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Weekend Round-Up (19-21 April 2024)
22/04/2024 00:00, In Blog /
EUROPEAN OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIAL – CUMBRIA, APRIL 19 AND 21
Kris Jones (Swansea Harriers/Dark Peak/Dundee Hawkhill), who has represented Wales and Great Britain across a number of disciplines, won the up and downhill race at the European Off Road Championships trials at the weekend.
Jones also finished third in the uphill only race at the trials for the championships which will be held in Annecy, France, from May 31 to June 2, 2004. Katrina Entwistle (Bristol and West) was 12th in the up and down race.
There were other notable Welsh performances in the under-20 races where Iwan Thomas (Carmarthen Harriers) finished seventh in the up and down. Tom Wood (Eryri) was 10th in the uphill only and 11th in the up and down race.
Beth Rawlinson (Wolverhampton and Bilston) was sixth in the female up and down race and, a performance she matched in the uphill only event.
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KIP KEINO CLASSIC – NAIROBI, KENYA, APRIL 20
A following wind of 2.2m/s – a breath over the legal limit – denied Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff Athletics) a new 100m personal best and Welsh record on Saturday night.
Azu clocked 10.00 in pouring rain at the Nyayo National Stadium as he finished third behind America’s Olympic 200m silver medallist Kenny Bednarek (9.91) and Liberia’s Emmanuel Matadi (9.99).
The Marco Airale-coached athlete’s current Welsh record stands at 10.04, while he has a wind-assisted best of 9.90.
Azu’s performance in the rain at the Continental Tour Gold event bodes well for the rest of the season with the UKA Olympic standard for the 100m at the Paris games set at 10.00.
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LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI GOLD – BATON ROUGE, APRIL 20
Sarah Omorgegie (Cardiff Athletics/Vanderbilt University) produced a big new personal best of 17.79m to win the shot put competition at the LSU Alumni Gold Meeting in Baton Rouge.
The John Newell-coached athlete added 12cms to her previous best performance. Omoregie stands second in the all-time Welsh rankings behind the great Venissa Head. Her latest performance puts her second in the UK so far this season behind Amelia Campbell.
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LOUGHBOROUGH OUTDOOR OPEN INC. BUCS 10,000M - APRIL 20
Dafydd Jones (Swansea Harriers) headed to Loughborough this weekend to compete in the BUCS 10,000m Championships.
His stand-out performance secured him second place overall and a new personal best in a time of 30:05.
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TCS LONDON MINI MARATHON – APRIL 20
Young Welsh athletes produced some outstanding performances at the TCS London Mini Marathon on Saturday.
The streets of London were indeed paved with gold for Imogen Ashwell-Rice (Newport Harriers) and Fletcher Roberts (Brighton Phoenix).
The Welsh youngsters won their respective races as 13,000 youngsters competed for titles at the event which also incorporated the British Athletics Road Championships.
Ashwell-Rice won the Under-14 girls T33-34 wheelchair race breaking the tape in 14:46.
Meanwhile, Roberts was triumphant in the under-14 boys ambulant race in a time of 14:50.
In the boys’ under-17 T53/54 wheelchair race, Owain Terrell (Newport Harriers) finished third in a time of 9:20.
The leading Welsh athlete to finish in the under-13 girls race was Martha Bown (Menai Track and Field) who finished a highly creditable 6th in 9:05. Lucas Howard Machado (Cardiff Archers) was 11th in the under-13 boys race in 8:42.
In the under-15 girls race, Libby Hale (Swansea Harriers) was the first Welsh athlete home finishing an excellent eighth in 8:53. Tom Garrod (Newport Harriers) was 42nd in the under-15 boys, clocking 8:16.
Millie Gold (Swansea Harriers) claimed a fine top 10 placing in the under-17 women’s race as she crossed the line in 9th place in 8:42. Matthew Benson (Maldwyn Harriers) was 52nd in the under-17 boys race in 8:09.
The team challenge standings saw the Welsh under-13 boys team finish third, while the girls under-15 team also finished third.
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TCS LONDON MARATHON – APRIL 21
Hundreds of Welsh athletes of all abilities were amongst the tens of thousands of runners who took to the streets of London on Sunday morning. The race also hosted the Welsh Marathon Championships for the Senior age groups.
Among the stand-out performances, Daniel Hamilton (Pontypridd Roadents) produced a new personal best of 2:17.35 to finish 17th in the Elite men’s race – shaving 24 seconds off his previous best achieved at last year’s Amsterdam Marathon. This fantastic result also claimed him the Welsh Marathon title.
The silver medalist in the Welsh Championships was Christopher Thomas (Thames Valley) who finished with a time of 2:19:24 on his debut at the distance.
Adam Bowden (Bridgend Athletics) clocked 2:19.34 to finish 21st in the Elite men’s race and took third place in the Welsh Marathon Championships.
In the women's race, Emily Marchant (Swansea Harriers) claimed the Welsh Marathon title and came seventh woman to finish overall in the mass race.
Marchant clocked a big new personal best of 2:41.07 – knocking more than six minutes off her previous best time, which was clocked in London last year.
Louise Flynn (Les Croupiers) had a brilliant race and finished 14th overall in the women's mass start race with a time of 2:43:52, a 6-minute PB, also taking second place in the Welsh Marathon Championships.
Swansea Harrier Sioned Howells was the 23rd woman home in the mass race, also completing the course in a new personal best of 2:46.27 and taking home third place in the Welsh Marathon Championships.
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WREXHAM 10K – APRIL 21
There was a sold out entry for this year’s Wrexham 10K, with almost 900 runners taking part in the event which was started by Wales football legend Mickey Thomas.
The men’s race was won by Michael Young, who crossed the line in 32:54 ahead of Connor Rogers in 33:14. Josh Makin was third in 33:50.
In the women’s race, Carla Davies (Preston Harriers) took the honours in 36:17, ahead of Olivia Ashton (Deeside AC) in 40:05 and Hannah Thomas (Maldwyn Harriers) in 40:59.
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HOSPICE OF THE VALLEYS SIX MILE RACE 2024 – TREDEGAR, APRIL 21
The Hospice of the Valleys Six Mile Race is set in the scenic grounds of Parc Bryn Bach on a closed tarmac course.
The men’s race was won by Jon Like (Parc Bryn Bach Running Club) in 33:05, ahead of Oliver Price (Cardiff Athletics) in 34:58 and Ricci Watts (Pont-y-Pwl and District Runners) in 35:39.
The first female runner home was Tammy Preece (Parc Bryn Bach Running Club), who stopped the clock in 41:02. Second was Nikki Morgan (Chepstow Harriers) in 41:48, with Susannah Bulpin (San Domenico) third in 42:34.
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