Lindy knocks two minutes off personal best
TAF Running and Orienteering’s veteran star Lindy Eynon made a 4.30am start from her home in Narberth worthwhile when she set a new personal best, along with an age category win, at the recent JCP Solicitors Swansea Half Marathon.
Undeterred by the unusually early race start to accommodate the Swansea City v Cardiff City football game later in the day, Eynon gave it her all to slice a full two minutes off her previous best, crossing the line in 1hr 34min 25sec, which places her just outside the UK’S all-time top 20 in her age category for the distance.
In doing so she placed 183rd overall, close behind clubmate Llyr Roberts in 164th in a time of 1hr 33min 48sec.
Other TROTS finishers were: 542 Deian Phillips 1:47’27”; 676 Matthew Williams 1:51’29”; 1346 Andrew Salmon 2:11’58”.
Meanwhile, the first fixture of the Gwent Cross Country League, in conjunction with the UK Athletics Cross Challenge, took place at Llandaff Fields, Cardiff.
TROTS were well represented, with several club members having their first cross country outing, starting with three juniors in the U11 age group.
Young Manon Phillips was the highest placed club member with a fine 12th place in the U11 girls’ race, followed by Maisie Foster in 24th.
In the U11 boys’ race, Lewis
Thomas-wigley placed 24th.
The senior races also saw some first attempts over the country, not least from newcomer Emma Jones. Having only recently started on the Couch to 5k programme, she was a surprise third scorer for the club in 170th behind more experienced clubmates Mel Holliday in 82nd and Kate Lynock in 147th.
Behind these were Mair Morgan 181st, Bridget Moseley 299th, Lon Morgan 300th, Ann Rowell 302nd, Angharad Dew 308th and Pauline Thomas 313th.
Richard Phillips led the men’s team home in 210th, with Luke Evans close behind in 219th. Anthony Dew placed 401st and Mark Lee 412th.
Six TROTS runners took part in the Newport Marathon in South East Wales last weekend, all finishing in under four hours.
Martin Davies placed 343rd (3:16’58”), Julian Lewis 612th (3:38’18”), Joanne Bowes 848th (3:51’10”), Kayleigh Bagshaw 869th (3:51’53”), Vincent Bailey 1058th (3:59’53”) and Gareth Smith 1066th (3’59’54”).
Four TROTS runners also took part in the Wildflower Duathlon (5k run, 30k cycle, 5k run) in the National Botanic Gardens, Llanarthne. Simon Scurrell placed 76th (1:48’38”), Dewi Snelson 95th (1:51’10”), Miranda Bowen 230th (2:18’30”), and Martin Andrews 280th (2:35’30”).