Cardiff Course Records

Course Records

Our races began in 2003 here in Cardiff - here are the best times recorded so far:

2 Mile Race, Pontcanna Fields

Stephen Paterson San Domenico 9:57

Sally Wilder, San Domenico RRC - 11.34

3 Mile Race, Pontcanna Fields

James Thie, Cardiff AAC 14.43

Lauren Shelley (u/a) 18.11

4 Mile Race, Pontcanna Fields

Stephen Paterson, Les Croupiers RC - 21.15

Sally Wilder, San Domenico RRC - 24.37

3 x 1 RELAY LLANDAFF FIELDS (new course from 2011)

Men:

Aberdare Team (Daniel Bodman, Lian Davies, Hywel Jones) 14.38

Ladies:

Croupiers Women (Nicky McWilliam, Angharad Rhys, Claire Beatty) 18.33

3 x 1 Mile Relay, Llandaff Fields (old course)

Pontypridd Roadents 14.52 (Jason Scanlan, Symon Murphy, Peter Coles)

Pontypridd Roadents 18.45 (Kelly Morgan, Anne Follan, Ceri-Anne Davies)

2 Mile Race, Bute Park/Blackweir

Lee Aherne, Les Croupiers RC 10.20

Angela Tyrrell, San Domenico RC, 11.14

3 Mile Race, Bute Park/Blackweir

Darran Hiscox, Bridgend AC 15.28

Katie Beecher, Les Croupiers RC 18.58

4 Mile Race, Bute Park/Blackweir

Martin Alvarez, Pilona Deporte 20.48

Angela Tyrrell, San Domenico RC 23.24

3 x 1 Mile Relay Race, Bute Park/Blackweir

NEWPORT HARRIERS A (Chris Carpanini, Neil Hardee, Elliott Hardee) 15.05

LES CROUPIERS LADIES (Ruth Tyler, Cheryl Hudgell, Katie Beecher) 17.48

(For more relay info see below)

AND NOW - VETERAN RECORDS FOR BOTH PONTCANNA & BLACKWEIR

2 MILE RACE, PONTCANNA

Men 50-59 Mick Tabor San Domenico 11.23 PONTCANNA 2005 and equalled by Brian Richardson, Les Croupiers RC - 11.23 PONTCANNA 2011, Men 60-69 Peter Turner, Cornelly Striders - 12.20 PONTCANNA 2011, Men 70+ Eric Hughes Bridgend AC 13.32 PONTCANNA 2009

Women 50-59 Jane Coker, Les Croupiers RC - 12.32 PONTCANNA 2011, Women 60-69 Rebecca Hambrook, Porthcawl Runnerslife - 15.34 PONTCANNA 2011.

2 MILE RACE, BLACKWEIR

Men 50-59 Mick Tabor Les Croupiers RC 11.18 BLACKWEIR 2008 Men 60-69 Mel James Les Croupiers RC 13.46 BLACKWEIR 2008

Women 50-59 Gillian Murphy Les Croupiers RC 18.34 BLACKWEIR 2008

3 MILE RACE, PONTCANNA

Men 50-59 Brian Richardson, Les Croupiers RC - 17.15 PONTCANNA 2011 Men 60-69 Tony Carzana Pegasus 19.22 PONTCANNA 2007 Men 70+ Eric Hughes Bridgend AC 20.25 PONTCANNA 2009

Women 50-59 Julie Scholey Les Croupiers 20.53 PONTCANNA 2010 Women 60-69 Rebecca Hambrook, Porthcawl Runnerslife - 23.53 PONTCANNA 2011

3 MILE RACE, BLACKWEIR

Men 50-59 Mick Tabor Les Croupiers RC 17.49 BLACKWEIR 2008 Men 60-69 Tony Carzana Pegasus RC 20.55 BLACKWEIR 2008

Women 60-69 Gill Murphy Les Croupiers RC 27.25 BLACKWEIR 2008

4 MILE RACE, PONTCANNA

Men 50-59 Mick Tabor San Domenico 23.21 PONTCANNA 2004 Men 60-69 Peter Turner, Cornelly Striders - 26.02 PONTCANNA 2011 Men 70+ Colin Lloyd, Griffithstown Harriers 34.25 PONTCANNA 2005

Women 50-59 Jo Skilton, San Domenico RRC - 28.47 PONTCANNA 2011, Women 60-69 Rebecca Hambrook, Porthcawl Runnerslife - 32.37 PONTCANNA 2011

