THE SWANSEA Bay 10k was the crowning glory for the Penarth and Dinas Runners club championship over the weekend.

Both the men’s and women’s club championships were sealed in the race along the Gower coast on Sunday, September 22.

Gary Brown did enough to finish the season unbeaten with the maximum score of 160, while Debbie Evans also notched up a perfect score of eight wins too.

But with four races to go, including the hugely competitive Cardiff Half Marathon and two cross country races, there are still plenty of other divisions in the club championship where runners will still be desperate to score points.

The Admiral Swansea Bay 10k started near the iconic St Helen’s rugby ground and ran along the Gower coast for around 5k.

The fast and flat course then looped back along the coastal path before finishing back near the home of Swansea RFC.

The weather was almost perfect for the race, with glorious sunshine and a slight breeze in the air.

With just a week to go until he tackles the Nottingham Marathon Gary Brown was the first Penarth runner to cross the finish line in 37.55.

Richard Jackson-Hookins was next up in 40.24.

Andrew Palmer followed in 41.46.

Malcolm Bradley was 43.22, with Ian Warburton just seconds behind in 43.35.

Paul Mitchell was next up in 43.40.

Debbie Evans was the first woman from Penarth to cross the finish line in 44.26.

Louise Hunt, gearing up for the Amsterdam Marathon, was next up in 45.49.

Chris Seal was next up in 47.17.

Paul Furlong was hot on his heels in 48.16.

Beverley Warburton was next up in 49.40.

Lindsey Hunt was milliseconds behind in 49.46.

Amanda Lynch was next up in 50.41.

Josh Davies and Yvonne Williams both achieved 51.06.

Danielle Rayner 51.32.

Lyn Evans 51.33.

Janice Clement 54.12.

Jenny Tincombe 59.08.

Rachael Davey 1.09.05.

After the race the runners enjoyed an eclectic goody bag of olive oil, green tea, a banana, cereal bar, t-shirt, medal and a sachet of peanut butter.

The week before Rob Wilson and Heather Dennis both took part in Ironman Wales in Tenby.

Rob was crowned 2nd in his age category with an incredible time of 12 hours 4 minutes, meaning that he has now qualified for the Ironman World championships in Kona in October next year. He is the first ever Cardiff Triathlete to qualify for the world championships. Tenby is one of the toughest Ironman races in the world, with the 2.4 mile open water swim, 112 bike ride and 26.2 marathon all proving very challenging.

Heather Dennis was also 6th in her age category after notching up a time of 13 hours 4 minutes.

Penarth and Dinas Runners meet every Monday evening at Penarth Leisure Centre at 7pm.