Says it on the tin.
Clwydian Series Plate Update
So Hayley Evans (Buckley) took the inaugural Clwydian Series plate award with fabulous results across 2018 (winning both F categories at Sheeptracks & Hills). A creditable 2nd goes to Tim Hargreaves (Buckley) with some great consistency. Finishing 3rd is Richard Borne (Abergele Mysteruns). Well done to all three of you. and thankyou for supporting the races this year.
| Sheeptracks | 02:28:56 | CMR | 0:32:42 | Hills | 01:24:40 | Score % | |
| Hayley Evans | 03:08:53 | 27% | 0:41:35 | 27% | 01:35:04 | 12% | 22% |
| Tim Hargreaves | 03:38:20 | 47% | 00:43:00 | 31% | 01:48:05 | 28% | 35% |
| Richard Borne | 04:24:05 | 77% | 00:41:02 | 25% | 01:48:49 | 29% | 44% |
Unlike other series events the plan is run this consecutively so Sheeptracks 2018 score drops out. The runners & riders for the next race then are:
| CMR | 0:32:42 | Hills | 01:24:40 | Sheeptracks | Score % | ||
| Jez Brown | 00:33:41 | 3% | 01:24:53 | 0% | 2% | ||
| Fraser McDonald-Oulds | 00:38:21 | 17% | 01:25:58 | 2% | 9% | ||
| David Appleton | 00:36:57 | 13% | 01:29:54 | 6% | 10% | ||
| Richard Watson | 00:38:53 | 19% | 01:31:47 | 8% | 14% | ||
| Hayley Evans | 0:41:35 | 27% | 01:35:04 | 12% | 20% | ||
| Richard Borne | 00:41:02 | 25% | 01:48:49 | 29% | 27% | ||
| Tim Hargreaves | 00:43:00 | 31% | 01:48:05 | 28% | 30% | ||
| Iain Wood | 00:43:00 | 31% | 01:48:39 | 28% | 30% | ||
| Dominic Williams | 00:44:04 | 35% | 01:46:40 | 26% | 30% | ||
| Neil Owen | 00:45:35 | 39% | 01:47:45 | 27% | 33% | ||
| Ceri Belshaw | 00:47:50 | 46% | 01:46:48 | 26% | 36% | ||
| Neil Gooding | 00:46:29 | 42% | 01:54:00 | 35% | 38% | ||
| Danny Jenkins | 00:46:02 | 41% | 01:56:27 | 38% | 39% | ||
| Nigel Crompton | 00:48:00 | 47% | 01:51:43 | 32% | 39% | ||
| Rebecca Massey | 00:44:54 | 37% | 02:02:51 | 45% | 41% | ||
| John Morris | 00:49:23 | 51% | 01:56:18 | 37% | 44% | ||
| Christine Cammiclare | 00:47:18 | 45% | 02:02:51 | 45% | 45% | ||
| Lucie Skates | 00:50:37 | 55% | 02:15:43 | 60% | 58% |
Clwydian Hills Report 2018
Clwydian Hills Fell Race 2018
21st October 2018
Race Report – 103 runners, 1 DNF
“I’m sure he’s already passed me twice…”
A little bit of rain a few days before helped soften up the hills a little but yet again the weather gods smiled on the race with the rain holding off until I got to the pub after cleaning up.
My pre-race advice of “Remember the person in front may not be going the correct way” was ignored by the front runners and hence the race lead was dominated by navigation errors (even from the locals who should know better…) This led to some interesting chatter amongst the trailing bunch who kept seeing the leaders pass them….several times. These early errors did mean a great finish though as we had 6 runners come over the 2nd last summit of Moel Dwywll together. Rob Grantham’s (1st, 1st M40, Pensby) fearless descending earned him a small lead which he kept until the finish just holding off Jez Brown (2nd, Buckley) and Gavin Roberts (3rd, 1st M23-40, Eryri). The top 3 finished within 30 seconds and the top 6 finished well within 2 minutes of each other making this one of the closest finishes ever for the race.
A delighted Simon “I never win anything” Ellis of Chester Tri took the M50 honours, Leigh Warburton (Bowland) won the M60 category and our race’s creator John “Elbows” Morris (Buckley) took the M70 class. U23 winner was David Appleton (9th).
The ladies race was a good battle by local Hayley Evans (18th, 1st F23-40, Buckley) and Helen Brown (19th, 1st F40) finishing 20 seconds back with Alice Swift (Chorlton) finishing a couple of minutes behind them. Sally Gilliver took the W50 category.
Buckley Runners took home the Petzl Team Trophy for the first time with 636 points. Pensby finished closely with 595 points and Bowland with a brilliant 544 points. It was really great to see folks coming from further afield and in good numbers.
The junior races offered a great run out for Lois Lee (1st F18, Prestatyn RC) & Kai Walsh (1st M16, Wrexham AC) and meant they got all the great prizes, shiny trophies & cake for themselves. XC races in the local area the day before maybe did not help numbers but it is a shame as the courses offer a great challenge and running freedom for the youngsters who you would think would prefer it to running round a school field…? I will keep offering them… well until no one shows up maybe.
Refreshments, presentations and the obligatory post-race debrief chats were held in village hall. Special thanks to NEWSAR members and the supporters group for marshalling the race & looking after the runners with homemade soup & cakes.
Apologies for lack of photos this year. 2 camera people were unavailable and I had to stick my other one in an un-photogenic location.
Clwydian Hills – Online Entries Closed
Roll up, roll up Ladies & Gentlemen (& children older than 14)
The Greatest Race on Earth (well the little bit of Earth about Cilcain, this October, excluding the mountain bike race the day before) comes into town on Sunday 21st October.
Online entries are CLOSED. Entries on day available.