The Weekly Roundup
It’s been another brilliant week of racing and events for #TeamPTH – with action across triathlon, aquabike, road, trail, ultras, and parkrun! Here’s what our members have been up to:
Glyn Neath Valley Triathlon – Multisport Championship Finale
Our multisport season came to a close at the Neath Valley Triathlon. A huge thank you to the fantastic team at Celtic Tri for hosting such a great event. Well done to everyone who competed and congratulations to those who earned podium places in their age categories.
Tydfilians Roman Run
James Lowery and Nigel Crawford took on the legendary Roman Run on Saturday – a challenging 16-mile route from Brecon to Merthyr. The course mixes trail and road, climbing from 500ft to 1,600ft above sea level near Cribyn in the Brecon Beacons before descending back onto the roads at Neuadd Reservoir. A tough race with fantastic efforts from both.
Bala Aquabike – Welsh Standard Distance Championships
A superb day for #TeamPTH in Bala at the Welsh Standard Distance Aquabike Championships, where the club secured four podium finishes!
- Paul Bennett – 1st in age category, crowned Welsh Champion, and will represent Wales at the British Aquabike Championships next season.
- Carolyn Hayden – 1st in age category, also crowned Welsh Champion, and will represent Wales at the British Championships.
- Mike Hayden – 2nd in age category.
- Mandy Town – 3rd in age category.
- Two Welsh Champions and four podiums – a brilliant set of results in very tough conditions.
Run4All Neath 5k Summer Series
The final race in the Run4All Summer Series took place this week. Well done to all our members who have taken part throughout the series and represented the club so well.
Cardiff 10K
A great turnout in the capital as #TeamPTH runners took on the Cardiff 10K, with some fantastic results and performances across the team.
The Ridum Ultra
Congratulations to Wes Sheldon, who completed The Ridum ultramarathon, covering tough miles and over 4,000ft of elevation gain. A brilliant achievement in such a demanding event.
Army Challenge – Sennybridge
Andrew Lewis and Sharon Penhale took part in an Army recruitment challenge weekend in Sennybridge. The event involved two days of physical and mental challenges, with Sharon leading her own team and Andrew a member of another. A fantastic test of resilience and teamwork from both.
Parkrun
Plenty of parkrun action this weekend with some superb results:
• Swansea: a new course PB for Sophie Charles.
• Porthcawl: new course PBs for Jenna Reed and Carrie John.
• Maesteg: new course PBs for Denise Cotterell and Allison Murray.
Ross-On-Wye
We also had plenty of away-day parkrun tourism with Julie and Neil Wilkins running
Town Moor
We saw Kay Barnes
Pont Y Bala
We saw Mike Hayden
Brynaman
We saw Jules Jones and Rhian Powell.
Coed Cefn-pwll-du
We saw Kathryn Cunningham.
Ystalyfera
We saw Jackie Richards
