Silver and bronze medals for Road Runners at Welsh Duathlon championships – plus other race results

Silver and bronze medals for Road Runners at Welsh Duathlon championships.

Report by Don Hale.

Two NWRRC athletes collected prestigious silver and bronze medals in their respective age categories after competing in the Welsh Duathlon Championships at Harlech last Sunday.

Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts and Richard Eccles competed in the Harlech Sprint Duathlon event which involved two varied runs interspersed with a tough bike ride. The race attracted 101 finishers, with Llyr winning a silver medal in his M40 age cat in 10th place overall, in a total time of 1 hour 10 minutes and 56 seconds, whilst Richard also finished well in 26th place overall, and he was 3rd in his M50 cat for a bronze medal in 1.17.55. Llyr’s splits included a 5k run in 19.01, a 20k plus cycle ride in 40.49, and a final run in 9.11.

After the race, Llyr admitted: ‘My legs were filled with lactate on the steps to the finish at Harlech Castle. I was in 4th place after the first 5k run, which included 3k on sand.

‘I was pushed to the end, and the first 5k on the bike let me down, but the last part was the quickest I’ve biked in a duathlon. The second run was slowed down to cross the road, and I had to stop for traffic, but it was stunning finishing place for a fantastic event.’

Richard’s splits included: A 5k run in 19.54, cycle ride 45.01, and a final run in 9.31. And he later confirmed: ‘It was my first time out on the bike in a few years and I suffered for it, but I was happy to get 3rd place, and I’m hoping my coach will forgive me for using a bike in between runs.’

Martin Green finished second and won his age cat at Bedford half-marathon.

Report by Don Hale.

Road Runner Martin Green hit top gear again and roared around the circuit last Sunday at the Running Grand Prix half-marathon race at the Bedford Autodrome to finish in 2nd place overall, and he recorded a superb time of 1 hour 14 minutes and 42 seconds, to additionally win his M45-49 age category

Five Road Runners competed in the Cardiff half-marathon.

Report by Don Hale.

Five North Wales Road Runners took part in the high-quality Cardiff half-marathon last Sunday morning which attracted over 25,000 starters.

Mark Jessett continued his purple patch of form to lead home a team of four other club members to finish in 144th place overall in 1 hour 18 minutes and 45 seconds, with Rory Middleton also celebrating another good run in 223rd place in 1.23.14.

And it was good to note that Hannah Griffith just dipped under the two-hour mark with a determined display in 3,447th place overall and the 643rd female runner in 1.56.01, with partners Kelly-Marie Alford and Cai Roberts running together again, and finishing in 2.01.23, with Kelly recording 5,708th place overall, and she was also the 1,501st female.