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2012.
February.
Sat 11th Tarren Hendre fell race, 6m, 2,000ft.
Sun 12th Nick Beer 10k Llandudno.
Sun 19th Wrexham Village Bakery Half Marathon.
Sat 25th Ras Moel y Ci fell race, 5m, 950ft.

March.
Sat 3rd Pipe Dream fell Rcae, Dolgarrog, 5m, 1,700ft.
Sat 3rd Carding Mill Canter fell race, 4.8m, 1,900ft.
Sat 17th Rhayadr 20.
Sat 24th Ras y Aran, 10m, 3,100ft.
Sat 24th Clwyd 10k.
Sun 25th Wrekin fell race, 5.5m, 1,700ft.
Sat 31st Llantysilio fell race, nr Llangollen,6.2m, 2,100ft.

April.
Sun 1st Betws y Coed half marathon.
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Fri 20th Newtown Chocaholics 5k.
Sat 28th North Wales 10mile Road Champs Wrexham.
Sat 28th Yorkshire 3 peaks race.
Click here for full info.

A challenge for 2012.
Trail Marathon and Half-Marathon Wales.
Click here for full info.

Note that the AGM will be on Friday 24th Feb at the Rugby Club, starting at 7.30.

01/02/12.
North Wales Cross-Country Championships.
Lovely weather for running again, this time at Rhug near Corwen where MRC gained two medals.
In the U17 race the club was represented by Alex Lanz who finished 5th and Jamie Evans who finished 7th.
The senior ladies race Andrea Vaughan came in 14th, in the M70 race Barrie Jackson came in 4th.
In the senior men's race Ifan Richards was 10th, Glyn Griffin 14th and Clive Edgington 27th claiming third place in the M55 group. In the M60/65 race John Smith came in 5th claiming second place in the M60 group.

Club member performances spreadsheets.
The Results page now has links to the spreadsheets of individual member performances for recent years.

22/01/12.
Cross-Country League.
Our teams put in another excellent performance at Telford on Jan 14th.
Conditions were perfect, in contrast to last years fog, with bright sunshine and quite dry underfoot.
The men's team maintained their second place in Division 1, finishing second to Telford on the day but still well ahead of them overall and catching up some points on overall leaders Eryri.
The women's team came first in Division 2 on the day and climbed to 5th overall in the division, only 3 points behind Abergele Harriers. No pressure girls!
In the mens race the 6 to count were Dylan Jones 25th, Ifan Richards 26th, Huw Brassington 33rd, Kevin Jones 40th, Adam Preston 45th and Clive Edgington 50th. These were followed by Dylan Evans 87th, Ricky Francis 97th, Arfon Hughes 105th and John Smith 116th.
In the ladies race Andrea Vaughan was 16th, Juliet Edwards 29th and Jan Preston 51st.
In the under 17's race Alex Lanz was 4th and Jamie Evans was 7th.

03/01/12.
Ynys Maengwyn Fun Run.
12 club members got the year off to a good start at this 10k fun run near Tywyn. On a slightly muddy and very windy riverside course Alec Lanz was the overall winner, quickly followed by Kevin Jones.

17/12/11.
Aberystwyth 10k.
Ricky Francis, Arfon Hughes and Glyn Rowlands competed in this race. Ricky was the first of the three home, in 43 mins 10secs, followed by Arfon, setting a new club M40 record of 45mins 10secs, and Glyn in 45mins 25secs.

16/12/11.
Fell-running on the radio.
There was a programme about the Bob Graham Round on Radio 4 today.
It features an interview with Joss Naylor and an Italian bloke who has written some music about it.
Click here to listen to it on the BBC website.

14/12/11.
Welsh inter-region and masters cross-country - Builth Wells.
A number of club members travelled south for this event. Having studied the fiendishly complicated results (I think I glimpsed the Higgs Boson in there somewhere) I found the following. (If I have missed anyone please let me know.)
In the senior mens race, Ifan Richards came in 24th in 38mins 46secs, followed by Huw Brassington, 33rd in 40mins 26secs.
In the under 17 mens race, Alex Lanz came in 15th in 19mins 54 secs and Jamie Evans, 27th, in 21mins 25secs.
In the mens Masters race, Kevin Jones came in 14th in the O40 category in 33mins 33secs, Mark Atherton was 19th in the O40 category in 34mins 29secs and Clive Edgington was 17th in the O50 category in 36mins 04secs.
In the Womens Masters race, Andrea Vaughan came in 20th in 24mins 31secs and Juliet Edwards 34th in 25mins 37secs.

