Prestatyn Running Club members record personal bests at Mid-Cheshire 5k
Also having good reason to be happy with his performance was Alex Ryder, who achieved his aim of bettering his Christleton time despite a last-minute injury scare.
The placings were: 223 Jonah Armstrong 16.38 (PB), 237 Tom Carter 16.41, 334 Dan Williams 17.12 (PB), 447 Alex Ryder 18.07, 451 Oliver Birch-Jones 18.13, 490 Dave Ellis 18.18, 653 Marc Jones 20.09, 782 Martin Cortvriend 23.25.
On Saturday (May 24), the club took over the organisation of the Nova parkrun and the red vests were prominent not only among the officials and marshals but also among the competitors.
With a strong headwind in the closing stages, only one club member, Zak Webster, recorded a PB.
The positions were: 22 Darrell Jones 21.17, 23 Dave Ellis 21.28, 28 Eve Manifold 22.42 (first female), 37 Zak Webster 23.46 (PB), 40 Reg Jonas 24.00, 46 Steve Weedman 24.31, 57 Philip Howarth 25.01, 60 Neil Davidson 25.08, 64 Will Lines 25.17, 68 Lisa Lines 35.58, 99 Andy Scott 27.27, 132 Dan Williams 29.46, 239 Steve Hatfield 40.20, 290 Suzanne Evans 56.27, 297 Martin Cortvriend 60.28, 298 Julie Evans 60.29 (he last three were all parkwalkers).
Other parkruns: Erddig: 88 Sophie Johnson 28.19, 101 Mandy Cartwright 28.52.
Greenfield Valley: 3 David Hudd 21.44.
In the Eryri Half-Marathon, a scenic but tough race in the hills above the Conwy Valley, David Hudd had an excellent run, finishing 25th in 1-44.16.
In the same event, Ann Claire Jones finished 89th in 2-19.41.
Only two club members made the long trip to Porthmadog for the Moel y Gest race, the eighth in the Tuesday Evening Series of fell races.
Gareth Jones was 26th overall in 43.24 and Mark Dakeyne 82nd in 60.44.
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