ABERGELE Harriers’ Rachel Shipley and Darren Blazier travelled to Staffordshire to take part in the Stone 10k yesterday (June 25).

Despite starting at 10am, the race was particularly hot and humid, with the thermometer reading well into the mid-20s.

Rachel was in the original team to run as part of a North Wales group in an inter-regional event, while Darren was brought in as a late replacement.

Finishing in 42nd, Darren was pleased with a season’s best of 37.50.

Rachel took a minute off her time from last year to finish 63rd and seventh lady in 39.18.

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Elsewhere this weekend for Abergele Harriers members, Danny Snelson finished 61st at Sheffield Castle parkrun in 33.59, and Andrew Mercer took 26th place at Conwy parkrun in 21.53.

The previous week, Gareth Evans took part in the Trail Marathon Wales, a tough event in hot conditions.

He coped well, finishing in a respectable 4.41.02 for 59th position.

Meanwhile, Sean and Steven McCormack ran the first of a series of marathons to raise money for charity.

They took part in Majella’s Memorial Marathons for Hari, in aid of Children’s Health Foundation Temple Street.

Running 32 miles from Iniskeen to Kentstown in Ireland on a hot day, they finished in a superb five hours and four minutes.