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Hi all, link to the Breakwater results from today. They should also be on Run Britain and Power of 10 soon
Entry form available for the Holyhead Mountain Race 2019, June 29th start at 12:00
Wet and windy conditions greeted the 71 runners for the 2018 Holyhead Breakwater Race,
Ryan Davies led for the 1st mile but was passed by Ryan Roberts who hung on to win in 28:20. Hannah Jones of Betsi Runaways led the ladies from start to finish, coming 10th overall and claiming the ladies title in 33:13. The first Cybi was Andy Savage finishing 4th in 31:22, claiming 1st V40. Irfon Rowlands finished in 32:11 taking the MV50 and Nigel Holmes finished in 37:34 taking MV60
1st Cybi Lady in 37:10 was Rhi Willmot, taking second place in the Ladies Race. Rhian Harper Owen had an impressive run to claim FV40 in 42:50, with Ruth Harvey finishing in 46:04 and 1st FV50. Diane Holmes completed the impressive list of Cybi winners finishing in 44:10 and taking FV60.
Click on the results picture to see all the results
Big thank you to Magnox for the trophies and Thomas Hanson Flooring and Cameron Brookes for the goodie bags, and all the Marshals and helpers who ensured we had a great race.
see everyone in 2019
Winners
Final tables and Results for the 2017/18 Club Championship
Division 1 Winner Andy Savage
Division 2 Winner Kevin Clark
Division 3 Winner Dewi Williams
Division 4 No one completed 7 races
Run report February ’18 + bumper Anglesey Half Edition.
This month has brought some of the most brutal conditions of the winter season. Despite guest appearances from Storm Emma and The Beast from the East, the club powered through some chilly Monday night sessions and wet Wednesday runs, seeing many members rewarded with PBs over the course of the month. This report features the last XC of the year, three half marathons, two 10ks and a giant circley ultra-marathon! The club has also had some great success with the C25K course introducing over 60 newcomers to the world of running, and seen a number of members achieve new PBs at Penrhyn Parkrun.
Well done to everyone who has run, raced and supported – check out the details of these adventures below!
Cross Country Oswestry
The last event of the cross-country season, this race was not designed for those averse to mud! Featuring hills, streams and a few stiles chucked in for good measure, the Oswestry course delivers the true cross-country experience.
XC power couple Nigel and Di Holmes both took part, with Nigel placing 98th in a time of 50.13 over a 5 mile course in the men’s race, and Di taking 69th in a time of 33.47 over the ladies 3 miles. Kevin Clark and Rhi Willmot also ran, with times and positions of 47.42 & 85th, and 27.30 & 28th respectively. Ian Mulligan ran for Colwyn Bay, and despite changing his shoes half-way around the course still came in at 117th with a time of 53.00 minutes.
So, whilst it’s time to say good bye to cross-country for now, we are sure to see more good muddy fun next season!
Arc of Attrition
At the other end of the UK, a Cybi who is a well-known fan of the longer distance event decided to take on the Arc of Attrition. This race is hosted in Porthowan, Cornwall, and features 100 miles of stunning coastal trail. A self-navigation event designed for experienced ultrarunners, Ian Ferguson was undoubtedly in for a tough challenge! After running for a mind-boggling 32 hours, 1 minute and 38 seconds, Ian completed this epic challenge, and was somehow still able to smile at the end. Super running Ian!
Nick Beer
As if running up the Orme isn’t challenging enough, competitors in this race also faced strong winds and freezing temperatures! A solid representation from club Cybi, this event saw high placings for members across multiple categories, including Ryan Roberts who came 4th in the MSeniors and 12th overall in a time of 36:47, Peter Jones who took 10th in the M35s in a time of 41:22, Rhi Willmot who came 10th in the FSenior category (46:31), Nigel Holmes who came 9th in the M55 (46:31) and Sue Jones, Di Holmes and Michelle Hibbs who placed 7th, 8th and 9th in the F55 category (54:35, 55:33, 55:45) respectively.
Other runners were James Hooton, Kevin Clark, Sion Roberts, Sian Ellis, Ieuan Davies, AT Jones, Alun Rowlands and Darren and Sal Seeny. Fantastic job all!
Helsby Half
Intrepid Dave and Sian Ellis were greeted with sheets of rain on the morning of Helsby Half. After battling through the rain for just under two hours, Sian pipped Dave to the post, with a time of 1:48:32, with Dave hot on her heels in at 1:49:29!
Borders League Caernarfon
Race number 4 of the Borders League Inter-club competition was hosted in Caernarfon, and saw a solid Cybi turnout. First home and 5th M45 was Andy savage in a time of 37:36:00, shortly followed by Kevin Clark who set a brilliant new 10K PB at 40:31:00, and achieved 6th in the M50 category. Sian Ellis also put in a strong performance, returning home in 49:09:00 as 7th F35 and Sam Ferguson gave her borders league debut in a great time of 53:06:00, earning her 19th place in the Senior Female category.