06/12/11.
Helena Tipping 10k.
Three Meirionnydd runners headed to Wrexham for this popular 10k road race. With a full field of 300 athletes and some top names in road racing the pace was high. Chester Tri club provided the winner in a time of 00:32:36.
First in for Meirionnydd in 15th position in a PB and new club record was Ifan Richards in a time of 00:36:08. Very close behind in 17th came Huw Brassington in a time of 00:36:17. Finally for Meirionnydd was Glyn Griffin, crossing in a excellent time of 00:37:00 and 28th overall. This was Glyn's first ever road race and 10k distance. His time and position proving there is a lot to come from him.
Sheila Symonds put in a fine performance to win her age category, finishing in 81mins 24secs.

02/12/11.
Congratulations to the men's cross-country team on winning the Meirionnydd Sports Council "Team of the Year" award.


From further afield Tony Hodgson and his son Sam completed the Swaziland Adventure Race. A mere 70km of biking, canyoning and canoeing. A full report is in the newsletter which went out today.

20/11/11.
Dyfi 8.
Meirionnydd runners dominated the proceedings at this trail run near Pantperthog, organised by Cerist Triathlon Club.
Ifan Richards was 1st overall in 50mins 30secs, in 2nd place was Dylan Jones in 51mins 35secs, 3rd was Glyn Griffin in 53mins 12secs and 4th (and 1st vet) was Mark Atherton in 53mins 53secs. These were followed up by Phil Morgan in 63mins 43secs, John Smith in 67mins 40secs and Sheila Symonds in 2hrs 10mins.
Click here, for photos byEss Richards.

Cross-Country League - Northop.
Another excellent club performances with 21 runners taking part, around one-third of our membership!
The men's team consolidated their second position, still behind Eryri but pulling away from Telford.
On the day the men came 3rd in the male masters competition behind Shrewsbury and Oswestry.
The ladies remain 7th in Division 2.
Click here for full results.
In the men's race Ifan Richards was 15th, Kevin Jones 24th, Dylan Jones 25th, Glyn Griffin 31st, Mark Atherton 45th, Adam Preston 53rd, Clive Edgington 68th, Dylan Evans 99th, Ricky Francis 103rd, Dave Seabourne 112th, Arfon Hughes 140th, John Smith 146th and Frankie Vaughan 148th.
In the ladies race Andrea Vaughan was 25th, Jan Preston 65th, Katharine Raine 69th, Jude Evans76th and Emma Davies 82nd.
Barrie Jackson came in 5th in the M70 race.
In the U17 race Alex Lanz was 5th and Jamie Evans was 8th.

13/11/11.
Rhobell Fawr.
Near perfect weather conditions for this years race saw an excellent turnout from Meirionnydd with 16 entrants which included the overall race winner as well as 3 of the first 5 finishers to win the team prize.
The overall winner was Ifan Richards in 52.03mins. Eryri took the next 2 places with Martin Cliffe finishing in 54.32mins and Matthew Fortes in 55.15mins.
In the ladies race Andrea Rowlands of Eryri was first in 62.20mins, followed by Joanne Moore of Eryri in 69.28mins and Louise Barker of Aberystwyth AC in 71.38mins.
Dylan Jones was 4th overall in 57.20mins with Glyn Griffin 5th in 59.36mins.
Jamie & Dylan Evans were next for the club in respective times of 1hr 03.53mins (setting a course record for juniors) & 1hr 07.13mins. Phil Morgan followed in 1hr 07.51mins, ahead of Tony Hodgson in 1hr 10.46mins and the trio of Arfon Hughes, Pete Nicholls & Ricky Francis in respective times of 1hr 11.53mins, 1hr 13.35mins & 1hr 13.38mins.
Then came Kevin Evans and Nich Bradley in times of 1hr 18.50mins & 1hr 20.20mins. The first lady runner for the club was Catherine Raine in a time of 1hr 28.17mins. Jude Evans followed in 1hr 41.01mins then Emma Davies in 1hr 45.22mins & Chris Owen 2hrs 06.33mins.

Click here for results.
Click here, for photos by Alastair Tye.
Click here, for photos byEss Richards.
Click here, for photos by Gareth Roberts.

09/11/11.
Abergele 5.
Barrie Jackson and Emma Davies represented the club in this race, Emma finishing in 44mins 22secs and Barrie in 48mins 00secs.

