The Whitchurch primarily based occasion – identified for its stay music, road meals, pyrotechnics and carnival environment – escaped earlier heavy rain and lived as much as the pre-race hype but once more, writes Alex Donald.
Innes FitzGerald was a powerful winner on Sunday (Could 6), falling simply wanting the course document with a time of 15:32.
The European U20 Cross Nation Champion had a parkrun mark of 16:02 to her identify however overcame Clara Evans with victory on her highway race debut.
This got here 5 weeks after ending seventeenth on the World Cross Nation Championships in Belgrade for the proficient younger Exeter Harrier.
Welsh Marathon record-holder Evans was subsequent dwelling, retaining her Welsh 5km title in a brand new finest time of 15:35 however unable to stop FitzGerald from claiming the outright race crown.
Begin of the Cardiff 5km (Paul Stillman)
Jenny Nesbitt completed third in 15:40 proving her return to health and outdoing her latest PB from the Podium 5km Pageant in Leicester.
Emily Haggard-Kearney completed fourth in 15:56, per week on from a 15:44 efficiency on the Mid Chesire 5km and forward of Sofia Latham in 16:08.
The Welsh Championship medals went to Evans, Nesbitt and Alaw Evans who claimed bronze in a brand new better of 16:14.
Within the males’s race Dewi Griffiths and Jake Smith had led for a lot of the race with the pair passing the primary kilometre in 2:44 and 3km in 8:16.
The final 1.5km of the course features a small climb which can have quelled the chance for a sub-14 minute clocking.
With round 800m to go, Griffiths went clear however finally needed to dig deep to carry off Richard Allen ending quick for his North of England staff.
Griffiths’ victory got here in 14:03 with 2023 Trafford 10km champion Allen a detailed second, additionally ending quick for his North of England staff.
Dewi Griffiths (Paul Stillman)
Smith appeared proud of third place in 14:09 which was a gradual enchancment because the Pontypridd Roadent returned to health.
Griffiths, delighted together with his win, mentioned: “I used to be actually happy with that and it confirmed that I’m recovering properly from the Seville Marathon.
“I’ll proceed to construct and race again to health. I feel an autumn marathon may undoubtedly be an possibility.”
Ben Reynolds had gained the Nos Galan Highway Races on New Years Eve and was fourth in Cardiff in 14:20, claiming the silver medal within the Welsh 5km Championships.
BUCS Indoor 3000m champion in 2023 James Heneghan closed out the highest 5 in 14:26 and claimed Welsh bronze.
The North of England gained each the women and men’s staff competitions.
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