Other runners were Peter Jones, Irfon Rowlands, Chris Thomas, James Hooton, Ian Mulligan, Sion Roberts, Paul Maitland, Dewi Williams and Jason Burke. Fantastic job all who ran!
Wrexham Village Bakery Half Marathon
As the old saying goes, “Never enter a race that delivers just a medal, when you can enter a race that delivers a medal AND a scone instead!”. With this in mind, two Cybis travelled to Wrexham to take part in the Village Bakery Half Marathon. Sian Ellis ran a cracking time and personal best of 1:44:30, and Irfon Rowlands also had a strong race finishing in 1:28:00 and 15th in the V50 category.
Anglesey Half Marathon
The beginning of March brought us a match made in weather-hell, with Storm Emma and the Beast from the East wreaking havoc together across the entire UK. The week leading up to the Anglesey Half-Marathon and 10k saw storm-force winds, freezing temperatures and icey pavements, making a nice cup of tea in the warm a much more appealing option than squeezing in some last-minute training!
Yet thankfully by the morning of the race the wind had dropped, temperatures creeped into the plus figures, and the sun even made a brief appearance whilst runners flocked to the start line on Menai Bridge, including a fantastic turnout of 34 Cybis. Such conditions and a (relatively) flat course made for PB’s galore, with 12 Cybi’s across the half and 10k posting new record times.
Cybis featured on both the male and female podiums for the half, with Andy Savage winning the M40 category and placing 4th overall male with a PB time of 1:18:01, and Rhi Willmot with a PB time of 1:32:04, finishing as 3rd in the FOPEN category and 4th overall female after a tightly contested last mile.
In the 10k, more great performances were posted by Nia Wright Morgan who brought home the win in the F40 category as well as placing 3rd overall female (45:20, PB), Sian Ellis who came 5th in the FOPEN category (48:48) and 7th overall, and Elen Jones who came 7th in the FOPEN category and 9th overall (49:33), meaning the ladies team prize was also awarded to Cybi – well done girls!
Other impressive placings were recorded by Jason Thomas who came 2nd in the 10K M40 category (42:12) and Kevin Clark who came 6th in the M50 category (1:32:03, PB). Another half-marathon personal best was recorded by Alan Radbourne (1:30:31) who also hosted a lovely BBQ and cake fest after the race…
…and Manchester Marathon training is paying off for Josie Rhisiart Paul Maitland, with PBs of 1:47:40 and 1:50:35 respectively. Yet more great PB times well in under the 2 Hour mark for Di Holmes (1:53:52), Ceridwen Evans (1:54:59) and Sion Roberts (1:56:28), fantastic half-marathon debuts for race team Angharad Rhisiart (2:09:57) and Sarah Parry (2:09:57), and yet another PB was achieved by Allison Parry at 2:19:03.
Helen Aslett also did a fantastic job not only running the 10k but also fundraising for Mummy’s Star, a charity dedicated to supporting women diagnosed with cancer through pregnancy and beyond. Anglesey was the first race in Helen’s bid to support Mummy’s Star and so far she has raised £387.00, so do check out her story on justgiving.com if you would like to donate (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/helen-aslett7). Well done Helen!
Other runners were Ian Ferguson, Peter Jones, Chris Thomas, James Hooton, Edith Gruber, Nigel Holmes, Daren Seeney, Ieuan Glyn Davies, Michelle Hildos, Samantha Ferguson, Sue Jones, Robin Parry, AT Jones in the half, and David Ellis, Dewi Williams, Jason Burke and Chris Williams (with buggy!) in the 10K.
What a fantastic turnout, with brilliant support from more Cybi’s in the crowd. Well done to all!
So that’s it for this month’s run report. Stay tuned for more adventures in March which will feature the end of the C25K course and celebratory Cybi-takeover Parkrun, amongst more races, speed sessions, club runs, and most importantly our egg and chips on a Holyhead Wednesday…
Here are the latest tables for the Club Championships, with 2 events to go
Cybi Striders Race Report 15/01/18
Tour de Llyn Llydaw
9 Cybis welcomed in 2018 not with a bang, but with a splash at Llyn Llydaw. An event not for the faint hearted (or those feeling a little worse-for-wear…), this slightly soggy race saw competitors scramble though mud, rocks, and a conveniently placed bog.
First Cybi home was Irfon Rowlands, who also won the M50 category in a time of 53:38. Next through were Peter Jones who came second in the M35 in 56:54, followed by Dyfnallt Huws in 1:00:02, and Ian Mulligan in 1:08:06. Kevin Clark and Rhi Willmot were treated to Ian’s enthusiastic race commentary throughout the course, finishing in 1:08:07 and 1:08:05. AT Jones finished strong to take the win for the M60 category, followed by Ruth Harvey and Sue Jones who both took second place for their age categories (1:22:65 and 1:23:20 respectively).
