Sunday 17 August 2014

Race The Train

JONES BIDS FAREWELL WITH A WIN

Stockport's Andi Jones, who leaves shortly to live in Qatar, bade farewell to the area by retaining his title in the 14-mile Race the Train event at Tywyn.

 His time of 78.40 was just a few seconds down on last year's winning time but he was 90 seconds clear of Gareth Raven (Sale), who is always highly-placed in the race. This year the event was a counter in the Welsh Trail Championship and the third man home was Welshman Sullivan Smith.

 Results: 1 A Jones (Stockport, M35) 78.40, 2 G Raven (Sale, M40) 80.10, 3 S Smith (Cambridge, M35) 81.22, 4 P Green (Sale, M40) 83.10, 5 P James (Clapham) 85.59, 6 A Reynolds (Neath) 86.54. M5: 3 P Gould (Kenilworth) 88.33. M40: 3 A Miles (Sphinx) 89.46.  M45: 1 P Keen (Swindon) 91.45, 2 J Burch (Wigston) 92.12, 3 M Wilcock (Accrington) 93.10. M50: 1 T Partridge (Wrexham) 94.07, 2 M Belshaw (Eryri) 98.45, 3 T Wigley (Bourne) 1-40.22. M55: 1 A Rowe (Wesham) 93.53, 2 H Marsden (Exmouth) 97.25, 3 M Williams (Kenilworth) 1-42.00. M60: 1 J Collier (Wesham) 1-42.41, 2 S O'Neill 1-47.58, 3 N Owen (Prestatyn) 1-48.52. M65: 1 K Smith (Marshall Milton Keynes) 1-53.36, 2 T Hillier (East Cheshire) 1-59.08).
 Ladies: 1 A Leck (L35) 94.23, 2 N Nealon (Huncote, L45) 98.01, 3 K Beecher (Les Croupiers, L35) 98.59, 4 M Clarke (Telford, L40) 1-41.40, 5 T Johnson (Dewsbury, L50) 1-42.16, 6 J Nayler (Biggleswade, L40) 1-42.57. L45: N Morgan (Chepstow) 1-43.30.

 The 10k Quarry Challenge was won by Eryri's road-running specialist Brendan Rothery' his time of 38.17 reflecting the toughness of the multi-terrain course.

 Results: 1 B Rothery (Eryri, M35) 38.17, 2 D Barnby (Fairwater) 38.26, 3 A Williams 38.57, 4 S Chambers (M35) 42.19, 5 E Wilson (Trentham) 42.56, 6 D Vaughan (Wolverhampton) 43.40. M35: 3 A Adkin (Manchester Tri) 45.14. M40: 1 C Tweedie (Cobra) 43.40, 2 D Blythe (Telford H) 44.17, 3 M Lazzati (Lewes) 45.15. M45: 1 J Calvert (Dewsbury) 45.50, 2 S Davis (Lymm) 45.52, 3 P Clare 46.28. M50: 1 M Anderson (Pewsey) 45.27, 2 A Yates (Meirionnydd) 46.59, 3 C Baker (Wigston) 47.56. M55: 1 K Smibert (Pewsey) 46.54, 2 L Jones (FRA) 47.26, 3 A Gates (Totton) 48.13. M60: 1 J Price (Liv H) 48.54, 2 R Morris (San Domenico) 51.29, 3 D Pilbeam (Totton) 52.00. M65: 1 T Burke (Penny Lane) 43.21. M70: J Thomas (Corby) 58.25.
 Ladies: 1 K O'Hanlon (Dunboyne, L40) 45.55, 2 C Todd  46.37, 3 A Jones (Fairwater, L45) 47.28, 4 W Mullineux (Heanor) 48.28, 5 G Manton (L40) 49.17, 6 S McDowall (Portobello) 49.55.

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