Cardiff clean up at relays
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Cardiff teams won medals in every age category except masters at the Welsh Road Relay Championships held on a warm and sunny but windy day at Llandow last Sunday 3rd April.
The senior men's team succesfuly re-claimed the title that eluded them last year. In-form Rowan Axe was first back on stage one with Cardiff B team's Nat Lane second. The A team was never troubled and increased its lead with Adam Bitchell and James Mills running well and anchor man Ieuan Thomas (pictured) recording the fastest stage of the day.
The senior ladies' teams finished second to a strong Swansea team with Debbie Rees recording the third fastest overall leg despite feeling under the weather.
The under 17 men's team of Mike Ward, Alex Coomber and Elliott Slade also took the gold medals, with Elliott running the fastest leg of the day and Mike and Alex the equal third fastest.
The under 13 boys' team of Rhys Gooch, Sam Curwen, Charlie Heaton and Kieran Harris also took the honours with Rhys recording the second fastest leg.
Cardiff's complete performances were as follows:
Under 13 girls: "A" team second: Elishka Coupar, Alice Bradley, Megan Tatnell, Emma Ligthart. Elishka was the sixth fastest.
"B" team eighth: Annabelle Buck-Hirst, Georgina Davis, Emily Thomas, Bethan Register.
Under 13 boys: "A" team first: Rhys Gooch, Sam Curwen, Charlie Heaton, Kieran Harris. Rhys was the second fastest.
"B" team fourth: Mike Bellew, Alex Love, Gethin Jones, Jacob Knight.
Under 15 girls: Third: Kate Coker, Francesca Morris, Erin Hayes, Kate Seary. Kate ran the third fastest leg.
Under 15 boys: "A" team second: Ciaran Lewis, Dafydd George, John Cove. Ciaran ran the fifth fastet leg.
"B" team fifth: Tom Edmunds, Jacob Preece, Declan Morris.
Under 17 women: Second: Anna Morris, Heledd Williams, Claire Harwood. Anna ran the fourth fastest leg.
Under 17 men: First: Mike Ward, Alex Coomber, Elliott Slade.
Senior women: "A" team second: Debbie Rees, Paris Williams, Bethan Strange, Victoria Nasrat.
"B" team fourth: Emma Loveland, Liz Davies, Harriet Morris, Emily Brown.
Senior men: "A" team first: Rowan Axe, Adam Bitchell, James Mills, Ieuan Thomas. Ieuan ran the fastest leg, Rowan the
second fastest and Adam the fourth fastest.
"B" team third: Nat Lane, Michael Kershaw, Jonathan Peters, James Thie. Nat ran the fith fastest leg.
The under 15 boys' team
The complete results may be seen by clicking on RESULTS.