4 MILE RACE, BLACKWEIR

Men 50-59 Elio Lepore Les Croupiers 24.13 BLACKWEIR 2010 Men 60-69 Michael Davies Les Croupiers RC 26.41 BLACKWEIR 2010 Men 70+ Eric Hughes Bridgend AC 29.47 BLACKWEIR 2009

Women 50-59 Julie Scholey Les Croupiers 28.17 BLACKWEIR 2010 Women 60-69 Annie Conroy Les Croupiers RC 34.09 BLACKWEIR 2009

5K RACE, PONTCANNA

Men 16.35 Stephen Paterson Pegasus RC PONTCANNA 2005 Men 50-59 18.03 Mick Tabor San Domenico PONTCANNA 2005 Men 60-69 21.05 Lynn Hughes Bridgend AC PONTCANNA 2005

Women 19.42 Ann Evans Pontypridd Roadents PONTCANNA 2005

CATEGORY RELAY RECORDS

3 x 1 RELAY LLANDAFF FIELDS (old course)

FASTEST VET 50+ TEAM Last of the Summer Wine (John Plain, Mike Davies, Mike Murphy) 17.50 LLANDAFF FIELDS 2007 FASTEST MIXED TEAM Clive Kids (Andrew Palmer, Suzannah Bulpin, Dylan Owen) 17.16 LLANDAFF FIELDS 2007

3 x 1 RELAY BLACKWEIR

FASTEST VET 50+ TEAM Pegasus Vets (Tony Carzana, Tim Webb, Paul Charles) 20.37 BLACKWEIR 2008 FASTEST JUNIOR TEAM (u/15) Manxsters (Dale Loveridge, Ryan Cleary, Kyle Davies) 20.27 BLACKWEIR 2010, FASTEST MIXED TEAM San Domenico Mixed A (Angela Heeley, Dominic Shields, Stephen Paterson) 16.50 BLACKWEIR 2009 FASTEST UNAFFILIATED TEAM (no club members) The Killers (Matt Clarke, Stuart Babbage, Neil "Killer" Kennedy) 16.56 BLACKWEIR 2009 FASTEST FAMILY TEAM Hiscox Family (Darren Hiscox, Leigh Hiscox, Daniel Hiscox) 15.59 BLACKWEIR 2008 FASTEST VET 60-69 TEAM Last of the Summer Wine (Mel James, Claire Johnson, Mike Davies) 21.47 BLACKWEIR 2010 FASTEST VET 70+ TEAM The Masters (Lynn Hughes, Len Tew, Eric Hughes) 21.15 BLACKWEIR 2010

3 x 1 RELAY LLANDAFF FIELDS (new course from 2011)

Mixed:

San Domenico Mixed A (Richard Wilder, Sally Wilder, Gareth Green) 15.52

Junior Men:

Cilfynydd Speedsters (Kyle Davies, Dale loveridge, Ryan Cleary) 18.12

Independent:

Flow Riders of the Storm (Laura Evans, Helen Brook, Christopher Rice) 22.07

Men Vet 50+:

Penarth & Dinas (Mike Renwick, Abyd Quinn-Aziz, Clem Clement) 18.31

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team articles - more articles

Sarah Webster and Dougie Selman take UKA 100km titles as Webster sets a new European women’s 100km record.

Ronnie Richmond sets a new British 50km mens road record in taking the UKA 50km title. Jennifer Wetton lands the UKA Women's 50km crown.

Full Results HERE

In near-perfect conditions, the Sri Chinmoy 100km and 50km races produced some outstanding performances in Perth on Sunday 24th March. The 1.5 mile /2.831 km course, at the North Inch Park is known for fast times and this year was no exception.

Women's 100km race

Sarah Webster ( Northern IOM AC) broke the European women’s 100km record (subject to confirmation ) with a new time of 7 hours, 3 minutes and 48 seconds. It bettered the previous time, of 7:04:03, set by Florianne Hot of France, in August 2022 by a mere 15 seconds.

Webster, the defending champion, had run a faster 7:03:40 to win the 2023 championship in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, which set a new GB mark. However, due to a technicality, it was not ratified as a European record.