31/10/11.
Snowdonia Marathon.
An excellent performance in the customary grim conditions saw 9 club members finish in the Marathon.
First home was Ifan Richards in 3hrs 8mins 15secs, he was followed by Adam Preston in 3hrs 12mins 1sec and Kevin Jones, 4th in the M45 category and knocking an amazing 79mins off the club M45 record, in 3hrs 16mins 50secs.
Then came Mark Atherton, setting a M40 club record, in 3hrs 38mins 56secs, Dylan Evans in 3hrs 51mins 34secs, Tony Hodgson, 7th in the M60 category, in 3hrs 58mins 14secs, Juliet Edwards, 11th in the F45 category and beating her own club F45 record, in 4hrs 1min 49secs, Kevin Evans in 4hrs 49mins 12secs and Pete Nicholls in 4hrs 51mins 5secs.

Photo's by Alastair Tye.



Cross-Country League.
Another strong performance with 17 club runners in action saw our men's team maintain their second position in Division 1 at the event at Llandudno, behind Eryri but in front of Telford.
Ifan Richards was first club member home in 19th position, followed by Huw Brassington 26th, Dylan Jones 29th, Glyn Griffin 36th, Kevin Jones 37th, Adam Preston 38th, Mark Atherton 49th, Clive Edgington 73rd, Ricky Francis 106th, Dylan Evans 107th, Dave Seabourne 111th and John Smith 157th (although mysteriously absent from the official results??).
In the U17 race Alex Lanz came in 7th.
In the ladies race Andrea Vaughan was 25th, Juliet Edwards 38th, Jude Evans 87th, Chris Owen 98th which brought the club up to 6th in Division 2.

Click here, for photos by Neale Lewis Jones.

Cardiff Half Marathon.
4 club runners travelled to Cardiff for recent half-marathon. First member home was Sandra Williams in a new club F40 record time of 1hr 50mins 43secs. She was followed by Jacqueline Fowler in 1hr 59mins 15secs, Heidi Roden in 2hrs 13mins 29secs and Haydn Fowler in 2hrs 22mins 47secs.

BUPA Great Yorkshire Run.
Tony Hodgson and daughter Rose travelled to Sheffield for this event.
Tony finished 3rd in the M60 category in 43mins 20secs and Rose came home in 62mins 52secs.

27/10/11.
Coed y Brenin Off Road Duathlon.
Having competed in the cross country at Llandudno on saturday Ifan Richards and Dylan Jones competed in the tough Coed y Brenin Off Road Duathlon on Sunday.
Both represented Cerist Tri due to the event being multisport and the generous help and coaching from Cerist's BTF coach Kevin Hamilton.
The event involving a tough 3k run, 18k toughest-ever mountain bike course the event has put on, followed by the second 3k run which even saw some of the front athletes reduced to a walk on the main climb!!!!!!
Ifan finished 3rd overall in a time of 01:24:27 (run1 00:12:21, 1st. Bike 00:58:11, 4th. Run2 00:13:55, 3rd)
He was closely followed by Dylan in 4th overall in a time of 01:25:07 (run1 00:12:48, 4th. Bike 00:58:34, 7th. Run2 00:13:45,4th)
A very tough event that we encourage anyone to give a go.

20/10/11.
10 Mile Club Records.
An eagle-eyed member has pointed out that finishers in last years Pen 10 were not included in the Club 10mile records spreadsheet but were in the Club Pen 10 records spreadsheet.
This has now been corrected, apologies go to Bethan, Tom and Kevin Jones who were affected by this.

13/10/11.
Pen 10.
41 competitors braved the rain and wind for this years Penmaenpool 10. Their spirits were not dampened however as a number of course and club records were broken.
Click here for the results.
Overall winner was Dylan Jones of Eryri in 60mins 8secs, followed by Stefan Sayer of Menai track and field in 60mins 26secs and Adam Preston in 63mins 23secs.
In the womens race Emma Collins of Denbigh Harriers finished in a new course F45 record time of 68mins 49secs, Phoebe Webster of Aberystwyth in 72mins 42secs and Anna Auchterlonie in 80mins 12secs.
Meirionnydd won the mens and ladies team prizes with some fine individual performances.
Following Adam's 3rd place which set new M35 club course and 10mile records were Jamie Evans (5th overall, first junior and new junior course record and new club course and 10mile records) in 65mins 54 secs, his father Dylan 8th and first M45 setting a new club 10mile record in 70mins 04secs and Ricky Francis 9th in 71mins 00secs.
Then came Pete Nicholls, first M60 and a new M60 course record in 73mins 53secs, Kevin Evans in 80mins 23secs, Jacqueline Fowler in 89mins 43secs, Heidi Roden in 92mins 44secs, Jude Evans in 96mins 33secs and Jon Lloyd in 101mins 21secs.
Click here for photos by Ess Richards
Click here for photos by Alastair Tye.

