For the 47years this race has been organized by the local community and all voluntary members of the organization committee. Such great local commitment.
This year there was no water at the summit – you had to bring your own! Still they had the Llanberis Male Voice choir performing as entertainment before the race
Report
Llanberis, Wales – Scotland’s Ross Gollan and England’s Hannah Russell took top honours in hot conditions at the 45th running of the Castell Howell International Snowdon Race on Saturday.
Wales’ highest peak once again provided high drama, as over 400 runners from across the world tackled the steep slopes of this iconic mountain race, which can be traced back to 1976 when a small group of competitors ran from the centre of the village to the 1085 metre summit and back.
There was an emotional send-off for the runners as father of the late Chris Smith, winner of the race in 2016, got the race underway along with the now retired race doctor Dr Robin Parry.
With clear skies and temperatures in the mid 20s centigrade, conditions were hot for the runners making their way out of the village of Llanberis as they embarked on the challenging 10-mile race at the traditional start time of 2.00pm.
As is customary there was a fast start to the race, with international athletes from Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Italy rubbing shoulders with club runners from across the UK, and it was once such club runner Nathan Edmondson who was in the mix as the runners made their way onto the mountain.
Well, we had our hill runner taking the international elite and the ‘hill’ on again.
Wilmslow runners results:
| Pos | Runners | Cat | CatPos | Club | Time |
| 1 | Ross Gollan | M-Elite | 1 | Scotland | 01:09:21 |
| 18 | Hannah | F-Elite | 1 | England | 01:18:48 |
| 141 | Richard Lawson | M45 | 13 | WRC | 01:48:35 |
| 375 | Runners |
Well done Richard! Having been up Snowdon many times I can vouch for how tough it must be running, particularly in the heat.