ANDI MAKES IT SIX WINS
Schoolteacher Andi Jones made it "six of the best" in winning the Ty'n Lon Volvo Snowdon race - and he did it in his usual front-running style.
The Stockport athlete was determined to get his revenge on Scotsman Murray Strain, who won the event last year, and he made his intentions clear from the start.
He reached the summit in first place and though Strain closed the gap, overtaking local favourite Alun Vaughan, who had been second on the climb, Jones moved further clear in the closing stages to record his sixth win. His time was 68.48.
Strain was second, and he was followed by three-times English champion Rob Hope third and Vaughan fourth.
Sarah Mulligan won the ladies' title in the same style as Jones, leading all the way to become the first Irish champion. Scotland's Jill Mykura was second and Jackie Lee (Wales) an excellent third.
The inaugural Super Cup - uphill to the summit only with no descent - was won by Ethiopian-born Wagene Tafese (Scotland), who pulled away from England's Steve Vernon on the final climb. The 21-year-old won the inter-counties' mountain running championships in Settle Hills in May.
The Welsh runners grouped well just a little further back, with Andrew Davies (Mercia) fourth, Rob Samuel (Eryri) fifth and Nathan Jones (Eryri) ninth.
The first lady to the summit was England's Olivia Walwyn, with Wrexham's Gina Paletta second and the rapidly improving Siobhan Evans (Eryri) third,
RESULTS OF SUPER CUP
1 W Tabese (Ethiopia, Scotland) 40.53, 2 S Vernon (Eng) 41.09, 3 B McMahon (Ire) 42.28, 4 A Davies (Wales) 43.27, 5 R Samuel (Wales) 44.07, 9 N Jones (Wales) 46.31, 13 G Griffin (Wales) 50.10, 14 R Challinor (Wales) 50.13. Ladies: 1 O Walwyn (Eng) 50.45, 2 G Paletta (Wales) 52.15, 3 S Evans (Wales) 55.04, 4 A Bartlett (Wales) 55.51, 9 T Lewis-Jones (Wales) 61.27.
SNOWDON INTERNATIONAL RACE
1 A Jones (Stockport) 68.50, 2 M Strain (Scot) 70.14, 3 R Hope (Eng) 70.54, 4 A Vaughan (Wales) 71.25, 5 L Taggart (Isle of Man) 71.37, 6 P Burney (Eng) 71.49. Others: 11 F Jones (Aberystwyth) 74.08, 12 M Roberts (Wales) 74.20, 14 P Ryder (Wales) 74.44, 19 R Roberts (Wales) 76.01.
M40: 1 P Jones (Mercia) 80.56, 2 G Heeney (ua) 81.21, 3 M Cliffe (Eryri) 82.26
M45: 1 J Moore (ua) 85.43, 2 N Craine (Eryri) 88.49, 3 I Rowlands (Cybi) 90.20
M50: 1 A Smith (Deeside) 83.41, 2 A Lewis (Eryri) 88.53, 3 C Dixon (Cambridge) 93.27
M55: 1 C Davies (Saddleworth) 90.12, 2 I Edgar (Eryri) 91.40, 3 G Earlam (Ell Port) 96.07
M60: 1 G Owen (ua) 94.23, 2 A French (Wrexham) 1-40.43, 3 N Owen (Prestatyn) 1-46.12
M65: 1 B Robbins (Eryri) 1-55.06, 2 J Morris (Buckley) 1-56.24, 3 P Walsh (Bowland) 2-01.36
M70: 1 MH Edwards (Wrex) 2-26.16, 2 M Briggs (ua) 2-53.26
Ladies
1 S Mulligan (Ire) 86.25, 2 J Mykura (Scot) 87.14, 3 J Lee (Wales) 87.51, 4 S Adkin (Scot) 88.34, 5 P Maddams (Eng) 90.10, 6 C Morgan (Scot) 90.47
L40: 1 J Holmes-Thomson (ua) 99.36, 2 J Moore (Eryri) 1-48.48, 3 R Probert (ua) 1-49.20
L45: 1 L Mardall (Deeside) 1-45.25, 2 L Summers (Chepstow) 1-46.12, 3 A Hunter (Dunshaughton) 1-51.15
L50: 1 J Edwards (Meirionnydd) 1-52.03, 2 T Scotland (Eryri) 2-08.09, 3 N Horsfield (Clayton le Moors) 2-08.40
Schoolteacher Andi Jones made it "six of the best" in winning the Ty'n Lon Volvo Snowdon race - and he did it in his usual front-running style.