11/10/11.
Ifan wins North Wales Fell Running Champioships for a second year.
Ifan Richards and Mark Atherton travelled to Criggion for the Breidden hills fell race.
This was the final counter in the WFRA North Wales championships and attracted a quality field. The course was a fast one and measured 7.2 mile and 2300ft.
Ifan finished 4th overall in 59mins 43secs which gave him his win in the Championships for the second year in succession.
Mark crossed the line in 74mins 01secs in 37th position, (after a slight detour due to a course marker being moved), enough to place him second in the V40 category for the series, a fine achievement considering the back injury that kept him out for 12 months.

Click here for photos by Alastair Tye.

07/10/09.
Cross country league.
Meirionnydd mens' team finished second to Eryri in Division 1 at the Treboth meeting. Ifan Richards came in 15th, Huw Brassington 19th, Kevin Jones 26th, Adam Preston 33rd, Glyn Griffin 44th, Mark Atherton 54th and Ricky Francis 92nd.
Barrie Jackson came in 4th in the M70 category.
In the under 17 race, Alec Lanz was 4th and Jamie Evans 8th.
In the Senior ladies race Andrea Vaughan was 21st, Jan Preston 56th and Heidi Roden 72nd.
Click here for photos by Gwynfor James.



04/10/11.
Congratulations to Vic Gretton who represented the club in three races in three days as part of the Commonwealth Mountain & Ultra Distance Races. Vic completed the mountain race held in Llanberis in 1hr 38mins 41secs (claiming 3rd spot in the M60 category), the 10k trail race held in Newborough in 1hr 0mins 31secs & the 5k race in Llandudno in 26mins 21secs.

23/09/11.
World Masters Mountain Running Championships.
4 club members travelled to Paluzza in Italy for this competition. Andrea Vaughan came in an excellent 21st position in the W40 category 11k race in a time of 1hr 16mins 4secs, Pete Nicholls came home in 56mins 57 secs in the 9k M60 race and Nich Bradley came home in 58mins 33secs in the 9k M55 race.

Source of the Severn race.
Ifan Richards raced the Source of the Severn race which was the first round of the Mid wales winter fell race series at Hafren forest.
Measuring in 9.2 miles and only 1300ft of ascent the race was going to be a fast affair. Conditions was quite wet underfoot and a few squally showers to keep cool. Ifan crossed the line in second place in a time of 00:57:32.

Bristol half-marathon.
Jacqueline Fowler took in the Bristol half and finished in 2hrs 2mins 45secs.

Caernarfon 10k.
2 club members took part, Rob Thomas finishing in 54mins 44secs and Barrie Jackson in 59mins 39secs.

16/09/11.
Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon.
A good turn out of club members on Saturday saw Ifan Richards lead the group home in a new club record time of 1hr 20mins 31secs. He was followed by Mark Atherton in 1hr 25mins 33secs, Ricky Francis in 1hr 37mins 15secs, Pete Nicholls in 1hr 39mins 32secs, Glyn Rowlands in 1hr 41mins 33secs, Kevin Evans in 1hr 48mins 43secs, Heidi Roden and Mandy Price in 2hrs 20mins 9secs.

photos by John Caine.


07/09/11.
Peris Horseshoe.
Mark Atherton, Nick Bradley and Ifan Richards raced the Half Peris Horseshoe fell race which was the 8th round of the WFRA N.wales series last saturday (racing the full would have lost them counting in the Wfra N.wales series!!??!!) The race was run in atrocious conditions and was very exposed on the high summits of Elidir Fawr, Y Garn and Glyder. With 8.5mile and 4500ft the half was quite a race. Ifan claimed victory in the race in a time of 1:48:02 and set a new course record. Mark Atherton followed in a strong 4th and 2nd in the V40 cat in a time of 01:52:34. Nich came home in 2hrs 37mins 53secs..

Ellesmere 10k.
Barrie Jackson represented the club at Ellesmere and came first in the M70 category in a time of 61mins 20secs.

