Bro Dysynni A.C. News 30th July 2006
Despite
attracting slightly fewer competitors than has become the norm, the standard of
athletics was still high at last Saturdays Dolgellau 5 Mile Road Race as no
fewer than 5 age category records were broken on the day as
indeed was the overall female record time for the race.
The event,
now in its fifth year, was won by Gwyn Owen of Eryri Harriers who led home the
88 competitors in 25.04mins, the third fastest ever time set in the event,
with Steven Crowe of Ellesmere Port claiming the runners up spot in 25.54mins.
The first local athlete home was a resurgent Alun Llyr Williams of Barmouth,
now based in Cardiff and running for the Les Croupiers Club, as he claimed a
sixth placed finish in a time of 26.19mins. The Mawddach runner was followed
home shortly afterwards by the first female finisher as Amanda Wright of
Birchfield Harriers repeated her 2005 success in this race by reducing the
female course record by 27 seconds as she came home in an outstanding time of
26.48mins. She was followed home by Dewi Roberts of Blaenau Ffestiniog
who, for the third consecutive time in the event, recorded an identical
finishing time of 28.11mins. Next local finishing was Bro Dysynni athlete
Walter Marsh, the Tywyn based athlete satisfied with his finishing time of
31.29mins which was just enough to pip Tom Roberts of Meirionnydd Running Club
who had the satisfaction of being the first 'Junior Male' home in 31.30mins.
His Meirionnydd Running Club colleague, Kate Bailey followed in 32.47mins to
claim a podium finish in the female event as Iori Jones of Dolgellau followed
in 33.20mins, ahead of Bob Chilton of Hermon in 35.06mins.
Many other
local athletes followed, too numerous to mention, but amongst the
local age category winners were Sheila Jones (first female over-45) of Pwllheli
in 36.56mins, Brenda Jones (first female over-65) of Llanelltyd setting an age
category record in 38.29mins, Arthur Roberts (first male over-65) of Rhoslefain
in 40.25mins, Marj Griffiths (first female over-60) in 46.36mins and the
evergreen Sheila Symonds (first female over-70) in an age category record time
of 56.20mins.
As ever,
the race organisers from Meirionnydd Running Club offered a large vote of
confidence to all those, to numerous to mention, who assisted in making
the event one of the premier 5 mile road running events in North Wales,
paying particular thanks to the main race sponsor, namely Nigel Evans
(Plasterer) of Dolgellau.
A
further four local athletes were also in action recently at the Caernarfon
Race The Train 5k event. On this occasion, the quartet were led home by Bob
Chilton in 21.02mins with Brenda Jones claiming age category success in the
female over-65 section in 23.34mins. Stepping up his comeback campaign after
recent injury frustrations was Malcolm Taylor of Criccieth, home in 24.33mins,
whilst Marit Evans of Dolgellau completed the local turnout as she finished in
26.55mins.
There is
further local action this evening (Thursday) with the Abergynolwyn 3 Mile
Multi-Terrain Event. The event, which is due off at 6.00pm from outside the
Railway Inn, will, as ever, be taking entries on the evening.
Running and
beer what more can you want!!!.
Andy Unwin