ATHLETICS
riers) was runner-up in 30:38 while Bridgend star James Hunt (Cardiff AAC) took third spot, clocking 31:08.
Purchase registered 35:58 while fine runs - in a field that attracted 2,844 runners - also came from some local competitors – Niki Puleio (Ogmore Phoenix) 39:21 (66th), Kieran Jenkins (Cornelly Striders) 39:57 (74 th), Alun Williams (Porthcawl Runners) 41:59 (120th), Nick Stocker (Bridgend) 42:27 (138th) along with the Porthcawl Runners duo of Matt Newman 43:42 (177th) and Rob Bennett 44:08 (193rd).
The female section was won by Natasha Cockram (Mickey Morris Racing Team) in 34:43 with Catherine Stephens clocking 19:27 for 13th female in front of Georgina Jayne Dando 20:52 (29th female), Gina Hardman (all Bridgend) 43:08 (32nd), Deborah Roberts-Goule (Porthcawl Runners) 46:15 (48th) and Claire Dunbar-Bowen (Ogmore Phoenix) 48:36 (70th). BRACKLA Harriers and Ogmore Phoenix runners backed the Cardiff Summer Sizzler 5K event last week that Les Croupiers once again staged.
Paul Graham (Pontypridd Roadents) was victorious in 15:25 from Ben Butler-Madden (Penarth & Dinas Runners) 15:49 and Charlotte Arter (Cardiff AAC) 15:50.
Ian Ogilvie (Brackla Harries) took 33rd place, completing the course in 19:18, and finished ahead of Aled Hughes (Ogmore Phoenix) 19:25 (34th) and six members of the Brackla Harriers club - Colin McQueen 19:31 (35th), Ryan Bunce 20:29 (51st), Matthew Bunce 20:47 (53rd), Gary Adams 20:52 (55th), Robbie Oliver 20:53 (56th ) and Ian Cuthbert 22:05 (70th).
Gareth Jenkins finished in 21:40 (65) and Nicky Harris (both Ogmore Phoenix) 22:07 (71 st).
And Jane Ogilvie (Brackla Harriers) was 22nd female in 23:17. ADRIAN Pearce (Ogmore Phoenix) was fourth in the 40-plus category at the Brecon 10-Mile Road Race.
Penlan was the venue for the event with Pearce finishing 19th overall courtesy of 65:57, and he was followed across the finishing line by Ogmore Phoenix colleagues in Anthony Phillips (Bridgend) 81:38 (24th 50+), Dave Kembery 89:00 (30th 40+), Brian Cotton 90:03 (32nd 40+) and Elizabeth Sim 93:08 (50th female, 22 nd 40+).
Dan Hamilton pulled off a win in 53:38 from San Domenico teammate Luke Williams 55:43 and Matt Jones (Brecon) 56:15. TWO members of the Ogmore Phoenix club recorded noteworthy times in one of the toughest races on the athletics calendar.
Islwyn Running Club organise the Murder Mile event at Penrhiwarwydd Farm, Newbridge and “Runners World” magazine list it in their top-10 hilliest races.
Aled Hughes huffed and puffed his way into 56th place via 12:39 while Nicky Harris clocked 13:14 for 75th position.
Lloyd Sheppard (Cardiff AAC) was event winner in 8:38 ahead of Mike Erskine (Les Croupiers) 8:54. THOMAS Loynes pulled a personal best time out of the hat last Sunday to win the 195th staging of Bridgend Junior 2K Parkrun in Newbridge Fields.
He sliced 10 seconds off a previous best 7:52 to edge out consistent winner Dan May (Cornelly Striders), who came home in 7:50.
Third-placed Joshua Morgan (Bridgend) clocked 8:11 while the next 18 finishers were also inside 10 minutes – Leroy Griffiths (Rhondda) 8:16, Luke Woodhouse 8:22, Samuel Cubbage 8:34, Zachary Thomas 8:48, William John 8:50, top female Lucy Rigby (Royal Sutton Coldfield AAC) pb 8:54, Ronan Adams (Pencoed Tri Club) 8:59, Elliot Jenkins 9:09, Mia Amerein 9:30, Mia Allen (both Bridgend) 9:30, Maddison Mustoe (Cornelly Striders) 9:34, Rhys Turner 9:34, Fraser Higginson 9:39, Oliver Bain pb 9:42, Joseph Perriman 9:49, Benjamin Lewis 9:50, Eloise Neenan 9:51 and Jack Woodhouse 9:55.
Owing to high winds, the Porthcawl and Maesteg Parkrun organisers heeded a weather warning and called off their Saturday events.