The range of events attempted by members of Prestatyn Running Club over the past couple of years has been wider than ever and Mandy Cartwright was another to break new ground over the weekend. In the Scottish Highlands she competed in the Golspie Backyard Ultra in the picturesque grounds of Dunrobin Castle , an unusual event in which contestants begin a 4.2-mile loop on the hour every hour until only one runner is left. Each undulating loop involves 275 feet of elevation and every runner must start on the hour, and Mandy achieved nine loops – known as “yards” - completing 37.5 miles.
The second fixture in the Borders Road-Running League in Tattenhall on Sunday saw another big turnout from the club, with 12 women and 21 men. It was the 40th anniversary of the League’s first fixture, which was also at Tattenhall, and the field of 422 was four times that in the first race. Tony Wood, in great form these days, was again the club’s first finisher and super-vet Emma Collins led the ladies’ team home. In the top half of the men’s field there was some great packing of red vests, with six finishers within a minute of each other.
Yet another encouraging factor in Sunday’s race was the debut of Eve Manifold, who strengthened the women’s squad. With four fixtures remaining six veterans remain in line for age-group awards, and the men currently lie sixth in the Improvers’ table.
Placings: 26 Tony Wood 33.59, 58 Jonah Armstrong 35.45, 97 Gordon Jones 37.42 (1st M65), 107 Andy Parry 38.02, 108 George Williams 38.03, 110 Steve Stocker 38.08, 121 Jamie Betts 38.36, 122 Alex Ryder 38.38, 123 Oliver Birch-Jones 38.46, 177 Marc Jones 41.47, 194 Ed Shirt 42.26, 195 Dan Liddle 42.30, 232 Emma Collins 44.26 (1st L60), 252 Simon Nixon 45.25, 272 Victoria Whitehead 46.34, 282 Meg Lewis 46.44, 283 Eve Manifold 46.51, 288 Tony Benton 47.07, 289 Ann Claire Jones 47.12, 294 Geoff Lloyd 47.25, 329 James Rogers 49.25, 347 Ally Reid 52.20, 349 Sophie Johnson 52.41, 351 Sue Hughes 52.58 (2nd L65), 352 Jo Lewis 52.59, 350 Mark Dakeyne 53.33, 366 George Nixon 54.24 (2nd M70), 367 Andy Scott 54.36, 372 Liz Martin 55.05, 375 Cara Jones 55.37, 380 Grahame Shone 56.26, 397 Gareth Hughes 57.56 (1st M75), 398 Helena Cox 58.05.
For three of the members Sunday’s race was their third competition in less than 48 hours, having kicked off the weekend at Friday’s Dash in the Dark race in Llandegla Forest, and then followed it with Parkrun outings. Their places were: 40 Marc Jones 37.04, 54 Ann Claire Jones 39.57, 68 Sophie Johnson 42.15, 82 Cara Jones 45.37, 83 Jo Lewis 45.39, 89 Nem James 47.59. Tom Carter followed up his victory in the previous week’s Greenfield Valley Parkrun by winning the Nova Run, and had to work hard for his victory.
Results: 1 Tom Carter 17.22, 23 Darrell Jones 23.07 (pb), 25 Meg Lewis 23.45 (pb), 27 Ed Shirt 23.52, 35 Jamie Betts 24.57, 45 Reg Jonas 24.36, 66 Mark Dakeyne 27.20, 79 Martin Gill 28.14, 82 Liz Martin 28.23, 110 Lesley Furneaux 30.55, 119 Nicki Triggs 31.58, 193 Claudia Smith 44.19, 202 Ian Cummins 54.04.
Other Parkrun results:- Greenfield Valley: 19 Ann Claire Jones 24.54, 21 Andy Clark 25.06 (pb), 47 Debbie Weedman 64.05.
Ruthin: 31 Arwel Jones 25.02.
Chester: 378 Steve Hatfield 39.00.
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