08Jun

Keswick Festival

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Big thanks to the Eryri runners who ran at Keswick over the weekend of 21/22nd May as part of our Eryri team. We are still endeavouring to find out how we did in the Team event so for now I’ll simply summarise the individual performances which were excellent.
First up were Emlyn Roberts & myself in the 25K setting off in pouring rain, thankfully conditions soon improved but we still had a rather deep & tricky river crossing to contend with. Emlyn came home strongly in 33rd place out of 417 in 2 Hours 30 Minutes with me chasing his tail some 4 minutes behind in 47th place. To cap Emlyn’s performance he won his O. 50’s category after a bit of a ding dong battle with his nearest rival which was only settled in the closing mile.
Next came Judy Jones who had stepped into the breach late in the day to provide our only 5K entrant, despite her normal preference for much longer distances where her stamina can come more to the fore. Judy placed 107th out of approx. 250, very respectable indeed.
Sunday dawned more or less at the same time as Llion Iwan set off on a very demanding 50K at 6:00 am! The route took him firstly around the East & South of Borrowdale before heading further afield to Buttermere & beyond. He returned some 6 Hours & 2 minutes later placing a very good 25th out of 180 looking like there was plenty of running left in him but having given plenty to the cause.
Finally it was time for Steve Jones to step up for the 10K race which included the like of Ricky Lightfoot. Ricky won by a clear margin but arguably Steve, who was carrying a knee injury into the race, arguably upstaged him finishing a remarkable 16th place out of a field of over 600, not bad for a 61 year old but there again what else would you expect from Steve.
As we exchanged experiences post races I think I can speak for us all, the Keswick Mountain Festival was a great event, it also includes Cycling, Swimming & Triathlon competitions as well as a variety of excellent speakers, concert performers, stalls & of course pubs! We all enthusiastically agreed, lets come back next year with a bigger & stronger team.
Paul Hodges
07Jun

Isle of Jura Fell Race

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Two Eryri runners completed the gruelling Isle of Jura Race on the 29th of May in a very competitive field and a counter in the Scottish champs. Chris Near finished in 43rd place at 4:11:20 followed by Adrian Williams in 48th place at 4:15:01. Well done to both of them!

23May

Ras y Gader

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Results

Eleven club members raced at the weekend’s Cader Idris Race.  Heavy rain the day before and on the morning of the race left a very wet course, with rivers flowing on some of the paths it was slippy conditions all round.

At the summit Richard Roberts was leading for the club in third position, with 11 seconds between him and the second placed runner, but he managed to catch him and claim second overall by half a minute, an excellent result.

In the ladies a strong climb by Miranda Grant and a steady descent held onto her second place all the way to claim the same position.
Owen Roberts was 1st under 23 and an amazing 5th overall, surely one to be top three in the future.

Martin Cliffe took the first v40 slot.

Despite all 300 places being sold out in advance only 233 finished on the day.  The full list of Eryri members are below.

 

Richard Roberts Eryri Harriers 2 01:28:18
Owen Roberts Eryri Harriers 5 01:32:03
Martin Cliffe Eryri Harriers 8 01:36:14
Adrian Williams Eryri Harriers 20 01:40:21
Miranda Grant Eryri Harriers 26 01:42:19
Craig Jones Eryri Harriers 28 01:45:06
Michael Belshaw Eryri Harriers 46 01:51:18
Megan Hughes Eryri Harriers 89 02:01:33
Steffan Evans Eryri Harriers 90 02:01:42
Nic Brook Eryri Harriers 99 02:04:14
Steve Jones Eryri Harriers 203 02:31:23
22May

