RUSSELL Bentley was the overall winner of this year’s Henri Lloyd Abersoch 10K race, the first round of the prestigious of the Abersoch Triple Crown competition.

He crossed the finish line in a time of 00:33:28, with Paul Green following almost a minute behind in 00:35:24, with David Marsh taking third in 00:35:46.

The first woman was Diane Mcvey in a time of 00:39:24, with Jane Evans taking second place in 00:40:03 and Catherine Connell came home in third in 00:40:20.

The top three boys in the Abersoch Holiday Homes 3K Beach run were Ethan Davies in 00:11:14, Ethan Warren in 00:11:18 and William Wright in 00:11:26, whilst the top three girls were Maisie Trueman in 00:12:15, Matilda Byrnes in 00:12:26 and Charlotte Broadhurst in 00:12:52.

Around 1,000 people had turned up to take part in the Henri Lloyd Abersoch 10k beach race, and the shorter distance Abersoch Holiday Homes 3k Beach run. Cheered on by a huge crowd, competitors of the 10k run began in Abersoch village centre and finished on the beach.

The fantastic course saw athletes run the first kilometre through the main high street, before forking right along Lon Pentre Bach to the Deucoch, and then heading left down to the Sarn Bach crossroads.

Heading straight over, there’s a section of narrow lanes stretching towards the far end of the beach with a short section of road running round the bay before reaching ‘Tocyn Brutal’ - a challenging hill that is a rough track lasting for 0.3 of a mile.

Some undulating roads for two miles saw the course loop back around until athletes headed down onto the golf course before joining the far end of the beach. This was followed by an exhilarating kilometre sprint along the beach to the finish just before the middle slip ramp.

The race forms part of the Abersoch Triple Crown competition, which combines times from the Abersoch 10K, the Sprint Triathlon on 30 June and the Half Marathon on 22 September, in which athletes must show versatility across three races.

Henri Lloyd Abersoch 10K results

Top 10 Men: 1 Russell Bentley 00:33:28; 2 Paul Green M40+ 00:35:24; 3 David Marsh 00:35:46; 4 Andrew Salt 00:36:34; 5 Ryan Davis 00:37:00; 6 Emyr Jones 00:38:01; 7 Bruno Mustone M40+ 00:38:06; 8 Richard Mckenna M40+ 00:38:09; 9 Rob Wright 00:38:25; 10 Steven Renny M40+ 00:38:55.

Women: 1 Diane Mcvey F40+ 00:39:24; 2 Jane Evans F40+ 00:40:03; 3 Catherine Connell 00:40:20; 4 Charlotte Jones F40+ 00:42:36; 5 Karen Moorfield 00:44:31; 6 Sian Beck F40+ 00:45:50; 7 Samantha Dutton 00:45:58; 8 Mared Jones 00:46:14; 9 Emma Louise Weall 00:46:44; 9 Sarah Ryder F40+ 00:46:37; 10 Sarah Ryder 00:46:37.

Men’s age category winners were: M40: 1 Paul Green 00:35:24; 2 Bruno Mustone 00:38:06; 3 Richard Mckenna 00:38:09. M50: Richard Eccles 00:39:24; 2 Kevin Clark 00:42:05; 3 Jarrod Homer 00:42:59. M60: 1 Stephen Jones 00:41:07; 2 Simon Entwisle 00:42:03; 3 Stephen Bellis 00:43:46.

Women’s age category winners were: F40: 1 Diane Mcvey 00:39:24; 2 Jane Evans 00:40:02; 3 Charlotte Jones 00:42:36. F50: 1 Linda Walker 00:51:19; 2 Mary Clifford 00:51:53; 3 Jane Bowles 00:53:32. F60: 1 Theresa Powell 01:00:40; 2 Pauline Basquill 01:01:40; 3 Angela Lillie 01:03:30.

Henri Lloyd Abersoch 3K results:

Top 10 Boys’ times: 1 Ethan Davies 00:11:14; 2 Ethan Warren 00:11:18; 3 William Wright 00:11:26; 4 Zach Walmsley 00:11:56; 5 Alex Bayley 00:12:00; 6 Zico Jones 00:12:01; 7 Jack Ellam 00:12:10; 8 Jenson Warren 00:12:26; 9 Harvey Davis 00:12:29; 10 Drew Davies 00:12:48.

Top 10 Girls: 1 Maisie Trueman 00:12:15; 2 Matilda Byrnes 00:12:26; 3 Charlotte Broadhurst 00:12:52; 4 Milly Lever 00:13:01; 5 Scarlett Hamilton 00:13:07; 6 Cara Scott 00:13:26; 7 Ella Jones 00:13:46; 8 Ella Davis 00:13:50; 9 Imogen Andreassen 00:13:59; 10 Emma Bradley 00:14:22.