Gladstone fell race.
2 members travelled to Penmaenmawr for this event, Mark Atherton came home in 8th position in a time of 1hr 22mins 55secs and Juliet Edwards followed in 1hr 53mins 56secs.

30/08/11.
Ras Beca.
Arfon Hughes and family travelled to Pembrokeshire for this race which Arfon completed in 47mins 42secs.

23/08/11.
Tywyn Race the Train.
The club was well represented in the various events this weekend.
In the 14mile Rotary Challenge Adam Preston was first home for the club in 1hr 36mins 12secs followed by Kevin Jones in 1hr 38mins 21secs. Both Adam and Kevin beat the train.
Dylan Evans was next in 1hr 51mins 11secs, with Ricky Francis in 1hr 51mins 40 secs, Tony Hodgson in 1hr 58mins 27secs, Glyn Rowlands in 2hrs 01mins 07secs, Jeff Davies in 2hrs 8mins 04secs, Sandra Williams in 2hrs 17mins 29secs and Jacqueline Fowler in 2hrs 34mins 45secs.
In the 10k Quarry Challenge Chris Owen flew the flag for the club and finished in 1hr 16mins 40secs.
The 5.5mile Dolgoch Challenge saw excellent performances and fierce competition with Huw Brassington coming in 2nd overall in 31mins 11 secs, closely followed in 3rd overall by Jamie Evans in 33mins 25secs and 5th overall Tim Chesworth in 36mins 21secs.

Ponderosa Fell Race.
Ifan Richards travelled to the Horseshoe pass above Llangollen on Wednesday evening for the Ponderosa 4 mile fell race with 1000ft ascent. Very, very wet underfoot and the torrential rain and wind made very difficult conditions. A field of 67 hardy souls lined up for the start. Ifan crossed the line in 3rd overall in a good time of 00:26:45.

9/08/11.
Gobowen 5.
Frankie Vaughan, Barrie Jackson and Ifan Richards travelled to Gobowen on friday evening for the annual Gobowen 5 mile road race. A quality field of 72 runners saw a winning time of 00:24:37!!!! by GB U23 athlete Matthew Clowes.
First over the line for Meirionnydd on returning from injury was Ifan in 9th position overall in a time of 00:28:31 setting a new club record for the distance. Next in was Frankie crossing in 34th in a time of 00:36:50 and claiming 2nd in the V55. Barrie followed crossing in a time of 00:46:42 breaking his own V70 club record by 7 seconds. Well done Barrie.

Y Garn.
On the Fells, the in-form Mark Atherton turned in a sterling performance at the short sharp Y Garn Fell race at Rhyd Ddu. Mark Crossed the line in a time of 00:33:36 enough to claim a excellent 2nd overall and victory in the V40 category.

4/08/11.
Borth 10k.
3 members travelled to Borth to compete in the 10k Beach Run. First home for the club and winning the under 20 prize was Jamie Evans in 41mins 24secs, he was followed by father Dylan in 44mins 23secs and Ricky Francis in 47mins 24secs.

30/07/11.
Dolgellau 5.
Rather warm and sticky weather welcomed 71 runners to the Dolgellau 5 on Saturday. Overall winner was Tim Davies of Maldwyn Harriers in a time of 26mins 39secs. Second was Jamie Loxam of Stockport Harriers in 27mins 06 secs. Third was Alex Lanz of Meirionnydd Running Club, setting a new club record for 5 miles, for the Dolgellau course and a new junior record in an excellent 29mins 05secs.
In the Ladies race first home was Jay Jennions of Deestriders in 31mins 51secs, she was followed by Louise Barker of Aberystwyth AC in a new F35 course record time of 33mins 47secs and Susan Davies of Ambrey in a new F45 course record of 34mins 17secs.
Apart from Alex, Louise and Susan new course records were also set by Edward Davies of Maldwyn Harriers with 30mins 55secs in the M55 category and Marjorie Griffiths of Bro Dysynni with 52mins 49secs in the F65 category.
Also competing for Meirionnydd Running Club, Tomos Roberts came home in 30mins 06 secs, Jamie Evans in 32mins 41secs, Arfon Hughes in 34mins 34secs (a new M40 club course record and club M40 5mile record), Dylan Evans in 34mins 36secs, Ricky Francis in 34mins 59secs, Glyn Rowlands in 35mins 31secs, Pete Nicholls in 35mins 55secs (a new M60 club course record), Nich Bradley in 37mins 56secs, Kevin Evans in 38mins 51secs, Danny Evans in 40mins 42secs, Barrie Jackson in 47mins 27secs and Haydn Fowler in 49mins 47secs.
It was very nice to see two father and son combinations running.
Click here for the results.
Click here for the race records.
Click here for photos by Gwynfor James.
Click here for photos by Ess Richards

