Leo Holmes' Roundup w/c 1st September
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On Saturday, we had 5 runners competing in the Roman Run. This is a 16 mile trail and road run beginning in Brecon, ending in Merthyr, taking place on the Roman road! The course takes in breathtaking scenery and climbs from 500ft - 1600ft! A huge congratulations to Ed Donovan (who finished 7th overall), Cassie Summers, Angela Lewis, Paul Wesson & Kelly Crofts for completing the race! 👏
Sunday’s highlights are dominated by Cardiff 10k, an event which is always popular with the club. We had over 40 of our members competing, and many more out on the course supporting 👏
Tris Rees first home for the men in 31:22, and Louise Flynn for the women in 36:14, finishing also 6th woman overall and 🥈 F40!
Other key results:
Dave James 🥇 M65
Judi Rhys 🥇 F65
Paul Francis 🥉 M50
Dave Craig 🥉 M45
A huge thank you to everybody for coming along to the social in the Owain Glyndwr & Quantum Coffee after the race. There is nothing better than debriefing post race in the company of the croups ❤️💚 A huge thank you to Stephen Campbell for organising 👏
Sunday also saw the return of the Great North Run in Newcastle! Carole Goddard was in action for the club, finishing a fantastic 9th in her age category in 1:36:12 👏
Continuing in half marathon distances, Dave George completed the Bridgwater half marathon in a super time of 1:51:36! Congratulations too to Emily Ann Jones and Ceri Hooper who were also in action, finishing in 1:39:12 & 3:35:10 respectively! 👏
Lastly, but very much not least, Lolly Evans and Julie Scholey completed the Waun Fach fell race! This 11.2k course involves over 600m of climb and tremendous views (when it is not cloudy and raining!) Huge congratulations both 👏