Marsh Tracks 5k

CHALLINOR OUT ON HIS OWN 

 Ricky Challinor stormed to an easy win in the latest 5k at Rhyl's Marsh Tracks circuit, where a nasty wind again made the going tough.

 He opened up a sizeable gap on the first of the four laps, only veteran Lee Jones trying to stay with him. His winning time was 16 seconds outside the course record set last year by Eryri's Alun Vaughan.

 Isabel Redfern, who had won the two previous Marsh Tracks races with ease, had to work hard this time, coming from behind to beat Bangor student Sarah Caskey.

 There were two senior races, the first for sub-22 minutes runners and the second for 22-minute-plus athletes. Combined results were:-

1 R Challinor (Liv H, U23) 15.25, 2 L Jones (Dee, M40) 16.05, 3 J Hudak (Bangor Uni, U20) 16.40, 4 C Evans (Eryri) 16.42, 5 D Kashi (Eryri, U23) 16.46, 6 D Blazier (Abergele, M40) 17.05, 7 S Roberts (Buckley, M40) 17.11, 8 J Griffith (Colwyn Bay, U17) 17.16, 9 R Wilyman (Abergele) 17.25, 10 C Yorke (NWRR, M40) 17.38, 11 R Colclough (Deeside, U17) 17.46, 12 J Waters (Abergele, M35) 17.52, 13 T Cahill (Abergele, M50) 18.19, 14 D Taylor (Bangor Uni, U23) 18.27, 15 T Harding (Colwyn Bay, U17) 18.38, 16 I Redfern (Colwyn Bay, L40) 18.36, 17 S Caskey (Bangor Uni, LU23) 18.44, 18 D Longley (Prestatyn) 18.47, 19 G Blackwell (Deeside, M45) 18.50, 20 S Green (Bangor Uni, U23) 18.53, 21 A Lewis (Eryri, M50) 18.54, 22 M Jones (Buckley, M40) 19.20, 23 G Nixon (Prestatyn, M60) 19.59, 24 G Bailey (Prestatyn) 20.07, 25 D Baugh (Denbigh, M50) 20.49, 26 H McArthur (Colwyn Bay, L40) 20.51, 27 N Wright (ua, M50) 21.00, 28 M Ludden (Buckley, L50) 21.03, 29 C Winn (ua, M35), 30 S Jolley (Deeside, M45) 21.40, 30  G Shone (Abergele, M60) 21.50, 32 J Connor (N Vets, M50) 21.50, 33 J Morris (Buckley, M65) 22.27, 34 B Harrison (Prestatyn, U17) 22.50, 35 V Whitehead (Denbigh, L40) 22.57, 36 G Waring (Prestatyn, L55) 23.10, 37 B Tiedtke (Prestatyn, L50) 23.20, 38 P Blundell (Prestatyn, M55) 23.41, 39 M Davis (Prestatyn, M65) 23.51, 40 R Benton (Denbigh, U23) 24.53, 41 M Williams (Eryri, M65) 25.01, 42 T Lister (NWRR, M65) 26.30, 43 K Ellis (Prestatyn, LU20) 26.43, 44 I Roberts (Eryri, M65) 27.00, 45 L Miles (Prestatyn, LU17) 27.20, 46 H Baxandall (Prestatyn, L50) 27.38, 47 K Sadil (Menai, M35) 28.12, 48 C Attenbury (Prestatyn, L35) 34.36, 49 D Longley (Prestatyn, M55) 34.42.

 For the first time a 1k race was held for under-14s, and there was an excellent turnout of over 60 youngsters. Josh Ablett (Deeside) and Holly Roberts (Colwyn Bay), both of whom live in Prestatyn, were the first boy and girl home.