This time Webster went through 50km in 3:26:01 with Melissa Gibson, Ealing, just 40 seconds back. Julia Davis, Newquay, was a further 4 minutes back on 3:30:46. Webster powered on to run remarkably even splits with a second 50k of 3:27:39. It was an extraordinary performance from Webster who now has the 5th and 6th women’s global best tomes for 100km.

Gibson and Davies times, now move to 2nd and 3rd on the GB all-time women’s 100km rankings behind Webster.

Gibson took the silver medal in 7:13:23 and Davies the bronze medal in 7:25:48 It made for a clean sweep for England in the women's Home Countries team competition, with all 3 runners well inside the previous course record of 7:41:12 set by Jo Murphy in 2002.

Mens 100km race

In a very exciting finish to the men’s race, just over a minute separated the first three runners. Once the race had settled down a solid group of around seven runners seemed to be working together, then after the 50 miles the group started breaking up with James Turner, Brighton, leading the charge, Scotland's Dougie Selman, Corstorphine, and Joe Turner, Cambridge, were the only ones to respond and although working hard, were still very much in touch.

Going into the last lap Turner (Brighton ) held a slim 9-second lead over the local favourite Dougie Selman, with Joe Turner ( Cambridge) a further 35 seconds back.

In a storming last lap, Selman was to overhaul Turner, to take the tape in 6:34:28 and raise a huge cheer from the local crowd, James Turner taking second in 6:34:38just 10 seconds behind and Joe Turner 3rd in 6:35:37

All three runners were inside the course record of 6:39:34 set by Matt Dickenson in 2022. And are now the 7th, 8th and 9th ranked All time Gb men at 100km

In the Scottish Championship for the Don Ritchie cups, Selman took the men's title from Chris Richardson (Metro Aberdeen ), who finished 4th overall in the race in a new PB of 6:40:44. Sage Pierce-Higgins, running his first road 100km (Edinburgh AC)took the bronze dipping under 7 hours with 6:56:14.

Sheena Logan ( Fife AC), running her first 100km race, took the women's Don Ritchie trophy, finishing in 6th overall in 8:19:26. Catherine Cowie of Portobello took the Scottish silver medal in 8:26:31 and Fiona Gibson Dundee Hawkhill the Bronze in 10:22:05

The Anglo Celtic Plate Team Competition.

Selman backed up by Richardson and Michael Deason (Shettleston) took the men's Plate ahead of England, Northern Ireland and Ulster.

In the women's Team competition, England with their clean sweep of the podium took the honours, with Ireland in second and Northern Ireland & Ulster third.

In other notable record performances, Ciaran McGonagle set a new Irish 100km record of 6:50:28 finishing in 6th place and first V/40.

Shettlston Harrier, John Duffy, who turned 60 on Friday 22nd March, set a new Scottish V/60 100km record of 8:50:59, TBC, bettering the 8:58:51 recorded by Bill Hutchison (Anster Haddies) at Perth in 2016.

UKA and SCOTTISH 50 KM CHAMPIONSHIP

Mens Championship

In a day of records, Ronnie Richmond, Bideford, and Andy Davies, Mercia Fell Runners, both GB internationals at the distance, ran together for practically the whole race, helping each other to exceptional times. At the end of lap 19 of the 21 laps, they were locked together at 2:32:16

At the bell, Davies had broken clear to have a narrow lead of 10 seconds.

On the last 2.382 km lap, Richmond turned that around to take the UKA 50km title in 2:48:25, just eight seconds clear of Davies with 2:48:33.

They were both under the previous GB road record of 2:49:01 set by Dan Nash in 2019. And just outside the long-held British track 50km of former Olympic marathoner Geoff Norman's 2:48:06, set in 1980. Tom Charles, Chorlton Runners, took the bronze dipping under 3 hours with 2:57:45.

Womens 50km Championships

The Women’s 50km Championship, also doubled as the Scottish 50km championship. This race was more clear cut with Central AC’s Jen Wetton in her first foray beyond the Marathon, leading from the start and recording an excellent 3:29:03 less than a minute outside the course record of 3:28:07 set by Hannah Oldroyd in 2019. Alison McGill (Fife AC), using the race as a stepping stone, as she builds to defending her West Highland Way title in June, took the silver while Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin (Portobello), the bronze in 4:03:18.

Men's Scottish Championship,

John Spiers of Cambuslang took the honours in 3:21:21, with Tony Golabek, Inverness in second, 3:24:11 and Martin Heggie 3rd in 3:24:27.

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