Friday 18 April 2025

A teen has set the new record in a gruelling annual dash to the top of a Welsh peak, beating the previous fastest ever time set by his father ten years ago.

Henry Evans, 18, left his maths teacher dad Huw well behind in this year's Kymin Dash, a seven mile (11.3 km) run to the top of a hill above Monmouth.

"It was great that Henry broke it," said proud father Huw. "I wouldn't want anyone else."

Huw said it "felt good" to hear the home crowd shouting as he shaved 25 seconds off the record.

"I wasn't quite sure how close I was to the record… I thought about halfway, 'yeah, it might be one today'," the Cardiff AC runner tol

 

 

Monmouth.Huw and Henry stand arm in arm at the Kymin dash start line, which is a green blow up arch. Huw is wearing a green running tank top with Parc Bryn Bach running club logo and Henry has a blue running top that says Cardiff. Each is holding their opposite arms up in the air with a fist. they both has short cropped hair. Huw's is greyHuw and Henry stand arm in arm at the Kymin dash start line, which is a green blow up arch. Huw is wearing a green running tank top with Parc Bryn Bach running club logo and Henry has a blue running top that says Cardiff. Each is holding their opposite arms up in the air with a fist. they both has short cropped hair. Huw's is greyHuw and Henry stand arm in arm at the Kymin dash start line, which is a green blow up arch. Huw is wearing a green running tank top with Parc Bryn Bach running club logo and Henry has a blue running top that says Cardiff. Each is holding their opposite arms up in the air with a fist. they both has short cropped hair. Huw's is greyHuw and Henry stand arm in arm at the Kymin dash start line, which is a green blow up arch. Huw is wearing a green running tank top with Parc Bryn Bach running club logo and Henry has a blue running top that says Cardiff. Each is holding their opposite arms up in the air with a fist. they both has short cropped hair. Huw's is greyHuw and Henry stand arm in arm at the Kymin dash start line, which is a green blow up arch. Huw is wearing a green running tank top with Parc Bryn Bach running club logo and Henry has a blue running top that says Cardiff. Each is holding their opposite arms up in the air with a fist. they both has short cropped hair. Huw's is greyHuw and Henry stand arm in arm at the Kymin dash start line, which is a green blow up arch. Huw is wearing a green running tank top with Parc Bryn Bach running club logo and Henry has a blue running top that says Cardiff. Each is holding their opposite arms up in the air with a fist. they both has short cropped hair. Huw's is grey

"It was great that Henry broke it," said proud father Huw. "I wouldn't want anyone else."

Huw said it "felt good" to hear the home crowd shouting as he shaved 25 seconds off the record.

Huw and Henry stand arm in arm at the Kymin dash start line, which is a green blow up arch. Huw is wearing a green running tank top with Parc Bryn Bach running club logo and Henry has a blue running top that says Cardiff. Each is holding their opposite arms up in the air with a fist. they both has short cropped hair. Huw's is grey

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