Sunday 7 July 2013

World Trail Champs

RIDGWAY POWERS TO BRONZE

On a day which was great for spectators but gruelling for competitors Llanrwst hosted a brilliant  World Trail Championships in which Welsh and GB athletes took a lot of the glory.

 From a regional point of view the outstanding performance was that of former Eryri Harrier Iain Ridgway, making his GB debut in the 77-kilometre race.

 The five-lap course within Gwydr Forest provided a real test for the runners from around the world but the winner was clear from the start. England's Ricky Lightfoot led all the way and finished in an amazing 5-36.03, 12 minutes clear of runner-up Florian Neuschwander (German).

 Ridgway, from Nant Peris, worked his way steadily through the field and on the final lap moved ahead of France's Thierry Brevil into the bronze medal place, eventually finishing five minutes in front.

 There was even more Welsh success in the open 10k trail race, which incorporated the Welsh championship and an international competition.  Wales took 1-2-3- in the men's event, with Andrew Davies (Mercia) beating Rob Samuel (Eryri) by just three seconds, and Alun Vaughan (Eryri) third in his first trail race.

 With Richard Roberts 10th Eryri thus took the men's team prize in the open competition.

 Results of open race: 1 A Davies (Mercia) 33.50, 2 R Samuel (Eryri) 33.53, 3 A Vaughan (Eryri) 34.59, 4 B Hulkins (Ron Hill Cambuslang) 35.10, 5 T Adams (Ilkley) 35.16, 6 D Mitchinson (Newham and Essex Beagles) 35.27.
 M40: 1 P Jones (Mercia) 38.33, 2 N Griffiths (Amman Valley) 45.37, 3 P Massey (ua) 45.37.
 M45: 1 T Watson (Eryri) 45.15, 2 P Jenkinson (Eryri) 47.43, 3 A Gannon (Menai) 50.13
 M50: 1 J Dannahay (Stoke) 41.33, 2 A Woods (Mynydd Du) 43.32, 3 I Batty (Newquay) 48.09
 M55: 1 G Rogers (ua) 53.55, 2 E Villa (ua) 56.05, 3 S Bailey (Deestriders) 67.59
 M60: 1 D Evans (Doncaster) 55.36, 2 H Archer (ua) 60.58, 3 I Roberts (Eryri) 68.09.
 M65: 1 D Evans (Cardiff) 49.47, 2 G Hughes (Prestatyn) 56.09, 3 R Nosworthy (ua) 62.31
 M70: P Jones (Prestatyn) 60.16
M75: R Harrison-Jones (Prestatyn) 61.22

LADIES
K Walshaw (Holmfirth) 39.42, 2 J Maclean (Edinburgh, L35) 41.03, 3 K Roberts (Bridgend) 41.06, 4 D Dionne (Leigh) 42.27, 5 E Caillet (France) 43.39, 6 J Buckley (Bingley, L35) 43.47.
 L35: 3 D Martin-Cossani (Garsube) 51.28
 L40: 1 S Leech (Carmarthen) 45.33, 2 M Surridge (ua) 55.15, 3 T Fretwell (Eryri) 57.36
 L45: 1 L Wright (Clwydian) 46.44, 2 L Goodson (NWRR) 54.56, 3 J Pyres (ua) 59.23
 L50: 1 J Anglley (Cornwall) 50.52, 2 J Meyrick-Yale (ua) 54.48, 3 S Norris (ua) 59.15
 L55: 1 S Roberts (Prestatyn) 62.50, 2 C Gadd (ua) 73.16
 L60: 1 B Funnell (Mud Cow) 57.47, 2 P Bowman Edgar (ua) 93.16

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