Harry Driscoll (pictured above) was the first NWRRC member home at the Chester 10k race last Sunday - photo by John Hatton.
Harry Driscoll led North Wales Road Runners home at the Chester 10k.
Report by Don Hale.
Eight North Wales Road Runners competed amongst nearly 5,000 finishers at the Chester 10k race last Sunday, and they all performed well despite the cold, wet, and windy conditions.
Harry Driscoll led the team home with a tremendous run in 68th place overall with a great new course PB in just 37 minutes and 49 seconds, and Steve Roberts was also on top form in 542nd place in 45.49.
*Pictured above - NWRRC member and Welsh Master Steve Roberts.
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, and Kay also enjoyed another fine run and won her FV60 age cat, finishing in 924th place as the 114th female in 48.40.
*Pictured above left - Kay Hatton (photos by John Hatton), and (*below), Cai Roberts, Josie Davies (GOG Triathlon), with Kelly Alford, and Vicky Taylor.
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, with Cai Roberts 1,206th in 50.40, and Vicky Taylor 2,980th, and the 974th female in 1.01.44. The results included chip times and positions.
*The overall 10k race winner was Kada Omar (Birchfield Harriers AC) in 31.38, with Aaron Doyle (Vale Royal) 2nd in 32.25, and Morgan Curry finished 3rd in 33.13. The 1st female athlete was Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Harriers AC) in 34.43, (13th overall), and Lindsay Fisher (West Cheshire AC) was 2nd, (38th overall), in 36.36, with Joanna Marsden 3rd, (and 41st overall) in 36.41.
*This is the link to the provisional results from the Chester 10k race: https://ale.niftyentries.com/Results/2024-MBNA-Chester-10K