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Border League Prestatyn 2007 Race 1 - Prestatyn 14/10/07 5.1M (approx.) The 1st Border League at Prestatyn went off without a hitch,with the weather holding to give the runners a good chance on the out and back course in Prestatyn.Ahead by what seemed a huge margin was Eryri' s Gwyn Owen,who had opened up a huge gap by halfway.It was good to see old warriors Steve Crowe and Clive West battling it out in the top 5, with Crowe nudging ahead to take 4th place at the finish.Earlston of Abergele continues to stay at the top of the 45's.Remarkably it was in the higher age groups that some serious competition was emerging.Incredibly,Gareth Hughes,clocked what is for any competitor, a cracking time of 35.04.This is even more remarkable given his age group is now in the 60+.Unfortunately for Gareth however,there seems to be a wealth of talent in this age group now,most of whom seem to be living in and around North Wales.Gareth's time was only good enough to place him 8th on the day,with Emyr Davies taking 1st postion in the over 60s.FULL RESULTS |
Border League Prestatyn Report The promised storm did not materialize at Prestatyn thankfully for the 3rd Border League. It was a slow start with the runners reluctant to take the lead. Steve Crowe and Darren Blazier did a lot of the work early in the race before John Earlston of Abergele took the lead through the golf course and then right towards Rhyl on the main road.Crowe forced the pace on the main road with, Brendan Rothery, Ian Houston & Mark Hulmaston breaking away and picking up the pace towards Prestatyn.Hulmaston applied an injection of pace with 2 miles of running to go creating a gap. Crowe attempted to cover it and managed to pull away from Rothery. Unfortunately Steve Crowe was unable to close the gap on Hulmaston.Rothery pushed at the finish but was unable to catch Crowe. The final positions saw Hulmaston take first place, with the ever improving Crowe just 4 seconds behind, to take second place. |
Border League Caernarfon Report The appearance of one of North Wales top runners, Alun Vaughan, meant that some fine runners found themselves lower down the field at the finish.In fact it was another Eryrii runner, Gwyn Owen who managed to stay in front of Steve Crowe of Ellesmere Port, pushing the ever improving runner into third place.Abergele had a number of high placed finishers inlcluding Darren Blazier and Sean McCormack.It was quite remarkable that the young Steve McCormack was only seconds behind his much more experienced father. The young man produced the run of his life to clock 36.22 over the 10k course, and gave us an indication of his future potential in the sport. Frank Reilly, now in his 60s produced an incredible run for Prestatyn, and was their first finisher, clocking 37.44. |
Borders League 2006/07. Race 1 - Ellesmere Port 08/10/06 5.3M (approx.) The first Border League of the season was dominated the past season's top runners. Once again, Clive West of Buckley showed his domination by winning the event with the runner up almost half a minute behind. Steve Crowe of Ellesmere Port continues to improve and his 3rd placing on the day, only a minute behind West showed his pedigree.Houston and Rothery were not far behind in a hotly contested race. Results. |
Denbigh 10k 2006.. Have a look at some of the action from Denbigh Harrier's tough 10k race ... use the form to order photos |
The 2006 Rhyl 5k had a huge field. The conditions were excellent, a following wind gave the runners a good start.The battle for first place was between Buckley's Clive West and Wrexham's Ian Houston.On the seafront with barely 1000m to go it was difficult to pick a winner. Clive West hung on to the lead and showed his pedigree and discipline to push Wrexham's Ian Houston into 2nd place. West now dominates the rankings in North Wales At the finish it was West who took the championship title. Photographs for the race can be seen here. If you want prints use this FORM Sample Photos : RHYL 5k 2006. - note these are thumbnails, for choosing which photograph you want. The actual photos supplied are high quality. Order Photos Click here to see winner Clive West ..West now dominates the rankings in North Wales. |
The 2006 Eddie Faure Memorial Race or THE RIVERBANK RUN took place on the 18th June 2006. This is Prestatyn Running Club's main event of the year. Traffic free for most of the course, the race takes the competitors on a quiet route along the river nearby, and takes in the nearby Marine Lake.Year by year the race grows in popularity.Photos from Running In Focus are available HERE and your photographs of the event will be available online. Lead Runners |
Clive West and Steve Crowe are amongst the top finishers in the 2006. Chester Half Marathon .Clive the first N Wales runner home,continued his onslaught on the areas top runners with an impressive display of road running at Chester,clocking 1.12.59 to take 4th place.He was pursued by Steve Crowe, above,of Ellesmere Port who had one of his best races to date, clocking 1.13.22.Watch out for photos and further news... Click on the image ..RESULTS from Sportsoft Photos 1,2 ..more photos! |
Final Border League Clive West took the senior men's title in the final Border League Fixture.His consistent training and dedication paid off with a well-deserved victory to take the Border League crown.Brendan Rothery took 2nd place, but he was only just in front of the hugely improved Steve Crowe of Ellesmere Port who has come on in leaps and bounds to become a serious challenger to the top senior runners.Amongst the other high placings was Abegele's vastly improved Darren Blazier. Taking 5th place overall, Darren has made huge strides in the last two years, and has shown remarkable form throughout Results Page. 1, 2 |
Llandudno 10 Ray Plant of Stoke wins in 51.23 Results from SportsoftThe Llandudno 10 Road Race was run in perfect condtions.It was a clear win for Ray Plant who was a good margin ahead of Luke Northall of Tipton Harriers.The winning lady was Amanda Wright of Birchfield Harriers.There were a number of outstanding performances including... READ MORE .... See photos |