On the same day, several Cybis also enjoyed a social run, topped off with some celebratory New Year’s cake!
Endurance Life Holyhead
The first event in a bumper weekend of racing was the Endurance Life Costal Trail, Holyhead. This race includes 10k, half-marathon, marathon and ultra-marathon distances. With blustery conditions and technical trails, competitors were in for a challenging journey along the beautiful clifftops of the Holyhead coastline.
The half-marathon course runs for 14.7 miles, including over 2000ft of climb. The first Cybis to tackle the trails were Rhi Willmot and Kevin Clark, who arrived home in a time of 2:37:28. Rhi finished as first overall female, winning a lovely gold medal. AT Jones also put in a strong performance to finish 2nd in the MV60 category, with a time of 3:22:52, and Sal Seeny made an incredibly impressive return to racing after being very poorly over the festive period, finishing in 5:35:09.
Marathon
In the marathon, Sue Jones took on even more miles (26.7) and even higher climbs (2,264ft) putting in a brilliant performance to finish in 6:22:16 and 2nd in the FV55 category…
Ultra
…and if those figures aren’t quite enough of a challenge, there is always the ultra distance! This course includes all of the muddy, traily, hily fun of the marathon and 10k combined, totalling a 33.5 mile distance and 3,549ft height (not to mention an early start whilst the sun is stillnrising). Ian Fergusson had a sterling race to finish 5th overall in 5:50:32, whilst Darren Seeny also battled over this epic distance to finish in 8:05:23.
Twin Piers
Whilst some members were getting their fell shoes muddy, others donned their road trainers to take on the Twin Piers. Participants in this event are transported to Llandudno, racing back on a flat and fast 10k course along the promenade to Colwyn Bay. Some excellent club times were posted, with Ryan Roberts finishing in 5th overall and 3rd in the senior men’s category with a time of 34:28:00. Next in at position 11 was Andy Savage in 36:59:00, and taking the win for the men’s V45. More strong performances were given by Nigel Holmes who finished 4th in the V55 category in 44:50:00, Sian Ellis who took 19th overall female and 3rd in the V35 category with 49:02:00, and Di Holmes who achieved 4th in the V55 category with 53:19:00.
Peter Jones, Chris Thomas, David Ellis, Dewi Williams, Paul Maitland & Ieuan Davies also raced, so a very well done to all representing the club.
Borders League Abergele
It seems that Kevin Clark, Nigel and Diane Holmes had a lot of energy to burn off this weekend, featuring in more racing at the Borders League event in Abergele on Sunday. A beautifully sunny start to the day saw Kevin, Nigel and Di joined by a strong turnout from Cybi. Peter Jones was first home finishing in 31:16, followed by Chris Thomas in 32:55 and Kevin Clark in 33:05. Nigel Holmes shaved a little time off his course PB to finish in 35:13, followed by Sion Roberts in 38:29 and Diane Holmes who achieved a new 5M PB of 42:28.
Well done all, what a great start to 2018!
Ten races have now been completed in this years revised club championships, with another 5 races remaining.
Currently we have two members on the same points at the top of Division 1. However due to one member having competed in more championship races, that are in first position, due to their overall point total being greater than the other member. This should ensure that we don’t have a tie for first place in the championships.
There is a gap of 97 points between first and second in the second division, with the third placed individual being another 107 points further adrift. The points difference between first, second and third place is down to the number of races the second (6 races) and third (5 races) have completed. I expect this to change as the season progresses and hope it will develop into a tight tussle for first place.
The top two positions in division three are again being tightly contested, with only 9 points between first and second position. Again I expect this to become more intense as the season progresses.
Only four individuals have a chance of collecting the trophy for division four. This is due to the fact that runners will need to complete a minimum of seven races to be eligible to receive a trophy for winning their division. However the winner of the division is by no means clear cut, as the current leader can easily be caught by any of the others in the division.
Remember that your best performance from any Penrhyn parkrun during December will count towards the club championship. Therefore you have 4 chances remaining to obtain that personal best performance which might make all the difference to your position in the club championship division you are in.
The remaining club championship races are:
Twin Piers – Llandudno, 1pm, Saturday 13th January 2018
Nick Beer – Llandudno, 12 noon, Sunday 11th February 2018
Borders League – Caernarfon, 11:00am, Sunday 18th February 2018
Anglesey Half – Menai Bridge, 9:00, Sunday 4th March 2018
An error has been highlighted within Division 1 of the club champs.
This has resulted in Chris Thomas replacing Peter Jones as the leader in Division by 1 point.
This goes to show that it is important for individuals to review the division tables as errors and omissions can be made (after all I am human).
