WA Inter-Regional And British Inter-Counties Championships

WA INTER-REGIONAL AND BRITISH INTER-COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

A great day for North Wales with double British Team Bronze and double Welsh Inter-Regional Gold medals.

In, glorious, sunny weather, the conditions were ideal for some excellent mountain racing, the Inter-Counties were incorporated into the Moel Eilio race, though, the races split at the top of the Maesgwm path with the Moel Eilio competitors running up and down Cynghorion (12.8km/915m) with the Inter-Counties competitors running 11.3km/752m.

Chris Richards (Cumbria) was a clear winner of the Inter-Counties event at a time of 46:50 ahead of Max Nicholls (Kent) at 48:27. The first Welsh finisher was Llanberis based Gareth Hughes (Eryri) in 17th position with a time of 52:49 just ahead of North Wales team colleague Gavin Roberts (Calder Valley) at 53:00 with Rhodri Owen (Meirionnydd) being the 3rd North Wales counter in 23rd Position in a time of 53:52 followed by: 33rd Joel Gomez (Wrexham ACC) 55:04 and 98th Ifan Oldfield Wrexham/Edinburgh University) 64:24.

The first female finisher was Scout Atkin (Cumbria) 53:49, a clear winner ahead of county colleague Hannah Russell (Cumbria) 55:40. Joanne Henderson (Cybi) was the first North Wales female finisher, 96th overall and 14th female finisher in a time of 64:16 followed by: 101st/16th Lizzie Richardson (Eryri) 64:54, 104th/18th Katie Reynolds 65:21 and 111th/21st Elliw Haf (Eryri) 67:23.

Richard Roberts (Eryri) won the Moel Eilio race in a time of 74:06 ahead of club colleague Owain Williams at 74:16.

Thank you to everyone who helped on the day

Arwel

WELSH ATHLETICS INTER-REGIONAL MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS

SATURDAY 7th MAY 2022

LLANBERIS RIDGE (Incorporated into the British Inter-Counties Championships)

TEAM POSITIONS (First three to count)

MEN

1st NORTH WALES – 1, 2, 3 = 6

2nd SOUTH WALES – 4, 7, 8 = 19

3rd EAST WALES – 6, 9, 10 = 25 

WOMEN

1st NORTH WALES – 1, 2, 3 = 6

2nd EAST WALES – 4, 6, 7 = 17

3rd NOT CONTESTED