SAMUEL SETS FOREST ON FIRE
Two members of Eryri Harriers have gained selection for the GB team for next month's World Mountain Running Championships in Poland.
At the trials in Whinlatter Forest, Cumbria, Rob Samuel turned in a scintillating performance to win the race and also secure the British Athletics Mountain Running Championship.
On the first lap of the 14.4k course England's Chris Smith pushed the pace with Snowdon race six-times winner Andi Jones close at hand, but on the second lap Smith faded. Rob moved into the lead and held onto it to win in 59.11, with Jones 27 seconds behind. In fifth place was former Bangor student and Rob's ex-training partner Nick Swinburn.
In the junior men's race (9.6k, 500m) Eryri's Nathan Jones renewed his battle with the Calder Valley pair of Bradley Travis and Max Wharton, whom he has beaten in the past. This time the two English lads got the better of him but Nathan did enough to gain selection in third place.
Another former Eryri athlete, Lydia Sharpe (now Gateshead) finished fourth in the junior women's race.
Two members of Eryri Harriers have gained selection for the GB team for next month's World Mountain Running Championships in Poland.
At the trials in Whinlatter Forest, Cumbria, Rob Samuel turned in a scintillating performance to win the race and also secure the British Athletics Mountain Running Championship.
On the first lap of the 14.4k course England's Chris Smith pushed the pace with Snowdon race six-times winner Andi Jones close at hand, but on the second lap Smith faded. Rob moved into the lead and held onto it to win in 59.11, with Jones 27 seconds behind. In fifth place was former Bangor student and Rob's ex-training partner Nick Swinburn.
In the junior men's race (9.6k, 500m) Eryri's Nathan Jones renewed his battle with the Calder Valley pair of Bradley Travis and Max Wharton, whom he has beaten in the past. This time the two English lads got the better of him but Nathan did enough to gain selection in third place.
Another former Eryri athlete, Lydia Sharpe (now Gateshead) finished fourth in the junior women's race.
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