Cardiff 10k

PB FOR DAVIES IN CARDIFF

Stockport's Andrew Davies finished fourth in a very competitive  field in the Cardiff 10k in a new pb of 29.51.

 The race was won by John Beattie (Newham and Essex Beagles) in 29.11, with Welsh cross-country champion Dewi Griffiths (Swansea) second six seconds behind.

 In 45th place overall and first M45 was Oswestry's Paul Jones, who also set a new pb of 32.39.

 North Wales qualifier Gary Wyn Davies (Aberystwyth) was 70th in 33.53, while the amazing super-vet Martin Rees (Les Croupiers) was first M60 in 33.20.

Caernarfon 10k

STRAIT AHEAD FOR MOUNTAIN MAN ROBERTS

Welsh international mountain runner Richard Roberts proved that he can still produce the goods on the flat when he won the Caernarfon 10k, clocking a season's best of 32.49.

 He finished well clear of Menai's Steffan Sayer, who was one of numerous competitors to record a pb, the result of the race being blessed by perfect conditions.

 Roberts also took the North Wales championship, with Wirral veteran Sarah Kearney, originally from Hawarden, taking the ladies' title.

 Results: 1 R Roberts (Eryri, M35) 32.49, 2 S Sayer (Menai) 33.24, 3 A Ll Williams (ua, New Zealand) 33.53, 4 O Roberts (Eryri, U20) 34.12, 5 B Rothery (Eryri, M35) 34.19, 6 R Roberts (Cybi) 34.23. U17: R Cain (Menai) 35.58. U20: 2 A Ryder (Prestatyn) 39.51. M35: 3 D Owen (Eryri) 35.44. M40: 1 E Owen (Eryri) 38.36, 2 J Thomas (Cybi) 38.41, 3 J Hooton (Cybi) 41.03. M45: 1 I Rowlands (Cybi) 37.39, 2 M Mayers (Abergele) 41.47, 3 D Battersby (Abergele) 44.48. M50: 1 N Craine (Eryri) 38.52, 2 J Randell (Meir) 38.59, 3 H Roberts (Eryri) 45.57. M55: 1 G Jones (Prestatyn) 37.25, 2 E Jones (Cybi) 42.59, 3 D Jones (Denbigh) 43.35. M60: 1 SP Jones (Eryri) 39.35, 2 G Nixon (Prestat yn) 42.08. M65: 1 G Shone (Abergele) 46.00, 2 JG Evans (Aberystwyth) 49.58, 3 S Hatfield (Prestatyn) 50.12. M70: 1 D Williams (Eryri) 52.02. M75: 1 D Gardner (NWRR) 47.33, 2 D Hughes (Prestatyn) 56.09, 3 Roger Harrison-Jones 58.59.

 Ladies: 1 S Kearney (Wirral, L40) 38.27, 2 A Muller (West Chesh) 42.50, 3 E Collins (Denbigh, L50) 43.10, 4 L Grantham (Pensby, L40) 43.35, 5 M Hughes (Eryri, L35) 43.49, 6 H Blair (Eryri, L45) 44.21. U20: A Cheetham (Prestatyn) 49.05. L70: B Jones (Bro Dysynni) 54.57.

 NW Championship:- U17: 1 Cain, 2 B Williams (Eryri) 38.17. U20: 1 Roberts, 2 Ryder. SM: 1 R Roberts, 2 Sayer, 3 O Roberts. M35: 1 R Roberts, 2 Rothery, 3 D Owen. M40: 1 Thomas, 2 M Barnaby (Abergele) 47.44, 3 M Jones (Denbigh) 5 2.13. M45: 1 Rowlands, 2 Mayers, 3 I Taylor (CB) 43.07. M50: 1 Craine, 2 J Randell. M55: 1 G Jones, 2 E Jones , 3 D Jones. M60: 1 SP Jones, 2 Nixon. M65: 1 Shone, 2 Hatfield, 3 M Hayton (NWRR) 51.23. M70: Williams. M75: 1 Gardner, 2 Hughes, 3 Harrison-Jones.
 Ladies:- U20: Cheetham. U23: A Bagnall (Salford) 45.32. SL: 1 Kearney, 2 Muller, 3 Collins. L35: 1 K Dawson (Prestatyn) 53.53, 2 M Owen (NWRR) 54.02, 3 SM Jones (Meir) 55.58. L40: 1 Kearney, 2 K Evans (Denbigh) 50.09, 3 J Edwards (Prestatyn) 52.34. L45: 1 Blair, 2 A Thomas (Eryri) 48.51, 3 E Wood (Eryri) 51.08. L50: 1 Collins, 2 K Hatton (NWRR) 47.56, 3 J Davies (NWRR) 54.37. L70: Jones.

Awyr Las 5k

CAIN AND ABLE

Teenager Ryan Cain (Menai), who has won several of the Penrhyn Castle Parkruns, had the same success after crossing the Menai when he won the Awyr Las 5k in the grounds of Plas Newydd.

 He finished in 16.46 to receive the £500 which will be given to the Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board charity of his choice.

 First lady home, in 20.34, was Leah Hughes of Prestatyn, who is to donate her £500 to the physiotherapy department where she works.

Transplant Games

DUNN AND DUSTED!

Deestriders' coach Neil Dunn, 64, showed his athletes how they should perform by winning four medals at the World Transplant Games in Argentina.

 Two years ago in South Africa he won the 1,500 metres but this time had to settle for third in 6-40.81, on a day when had a stomach upset and there was a strong wind.

