Conlan, Ng’eno triumph in third round of MRR Summer Series

Muscat: Nick Conlan and Irene Ng’eno won the top honours in the men’s and women’s categories respectively in the third round of the Muscat Road Runners (MRR) Summer Series held held at ‘The village of the lost’ near Al Ansab.
The 5.4k route was extremely rocky and rough terrain and included boulder strewn wadi before the participants climbed up into the village.
The rough terrain made it a tough race but Nick Conlan emerged the overall winner in a time of 21:27.
Edward Black took second place in 21:52 ahead of Mahmoud Seiam who clocked 22:26. Birgit Schultz was the first women and 13th overall in 25:43.
Irene Ng’eno timed 26:58 to take the top place in the women’s category. . Sally Hart finished second in 27:45 while Anne Menard settled for the third place in 31:48.
In the veterans men’s competition, Karl D Street won the first place in 24:46 followed by Dave Salt (25:32) and Sunil Deshpande (26:36) in that order.
In the veterans women’s race, the top honours went to Birgit Schulz (25:43). Francesca Aub-Robinson (31:41) and Amanda Greenwood (33:53) finished in second and third respectively.
Meanwhile, James won the 3km junior race in a time of 17:44. Kiki took the second place in 20:23 and Lucy won the third place in 21:57.
The next race will organised on June 1. For further details visit www.muscatroadrunners.com or www.facebook.com/pages/Muscat-Road-Runners.
Results:
Men open: 1. Nick Conlan - 21:27; 2. Edward Black - 21:52; 3. Mahmoud Seiam - 22:26.
Women open: 1. Irene Ng’eno - 26:58; 2. Sally Hart - 27:45; 3. Anne Menard - 31:48.
Veterans men: 1. Karl D Street - 24:46; 2. Dave Salt - 25:32; 3. Sunil Deshpande - 26:36.
Veterans women: 1. Birgit Schulz - 25:43; 2. Francesca Aub-Robinson - 31:41; 3. Amanda Greenwood - 33:53.
Super veterans: 1. Cesare Porta - 33:00; 2. Robert Borjal - 40:47; 3. Cor Huibers - 40:50.