Abergele Harriers take on five-mile race and parkrun events
Just one Abergele Harriers member toed the line, Darren Blazier, finishing 23rd of the 348 participants in a time of 31:29.
Elsewhere for the Harriers, Darren Battersby paced his wife in her first parkrun in Prestatyn, finishing 101st in 28:43.
Meanwhile, Anthony Howe travelled to Hope near Wrexham to take part in the Park in the Past parkrun, finishing 389th in 42:38.
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Abergele Harriers take on five-mile race and parkrun events
Runners were greeted with warm and windy conditions, which tempered most people's finishing times. Just one Abergele Harriers member toed the line, Darren Blazier, finishing 23rd of the 348 participants in a time of 31:29. Elsewhere for the Harriers, Darren Battersby paced his wife in her first parkrun in Prestatyn, finishing 101st in 28:43. Meanwhile, Anthony Howe travelled to Hope near Wrexham to take part in the Park in the Past parkrun, finishing 389th in 42:38.