 He more than made up for that by winning the 5k in 23.37 and taking silver in the both the 400m and 800 in 85.53 and 3-25.96 respectively.

Off-Road Grand Prix (4)

LONGLEY RETURNS TO FORM TO TAKE TITLE

Prestatyn's Dean Longley, who finished sixth in the previous race in Deestriders' Off-Road Grand Prix Series after being injured, returned to form to win the final race and therefore take the senior men's title.

 Results of final race: 1 D Longley (Prestatyn) 27.15, 2 M Davies (West Chesh, M35) 27.53, 3 P Stinton (Buckley, M40) 28.12, 4 T Roberts (Wirral) 28.39, 5 A Clague (West Chesh, M45) 28.56, 6 S Roberts (Pensby, SL) 29.00. JM: 1 A Ryder (Prestatyn) 29.54, 2 B Harrison (Prestatyn) 34.53. M40: 2 C Prandle (Wrex) 30.10, 3 N Wilson (Wirral) 30.26. M45: 2 D Millington (Wrex) 30.08, 3 G Roberts (Wrex) 32.27. M50: 1 T Benton (Denbigh) 32.48, 2 K Challinor (Deeside) 33.17, 3 P Smith (West Chesh) 38.00. M55: 1 D Baugh (Denbigh) 30.11, 2 T Devoy (Wirral) 31.00, 3 D Jones (Denbigh) 31.29. M60: 1 D Roderick (Dee) 36.12, 2 C Hunt (Wrecsam Tri) 37.48. M65: 1 S Hatfield (Prestatyn) 37.49, 2 R Mackey (Buckley) 44.22.
 Ladies: 1 Roberts, 2 H Davies (Wrecsam Tri, L45) 30.30, 3 S Foure (Chester Tri, L40) 31.14, 4 E Collins (Denbigh, L50) 31.36, 5 E Baker (Ell Port) 31.41, 6 B Sutcliffe (Chester Tri, L35) 32.07. L35: 2 L Partridge (Pensby) 33.39, 3 K Dawson (Prestatyn) 39.40. L40: 2 L Grantham (Pensby) 33.02, 3 E Robinson (West Chesh) 34.39. L45: 2 J McHugh (Chester Tri) 32.44, 3 M Peffers (Dee) 34.04. L55: M Baugh (Denbigh) 42.52. L65: A Boycott (ua) 48.44.

Mont Blanc Trail

WATHAN'S HIGHS AND LOWS

Eryri's Paul Wathan went through the whole gamut of experiences on his first 100-mile race, the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc at Chamonix.

 The early stages of the race, which involves a total of 10,000 feet of ascent, went as planned but on the  first night he began to feel rough.

 He describes the second day as "brutal", with the temperature up to 35 degrees, and at the top of Grand Col Ferret was violently sick. The medics held him back for about 20 minutes, resulting in his slipping back about 300 places to 750th.

 When the sun went  down he felt like a different runner, gaining in strength and chasing  down the places he had lost. In the final 70k he virtually regained his early position as he passed 350 and finished 396th out of 2,600 starters, 900 of whom did not make it to the finish.

 "I finished strongly, with a sub-4 minute  final kilometre," he said.

 He was supported at various checkpoints by his partner Gemma Morgans and his father.

Inter-regional Champs

UNDER-17S THE PICK OF THE  BUNCH

North Wales finished second to West Wales at the Welsh inter-regional track and field championships at Colwyn Bay after a solid all-round performance.

 It was the under-17 men who were the top performers. winning their age-group thanks largely to good results in the middle distance events.

 Two of the day's championships were set by local hammer-throwers - Osian Jones in the senior men and Amber Simpson in the U17 women's class. Simpson, in fact, claimed a hat-trick of victories in the hammer, discus and shot.

 One of the busiest athletes was Deeside's Georgia Bates, who won the senior women's 100m hurdles, high jump and long jump, and cam e second in the javelin.

 The full results can be found on the Welsh Athletics website.

North Wales winners were:-
Boys under 15:- HJ Sam Earl Jones 1.70.
 Men under 17:- 400m James Norbury 52.14;  800m Iolo James 2-12.96; 1,500m Oliver Barbaresi 4-28.62; 3,000m Joseph Crutchley 9-24.40; 1,500m SCH Thomas Evans 4-59.58; 4 x 100 relay 47.34;  TJ Gethin Hughes 12.34; SP Nicholas Young 13.56; DT Young 38.82.
Senior men/U20:- 800m Matthew Harding 2-00.67; 3,000m Ryan Roberts 9-52.36; 4 x 400 relay 3-37.63; LJ Thomas Walley 6.14; TJ Walley 13.28; SP Nathan Thomason (U20) 13.86; DT Thomason 43.91; HT Osian Jones 65.02.

Girls under 15:- 800m Holly Roberts 2-25.50; PV Elin Hawke 2.40.
Ladies under 17:-100m Chloe Hughes 12.66; 200m Alice Odunaiya 26.66; 800m Gwenno Morris  2-29.54;  1,500m Martha Owen 5-01.95; LJ Sarah Atkinson 5.14; SP Amber Simpson 10.13; DT Simpson 32.00; HT Simpson 51.96; JT Tia Williams 32.00.
 Senior women/ U20:- 800m Abi Backshall 2-26.08; 100mH Georgia Bates 17.70; 4 x 100 relay 52.91; 4 x 400 relay 3-37.63; HJ Bates 1.50; LJ Bates 5.07; TJ Sian Swanson 11.15; SP Katy Whitley 9.81.