Manon is a Trots star
CROSS country runners from Taf Running and Orienteering have made a fine start to the 2021 season.
Men’s and women’s teams turned out for the second Gwent League fixture at Parc de Pugh in Brecon, and some athletes earned selection for the West Wales team in the Inter Regional Cross Country, which took place at Penlan Leisure centre, in Brecon the following weekend.
Most notable success for the club has been in the lowest and highest age categories. Under-11 junior Manon Phillips repeated her Gwent League fifth place with another strong fifth at the Inter Regionals, while team-mate Maisie Foster improved from 21st in the Gwent League to 10th the following week.
The Inter regional cross country saw Mel Holliday lead the West Wales team to victory with an individual F55 age category win.
TROTS placings: Inter Regional Cross country – U11 Girls: 5 Phillips; 10 Foster.
Women: 47 (1st F55) Holliday; 95 (24th F45) Kate Lynock; 105 (13th F55) Mair Morgan; 112 (32nd F45) Emma Jones; 135 (30th F55) Bridget Moseley.
Men: 132 (32nd M45) Richard Phillips; 152 (41st M35) Dewi Snelson; 169 (37th M55) Mark Lee.
Gwent League, Parc de Pugh, Brecon:U11 Girls: 5 Phillips; 21 Foster.
Women: 70 Holliday; 143 Mair Morgan; 152 Emma Jones; 170 Kate Lynock; 241 Jayne Evans; 260 Bridget Moseley; 266 Ann Rowell; 276 Angharad Dew; 287 Pauline Thomas.
Men: 169 Luke Evans; 212 Richard Phillips; 273 Dewi Snelson; 328 Kevin Jenkins; 377 Mark Lee.
Richard Burton 10k Cwmavon: 83 Richard Phillips 41.25; 156 Vincent Bailey 44.30; 190 Julian Lewis 45.41; 222 Kayleigh Bagshaw 46.27.
Reading Half Marathon: 2,834 Keith Powell 1:56.44; 5,091 Margaret Powell 2:26.04.
Llanelli Half Marathon: 215 Matthew Williams 1:47.50; 329 Jonathan Roberts 1:58.05; 612 Angharad Dew 2:32.53.
Swansea Trail Half Marathon: 95 Julian Lewis 2:15.27; 114 Kayleigh Bagshaw 2:18.54.