The Stockport athlete was determined to get his revenge on Scotsman Murray Strain, who won the event last year, and he made his intentions clear from the start.
He reached the summit in first place and though Strain closed the gap, overtaking local favourite Alun Vaughan, who had been second on the climb, Jones moved further clear in the closing stages to record his sixth win. His time was 68.48.
Strain was second, and he was followed by three-times English champion Rob Hope third and Vaughan fourth.
Sarah Mulligan won the ladies' title in the same style as Jones, leading all the way to become the first Irish champion. Scotland's Jill Mykura was second and Jackie Lee (Wales) an excellent third.
The inaugural Super Cup - uphill to the summit only with no descent - was won by Ethiopian-born Wagene Tafese (Scotland), who pulled away from England's Steve Vernon on the final climb. The 21-year-old won the inter-counties' mountain running championships in Settle Hills in May.
The Welsh runners grouped well just a little further back, with Andrew Davies (Mercia) fourth, Rob Samuel (Eryri) fifth and Nathan Jones (Eryri) ninth.
The first lady to the summit was England's Olivia Walwyn, with Wrexham's Gina Paletta second and the rapidly improving Siobhan Evans (Eryri) third,
RESULTS OF SUPER CUP
1 W Tabese (Ethiopia, Scotland) 40.53, 2 S Vernon (Eng) 41.09, 3 B McMahon (Ire) 42.28, 4 A Davies (Wales) 43.27, 5 R Samuel (Wales) 44.07, 9 N Jones (Wales) 46.31, 13 G Griffin (Wales) 50.10, 14 R Challinor (Wales) 50.13. Ladies: 1 O Walwyn (Eng) 50.45, 2 G Paletta (Wales) 52.15, 3 S Evans (Wales) 55.04, 4 A Bartlett (Wales) 55.51, 9 T Lewis-Jones (Wales) 61.27.
SNOWDON INTERNATIONAL RACE
1 A Jones (Stockport) 68.50, 2 M Strain (Scot) 70.14, 3 R Hope (Eng) 70.54, 4 A Vaughan (Wales) 71.25, 5 L Taggart (Isle of Man) 71.37, 6 P Burney (Eng) 71.49. Others: 11 F Jones (Aberystwyth) 74.08, 12 M Roberts (Wales) 74.20, 14 P Ryder (Wales) 74.44, 19 R Roberts (Wales) 76.01.
M40: 1 P Jones (Mercia) 80.56, 2 G Heeney (ua) 81.21, 3 M Cliffe (Eryri) 82.26
M45: 1 J Moore (ua) 85.43, 2 N Craine (Eryri) 88.49, 3 I Rowlands (Cybi) 90.20
M50: 1 A Smith (Deeside) 83.41, 2 A Lewis (Eryri) 88.53, 3 C Dixon (Cambridge) 93.27
M55: 1 C Davies (Saddleworth) 90.12, 2 I Edgar (Eryri) 91.40, 3 G Earlam (Ell Port) 96.07
M60: 1 G Owen (ua) 94.23, 2 A French (Wrexham) 1-40.43, 3 N Owen (Prestatyn) 1-46.12
M65: 1 B Robbins (Eryri) 1-55.06, 2 J Morris (Buckley) 1-56.24, 3 P Walsh (Bowland) 2-01.36
M70: 1 MH Edwards (Wrex) 2-26.16, 2 M Briggs (ua) 2-53.26
Ladies
1 S Mulligan (Ire) 86.25, 2 J Mykura (Scot) 87.14, 3 J Lee (Wales) 87.51, 4 S Adkin (Scot) 88.34, 5 P Maddams (Eng) 90.10, 6 C Morgan (Scot) 90.47
L40: 1 J Holmes-Thomson (ua) 99.36, 2 J Moore (Eryri) 1-48.48, 3 R Probert (ua) 1-49.20
L45: 1 L Mardall (Deeside) 1-45.25, 2 L Summers (Chepstow) 1-46.12, 3 A Hunter (Dunshaughton) 1-51.15
L50: 1 J Edwards (Meirionnydd) 1-52.03, 2 T Scotland (Eryri) 2-08.09, 3 N Horsfield (Clayton le Moors) 2-08.40
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