GRC’s husband and wife duo decided to finish
the year in style, competing in the prestigious Nos Galan NYE races in Mountain
Ash, South Wales. The race which is a NYE party for runners commemorates the
life of legendary runner Guto Nath Bran, takes place under the streetlights of
the Welsh mining town. Every year a famous sportsman lights a beacon in the
town centre and this year the honour fell to international rugby referee Nigel
Owens.
The elite mens race saw the return to racing
for GB athlete Dewi Griffiths. After 8 months out with health issues he decided
to ‘dip his toes in’ to racing again to measure the scale of the task ahead to
qualify for Olympics in Tokyo 2020. His time of 15:18, whilst impressive was
nearly two minutes off his best but credit to him for allowing lesser athletes
to get a good scalp on their record. Andrew Pask in the same race went with the
frightening pace, setting a mile PB to start. Thankfully he held on over the 4
lap course to post a new 5km PB of 19:18. The race was won for the 3rd time by Kristan
Jones in a time of 14:15 .
Sara Pask, running in the later mass race
looked strong throughout. Hoping for a sub 30mins run, Sara kept battling her
way through the extensive crowds. After a big kick for the finish she saw the
race clock tick past the 30mins but knew that it took some time to pass the
start after the gun. Tentatively waiting for the official results, Sara was
disappointed to be on the wrong side of the 30mins with 30:09 in her first race
over the distance.
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