Joe Brown Mid Week Series, Aber

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ROUND 7 MID-WEEK SERIES, ABER. Where are all these runners coming from ?, 111, I’m going to run out of numbers ! Well, the rain and the midges held off and saw Russ Bentley holding off past winners Math and Vaughany while in the ladies Hebogs Sian Lloyd Williams in 20th O/A held off Elliw Hafand Gemma Brown. Other podium places went to,U 14 Tomos Land, U16 St Davids Max Dunford, U18 St Davids Sam Mace, J P M40, Vic Belshaw M50, Dereck Weaver M60 and Don M70. In the Ladies, U16 Catrin D, U18 Rhiannon Kamink, F40 Belinda Buckingham (sorry I missed you out), F50 Emma Collins and F60 Maggie. C’FON TYRES JNR’S, U8 with 6 wins Merin Land cannot be beaten and another win for Olwen Baines, U10, Jake Roberts and Aimie Vaughan, U12, with 6 wins Georgia Parkie cannot be beaten while Guy notched up his 2nd win and U14 Callum O’D and Samia also continue their unbeaten runs. Thanks to you all for mucking in, just finished collating, its 01.45 and Im off to the shower, next week the Orme from the Ski Centre, entrance by the pier, share cars, if you arrive after 7pm you will be walking up the hill to register !!! Mike

 

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18May

Pedol Cwm Pennant 2016

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‘Pedol Cwm Pennant 2016.

Hello all, I have two friendly requests for help please:

1. As per usual helpers and volunteers have come to the fore and the situation looks good but I could still do with another few to man a few gates and some other small bits. Please get in touch if you think you can help. Cheers.

2. Cakes are required if you fancy making some. All proceeds will be going to the Uganda goat fund appeal. If you fancy making some can you please contact Head of Cakes, Lorraine Roberts on 01286 831145 or floraruth@gmail.com to confirm what cakes you can make.

All appreciated and cheers!’

16May

Joe Brown Mid Week Series, Moel y Gest

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“Moel Y Gest, mid-week series.3 records,3 million midges and all around me.A record turnout here of 80 runners saw A great battle at the front tween Owen and Russ the latter winning by 18 seconds with St David’s secret weapon Callum Nelson holding off JP (1st 40) for 3rd. 1st record went to Ryan Cain, 8th overall, new U 18 record by 3 minutes and now holds both the U16 and U18 records. In the ladies Miranda Grant absolutely flying this year took another win 10th O/A new rec by 3.26, Sian Hebog in 2nd also inside the old rec while Sarah B took another of Ellie’s F50 rec’s by nearly 2 min. Other cat winners were, 1st U16 Max D, St Davids, 1st 50 Emlyn twin, 1st 60 Nick B, 1st 70 Don, and 1st F40 Hebogs Ceri Lane, sorry I missed you Ceri, you didnt look 40!.Thanks to Dei and his team for the groundwork and Ellie, Cheryl and Tina, a donation was made tp the local pre-school. C’FON TYRES JNRS, U8 victories to Merin and Ella. U10 Dylan P and Kyla, U12s Jack and Georgia and U14s Samia and Callum. Mike”

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11May

Joe Brown Midweek Series, Rnd 5

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Results from Pen Dinas (Tuesday 3rd May) and the other 4 races in the series so far. Mike’s report (from Facebook):
JOE BROWN MID-WEEK SERIES,RND 5 .Where have all the young men gone ? only 3 sen men in the top 11 ! Wins for Owen Roberts and Hebogs Sian Willams, 11th overall, John P 1st 40 in 2nd O/A while SPJ took 3 min off the V60 rec in 5th !!!! 1st U16 was Menai’s Gethin Davies, 15th O/A, Pete Close took the O50, 34th while Don took the M70 in 38th. Back to the ladies 5 seconds spanned Lou B, Beckie L and Sarah B the latter taking 2 min off the F50 rec while Annabelle McQueen set a new U16 rec by nearly 2 min in 27th and Lisa G taking the F40 in 35th. C’FON TYRES JNR CHAMPS. Victory in the U8s went to Merin Land and Emma Grantham, Jake Roberts and Amy Vaughan U10s, Georgia P and Guy Soley the U12s with Samia and Guto W-T the U14s. Thanks again to the helpers, could not cope without you all, thanks to the Vaynol Arms again and a donation was made to the local worthy cause. Next race Moel Y Gest, turn right by Woolworths in the centre of Porthmadog and follow the arrows, rough and tumble,if you don’t come back with blood on you you have not been trying, you have been warned, Mike.