Carmarthen Journal

Nerys’s trip home proves well worth the effort

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TAF Running and Orienteeri­ng’s Army PTI and ultramarat­hon specialist Nerys Jones made a visit to her Pembrokesh­ire home worthwhile with an easy ladies’ victory in Cardigan Running Club’s third fixture of the popular Poppit Sands 5k series.

Despite racing over less than a quarter of her usual distance, the TROTS runner showed her strength in the energy-sapping soft sand and strong headwind in the final kilometre to place 20th overall, just behind club coach Aled Jones-davies in 17th.

Kevin Jenkins won the M60 category for the second time, while Lindy Eynon, despite narrowly losing a hard-fought contest for the F55 win, sealed the overall win over the three races.

Manon Phillips and Maisie Foster placed second and third in the junior girls’ race, with Foster first in the series.

TROTS placings and times: Poppit Sands 5k, race 3: 17 Jones-davies 20’14”; 20 (1st Lady) Jones 20’35”; 24 Richard Phillips 21’06”; 38 Simon

Scurrell 22’31”; 43 (2nd F55) Eynon 22’59”; 44 (1st M60) Jenkins 23’17”; 54 Mary Anthony 24’29”; 58 Andrew Salmon 24’50”; 62 Martyn Jones 25’24”; 85 Philip Morgan 30’25”; 95 Sonya Jones 33’27”; 101 Yvonne Davies 36’24”.

Juniors: 11 (2nd girl) Phillips 9’29”; 13 (3rd girl) Foster 9’33”.

Poppit Sands 5k race 2: 9 Jonesdavie­s 19’07”; 27 (1st F55) Eynon 22’05”; 42 Andrew Salmon 24’17”; 57 (3rd M60) Philip Morgan 30’04”; 64 Sonya Jones 33’27”; 68 Yvonne Davies 38’55”.

Juniors: 5 (1st girl) Maisie Foster 8’35”.

Port Talbot Half Marathon: 79 Vincent Bailey 1:52’; 107 Mair Morgan 1:57; 123 Joanne Bowes 1:59; 128 Emma Jones 2:01.

Ras y Cerrig Las, Preseli: 24 (1st F60) Lon Morgan 1:38.

Tenby 10k: 215 June Warren-jones 1:03; 219 Sandra Williams 1:03.

Llanwrda Cross Country Race: 16 Aled Jones-davies 58’17”; 43 Deian Phillips 1:09; 47 Emma Jones 1:10; 58 Mair Morgan 1:13; 76 Lon Morgan 1:21; 85 Caron Mckee Hands 1:33.

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