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Brecon to Merthyr Roman Run.

This event is not for the faint hearted - 16 miles, up through the pass on the Brecon Beacons, down to the lakes of Pontscilli and up over the lovely housing estate that Merthyr is famous for. The finish is just cruel, 200 metres uphill to the Mayor waiting at the top in Cyfarthfa Castle grounds.
Sadly. at around 8 miles, Wendy managed to trip and break her ankle (again) - which has awful repercussions on her ability to take part in the Athens Marathon at the end of October. We all wish her a speedy recovery so that at least she may have the option to take part in one of the shorter races being held in conjunction.

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Machen Mountain

This year's popular bank holiday race had a good entry of over 200 runners - including 5 of our members. Sean Taylor was our first man home in 11th position in a time of 44 mins. Dimitri chased him but was just one minute slower - finishing in 20th position in 45 mins. Julie Davies faced stiff competition in her category, 6th woman home, 64 overall - her time was 52 mins. New girl Rhian Jinny-Jones had an excellent run, finished 114 overall in under an hour at 58 mins - and then yours truly brought up the rear (as usual) 68 mins, 178th.
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Team Successes

The last 3 months have been back to back races - and Griffithstown Men have had some great successes. Two that spring to mind are First Team at Cwmcarn Scenic 7 & First Team at Kymin Dash.

Championships

Stef and Julie are still storming ahead in the Club Championships, but there is still plenty of time....

Leisure Centre League

The Leisure League Road Races are finished, and we have had some great results there too. Prizes are now only awarded to first in each category - but these are our members who made the first 3 in their categories:

Both the Men and the Ladies achieved 3rd Team Position Fantastic Work, well done everyone who had a go.

Gwent Leisure Centre League 2009 -2010
Combined Country and Road Races. (all 10 Races)

Griffithstown Men have 4 in the Top Ten - more than any other club. Congratulations to:

Stef - 3rd,
Steve - 6th,
Dimitri - 7th, and
Sean 8th.

Overall, the Mens Team came 3rd.

The girls also did well up against the mighty Chepstow - with 3 in the top ten. Well done

Julie Davies - 4th,
Daniela - 9th and
Jan 10th.

Overall, the Ladies Team came 2nd - excellent.

Full Results can be found from the Results Page. (now fully updated)