SUNDAY saw the inaugural North Wales Road Relays championships taking place on Llandudno Prom.

There were 63 teams representing 11 clubs taking part in the event, with each team made up of three runners.

Denbigh had seven teams entered in different age categories, with each athlete running 4k.

There were wonderful performances resulting in four medals for the club.

Having more than one Harrier team in the masters category race was an advantage as runners could work together to improve their times.

The female 50-59 category team of Emma Collins, Tracey Williams and Menai Baugh were comfortable gold medal winners, while there was a much tighter race for the male 50-59 category team of David Baugh, Owen Conry and Mat Jones, who eventually overtook Abergele and Wrexham to win by 12 seconds.

The female 40-49 team of Mel Morris, Victoria Whitehead and Cary Davies were delighted to pick up a silver medal after a tight race. In the Senior and F35 category, the young Harriers of Alaw Medi, Katy Baugh and Mari Williams brought home a bronze medal, beating the much fancied Prestatyn team by a fine margin.

This was a great team performance for the club that required some considerable organisation and training to make it a success.

Special mention should go to Chris Baldwin for his organisational efforts and to Elen Baugh for her support on the day.

Senior and 35+ men: 42.12 (Shaun Hughes 13.50, Joe Welch 13.53, Tony Wood 14.30).

Senior and 35+ women: 51.47 (Alaw Medi 16.57, Katy Baugh 17.25, Mari Williams 17.26).

M50-59: 47.05 (David Baugh 16.05, Owen Conry 15.26, Mat Jones 15.35).

M40-49: 49.48 (Adam McDonnell 16.02, Brett Jones 15.27, Ian Jones 18.20).

F40-49: 53.06 (Mel Morris 16.54, Victoria Whitehead 17.27, Carys Davies 18.46).

F50-59: 54.10 (Emma Collins 16.54, Tracey Williams 17.11, Menai Baugh 20.06).

M60-69: 56.14 (Fred Jones 17.31, Duncan Jones 18.00, Chris Baldwin 20.45).

Parkrun results:

Bushey Parkrun: 633, Sian Pritchard 26.54.

Sheffield Hallam: 438, Ruth Crowther 30.12.

Conwy: 290, Sally Smith 1-01.55; 291, John Llewelyn Thomas 1-01.56.

Erddig: 97, Joseph Welch 27.51.

Pony y Bala: 5, David Baugh 22.21; 7, Elen Baugh 23.07.