Parsons was a member of the Roath Harriers in Cardiff and aged 15 she won the 1960 Welsh title. At the 1966 Welsh championships, she broke the Welsh 100 yards record, setting a time of 10.7sec in the semi final before winning the final and also set a championship record in winning the 220 yards. Coached by
Ron Pickering, she defeated her rival
Liz Gill in the warm-up Invitation race for the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. She represented the
1966 Welsh team at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in
Kingston, Jamaica, participating in three
events; the
100 yards, the
220 yards and the
4 × 110 yards relay, with
Gloria Dourass,
Thelwyn Appleby and
Liz Gill. Shortly after the Games, Parsons married Maurice Johns and participated under her married name thereafter. In 1968, when Roath Harriers merged with Birchgrove Harriers to become
Cardiff AAC, she was the first captain of the women's team. == References ==