41 with Carla 3rd. The male race was won by Marco Parolin in 33.09, with 2nd Matthew Beacock in 34.34, and Matthew Harrison 3rd in 34.39.

Kelly and Cai at Wrexham 10k

Kelly-Marie Alford and Cai Roberts ran in the re-arranged Village Bakery half-marathon race in Wrexham on Sunday and both runners were very satisfied with their performances on a very hot day, with Kelly also collecting a prestigious silver medal in the North Wales championships for finishing 2nd in her age category. Kelly-Marie finished in 311th place in 2 hours 1 minute 52 seconds, with Cai in 326th place in 2.07.00. The race recorded 612 finishers and it was won by Matt Clowes (Cardiff AC) in 66 mins 25 seconds.