Ras Hendre Wallog.
Ricky Francis represented Meirionnydd R.C. in his local race finishing in 4th position overall in 20mins 03secs.
Click here for photos by Ess Richards

Newtown BBQ 5K.
Frankie and Andrea Vaughan competed in this very wet race. Frankie came home in 21mins 52secs, winning the M55 category, followed by Andrea in 22mins 01secs, winning the F40 category.

Caernarfon Race the Train 5k.
Ricky Francis took part here, finishing in 19mins 13secs.

26/07/11.
Ras y Wyddfa.
Much finer weather for this years' International Snowdon Race saw Adam Preston coming in first for the club in a time of 1hour 25mins 00secs, he was quickly followed by Mark Atherton in 1hour 26mins 14secs and Kevin Jones in 1hour 29mins 31secs. Lesley Harris finished next in an excellent 1hour 38mins 02secs. She was followed by Pete Nicholls, 5th in the M60 category, in 1hour 46mins 20secs, Kevin Evans in 1hour 52mins 56secs and Vic Gretton in 2hours 11mins 29secs.
Click here for photos by Alastair Tye.

Kilburn Feast 7 Mile Road Race.
Frankie and Andrea Vaughan travelled to Thirsk in North Yorkshire for this race. Andrea came home in 53mins 24secs followed by Frankie at 56mins 09secs.



Ras Foel Y Gocyn, Bryncrug.
Ricky Francis represented the club here, coming home second overall in a time of 34mins 49secs.

13/07/11.
Jeff Davies, the club's representative over the border, completed the Didcot 5mile in 32mins 54secs (first M60 and a club age-group record) and the Frampton-on-Severn 10k in 40mins 50secs (first M60 again and another club age-group record ). He hopes to meet other members at the Race the Train and at the Pen 10 so please keep a lookout for him.

Ifan has a suggestion. (do I hear groans of "I'm injured"). The Dragon's Back race, a 5-day jaunt from Conwy to Carreg Cennen Castle, with just 220miles and 50,000ft of ascent! The good news is you have got 14months to prepare.
Click here for the full story.

11/07/11.
Ras y Aran BFR Championships.
Graeme worked his magic with the weather again, glorious conditions for the BFR Championship race.
Almost every course record was broken and 3 new club records were set.
Click here for the results.
Click here for the race records.
Click here for the race report on the Mud Sweat and Tears website.

Ten MRC runners took part, Ifan Richards being first home in a new club record of 1hour 29mins 53 secs, he was followed by Mark Atherton in 1hour 44mins 27secs, a new M40 club record. Adam Preston was hot on his heels in 1hour 47mins 04secs, quickly followed by Kevin Jones in 1hour 50mins 28secs. Dylan Evans came home in 2hours 1min 50secs, then Dave Whittey in 2hours 5mins 04secs, Arfon Hughes in 2hours 9mins 41secs and Nich Bradley in 2hours 10mins 19secs. Juliet Edwards was next in 2hours 11mins 09secs, a new F40club record, followed by Kevin Evans, suffering from cramp, in 2hours23mins 15secs.

Click here for photos by John Smith.
Click here for photos by Graham Spencer.
Click here for photos by Alastair Tye.

06/07/11.
Llyn Alwen Trail Race.
Frankie Vaughan and Barrie Jackson took part in this picturesque run on the Denbigh Moors. Frankie came home in 54mins 34secs, followed by Barrie (or Barrier as he is named in the results) in 74mins 54secs.

Moel Eilio fell race.
Moel Eilio was the final race of the North Wales midweek fell series. A classic route of uphill running, a scramble and a fast flowing descent. 3.5 mile and 1350ft it was a short toughie!!
Ifan Richards won the race in a time of 25:02.
The overall series was won by Math Roberts of Eryri by the slightest of margin in the scores, Ifan second and third went to Sam Smith of Eryri. A great 2011 series with some hard fought battles over the 10 races.

03/07/11.
Moel Siabod fell race.
3 club members took part in this race from sunny Capel Curig. Ifan Richards came in 2nd overall in a time of 48mins 39secs, Arfon Hughes was next in 63mins 33secs, he was followed by Nich Bradley in 72mins 38secs.

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