One of Sarn Helen’s founder members Dawn Kenwright recently competed in The Grizedale Trail Half Marathon near Hawkshead in the Lake District. An undulating route ran on forest tracks and taking in the stunning views of Coniston and surrounding areas. Dawn had a great run in a time of 2:35:22 and was 4th in the F60 category.
The Annual Llandysul 10K and 5K races took place on New Year’s Eve with great representation from Sarn Helen Running Club. The 5K race saw Delyth Crimes running her first race following injury in a time of 27:32 which also secured her 1st F55, Sarah Puetz had a good run in 28:08 with Osian Jones coming 2nd in the U13 category in a great time of 22:49.
Sara Davies competed in the Gower Trail Ultramarathon back in October. The 34 mile route was brutal and was both physically and mentally challenging, Sara was pleased to finish in 8 hours.
Emma Palfrey recently ran the Mortimer Forest Trail Race near the Shropshire/Herefordshire border. A 10mile race with 1700 ft of elevation, muddy sections with steep climbs and fast downhills made it a tough and challenging course. Emma was the 5th female to cross the finish line in 1:26:11 and was 2nd F40.
Sarn Helen Runners have been busy, running here, there and everywhere. Sarah Puetz took part in the TATA Steel Richard Burton 10K, a challenging but scenic route starting from Cwmavon Rugby Club. Sarah had a great run to finish in 1:00:17.
Dylan Davies crossed over into England to compete at the Delamere Forest Trail Half Marathon, an undulating course taking in the beauty of the Cheshire woodlands. Despite feeling under the weather Dylan had a superb race to finish 2nd overall in an impressive time of 1:27:51.
Lou Summers made a spontaneous decision to travel to Spain to compete in the Palma Half Marathon, despite the heat Lou had an amazing run to finish in 1:40:10 also securing 3rd place in the F55 category.
The Abersoch Half Marathon is ran over mixed terrain with the highlight being the last mile or so which is ran across Abersoch beach. Ceinwen James was the sole Sarn Helen runner to compete and had a good run to finish in 2hrs 14 minutes.