Portlaoise Athletics Club members impress across the country
Stephen Poleon recorded a new personal best at the Tullamore Half Marathon
Portlaoise Athletics Club members were busy on the roads and trails in recent weeks, with strong performances recorded across a number of events in Leinster and beyond.
The second running of the Fisherman’s 5K took place on Friday, August 14, with cooler temperatures providing ideal conditions. Portlaoise were well represented, led by Leah McDonald in 35th place in 21:06, which also saw her finish third in the Girls U16 category. Ava Shore followed in 37th in 21:18, with Lucy Shore 40th in 21:21.
Donal Heagney (21:42), Lilly Walsh (22:00), Laura Jane Phelan (22:02), Marcus Walsh (23:55), Lucy Dunne (24:26), Leon Walsh (25:15), Noreen Daly (25:29), Melissa Marum (26:31), Pairic Walsh (29:43) and Martin Cullen (31:32) also completed the race.
In Tipperary, Stephen Poleon and Martin Langton travelled to the Crokes 5K in Thurles on Sunday, August 16. Poleon ran 19:08 for 44th place, while Langton, returning from injury, clocked 21:03 for 97th.
Aengus Burke tackled the IMRA 8K at Mount Melleray in the Knockmealdown Mountains, finishing second in his category and inside the top 30 overall.
Meanwhile, Laura Fleming completed the hilly Clonmel Half Marathon, while Poleon set a new personal best of 1:29 at the Tullamore Half, with Erin Thomas also running well in 1:57.