Ace Ricky enhances a glowing reputation; ATHLETICS.Byline: By GARETH HUGHES DEESIDE'S Ricky Challinor enhanced his reputation with an outstanding performance in Sunday's Northbrook 10k in Coventry, representing North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. in the UK inter-regional championship. Four days after winning the North Wales 5k title in Rhyl he led the six North Wales men home in a personal best time of 32.38 on what was an unexpectedly tough course. The 18-year-old finished seventh overall but the squad's general enjoyment was marred by the organisation of the event, with the detailed results being unavailable immediately after the race. Mastery of the art of descending paid off for Eryri's Iain Ridgeway A ridgeway is a road or path that follows the highest part of the landscape. Roads and pathways
Stanley Charles (Clwydian) was first to the summit of Carnedd Dafydd Carnedd Dafydd is a mountain peak in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north Wales, and is the third highest peak in Wales, or the fourth if Crib y Ddysgl on the Snowdon ridge is counted. and he held the lead to Yr Elen, but Ridgeway then moved ahead, eventually winning by nearly five minutes. RESULTS (10m, 2,400ft of ascent): 1 I Ridgeway 1:41.45, 2 S Charles (Clwydian) 1:46.28, 3 J McQueen (Eryri) 1:48.41. M40: P Jenkinson (Eryri) 1:50.46. M50: A Fox (Glossop) 1:57.23. M60: E Davies (Eryri) 2:43.07. Ladies (all Eryri): 1 A Roberts 1:57.47, 2 H Toberman 2:14.02, 3 A Williams (L40) 2:27.29. L60: M Oliver 2:57.08. |
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