SNOW, MIST AND GALES ON IRISH TRIP
Sixteen members of Eryri Harriers had an action-packed trip to Northern Ireland for the first round of the British Fell-Racing Championship.
The remaining snow meant that the Silent Valley course had to be changed and although it included some runnable track there was also plenty of very rough terrain over the 10-mile course.
Englishman Gavin Bland, holder of the record for the Welsh 1,000s, won the race in 1-43, with Richard Roberts the first Eryri man home in 24th place with a time of 1-54.42.
He was closely followed by Matthew Roberts (25th, 1-55.19), who overtook clubmate Sam Smith (30th, 1-56.49) on the final descent.
Other Eryri finishers were: 38 Matt Fortes 2-00.20, 43 John Rowley 2-01.41, 44 Martin Cliffe 2-01.48, 60 John Moore 65 Adam Haynes, 88 Dylan W Jones, 123 Arwel Lewis, 127 Trefor Jones. Jo Moore was the club's only lady representative, finishing 13th in the L40 class in 2-48.
It was a particularly memorable outing for the club's Dils Rowlands, who got caught in the bad weather which came in after two hours. He reached the last checkpoint suffering from hyperthermia and had to be led to safety by the Mourne Mountain rescue team, reaching the finish after being out for six hours.
Sixteen members of Eryri Harriers had an action-packed trip to Northern Ireland for the first round of the British Fell-Racing Championship.
The remaining snow meant that the Silent Valley course had to be changed and although it included some runnable track there was also plenty of very rough terrain over the 10-mile course.
Englishman Gavin Bland, holder of the record for the Welsh 1,000s, won the race in 1-43, with Richard Roberts the first Eryri man home in 24th place with a time of 1-54.42.
He was closely followed by Matthew Roberts (25th, 1-55.19), who overtook clubmate Sam Smith (30th, 1-56.49) on the final descent.
Other Eryri finishers were: 38 Matt Fortes 2-00.20, 43 John Rowley 2-01.41, 44 Martin Cliffe 2-01.48, 60 John Moore 65 Adam Haynes, 88 Dylan W Jones, 123 Arwel Lewis, 127 Trefor Jones. Jo Moore was the club's only lady representative, finishing 13th in the L40 class in 2-48.
It was a particularly memorable outing for the club's Dils Rowlands, who got caught in the bad weather which came in after two hours. He reached the last checkpoint suffering from hyperthermia and had to be led to safety by the Mourne Mountain rescue team, reaching the finish after being out for six hours.
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