PRC Weekly News 07-02-2016
Published In PRC News
It was another busy weekend for members of Prestatyn Running Club and although there was an unfortunate clash of fixtures there were some excellent results.
The most satisfying achievement was that of the club’s ladies who, after turning out in the final fixture of the Grand Prix Express North Wales Cross-Country League at Oswestry, clinched promotion to Division 1.
It was a well-earned reward after an excellent all-round effort by new and experienced members. The men’s hopes of emulating the achievement fell away over the last two fixtures but there was good reason to look forward with optimism to the 2016-17 season.
There were individual end-of-season awards for Coral McShane (1st U20), Gabby Waring (2nd L55), George Nixon (3rd M60), Roger Harrison-Jones (1st M75) and Dave Hughes (2nd M65).
Results from Oswestry:- Senior men:
- 80 George Nixon 49.06
- 91 Benjamin Harrison 50.39
- 107 Nick Wood 53.39
- 114 Mike Davis 56.04
M70:
- 2 John Hickman 31.38
M75:
- 1 Roger Harrison-Jones 30.44
- 2 Dave Hughes 32.17
Ladies:
- 24 Coral McShane 26.30
- 29 Helen Ashworth 27.08
- 48 Jo Lewis 30.43
- 51 Sonia Penlington 31.00
Eighteen members took part in Sunday’s Nick Beer 10k in Llandudno, where the wind around the Great Orme added to the challenge. Steve Skates finished 9th overall, with Alex Ryder winning the junior men’s class and Sian Beck 2nd L35.
The placings were (chip times):
- 9 Steve Skates 37.25
- 31 Alex Ryder 40.24
- 132 Sian Beck 45.35
- 140 Benjamin Harrison 46.00
- 182 Helen Ashworth 48.09
- 243 Gareth Roberts 50.11
- 290 Andrew Scott 52.20
- 343 Katie Dawson 54.09
- 360 Jo Edwards 54.40
- 361 Anne-Marie Roberts 54.30
- 371 Hadyn Johnson 55.04
- 396 Dafydd Owen 56.00
- 402 Liz Martin 56.07
- 468 Julie Logan 59.23
- 551 Karl Martin 66.47
- 592 Linda Knight 70.57
- 593 Karen Bancroft 70.57
- 598 Helen Baxendall 71.55.
The same day Amie Bagnall and Matty Smith joined the usual quality field for the Alsager 5, Amie clocking an excellent 32.03 with Matty 27 seconds behind.
Five members of the club have been named in the North Wales squad for the UK inter-counties’ cross-country championship in Birmingham on March 12, which is one of the main events in the calendar and features most of the country’s top cross-country athletes.
Dean Longley, who admits that he prefers the roads to the country, has done enough in his few appearances to earn selection in the senior men’s team, while Steve Skates, whose training has been interrupted by injury, is a reserve.
Abbie Cheetham and the much improved Coral McShane are in the U20 ladies’ team and second-claimer Amie Bagnall, who was third senior lady in last week’s North Wales championships, is also included.
Benjamin Harrison was originally named in the U20 squad before it was found that he was slightly over the age-limit.