Following on from the very successful Ammanford Junior Fun Run Races at Amman Valley Leisure Centre at the beginning of June, Ammanford Town Centre hosted a second big running event in the space of a month on Sunday.

The ever-popular Ammanford 10km, which has now become a local favourite on the Welsh Athletics calendar, was on open roads with 288 finishing to confirm its biggest field ever since being introduced.

Organised and assisted by officers and members of Amman Valley Harriers Athletics Club, the event was sponsored in 2019 by Ammanford Lions Club, Llys Cennen Solicitors and Brecon Carreg.

Among those running were members and supporters of Ammanford AFC, who were all running to raise money for the Jac Lewis Foundation and collected over £1,000 in total.

For the second year in succession, the Ammanford 10K incorporated the popular West Wales 10K Road Running Championships where regional medals were presented to those who occupied first, second and third in the various categories.

Llanelli AC club seniors dominated the front end of the field with eight out of the first fifteen placings occupied by the Llanelli team.

David Keenan, fourth in 2018’s event crossed as the winner in a time of 35 minutes and 20 seconds with an eight-second victory. Finishing in runner-up and third place were club mates Dean Summers (35:28) and Nicholas Sheehan (35:39) to make it a clean sweep of individual awards. Mark Harrison came in to the finish in fourth position (36:05).

In ninth overall, Alaw Beynon-Thomas was the first female athlete back home in 38:09.