At the recent function for the Cork City Sports Awards, prizes for the Athletics Award of the Month went to the following...
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| Photo by Gearoid O'Laoi |
Lizzie Lee of Leevale AC was awarded the Athletics Award for December 2012 for her part in the Irish team that won
Gold at the European Cross Country Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Fergus O'Donovan who is a coach with St.Finbarrs AC won the October 2012 award for his work in organising the very successful
graded leagues at CIT last summer.
Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC won the November award for winning Gold in the F55 category in the
British and Irish Masters International Cross Country in Belfast.
In a separate awards ceremony, Ultra Runner Ruthann Sheahan was crowned West Cork Sports Star of the Year for 2012. Ruthann who is originally from Leap in West Cork represented Ireland at the World and European 24 hour championships in Poland and
finished 5th woman in Europe. This was also a new Irish record. The award was presented by Bill O'Herlihy of RTE who said..."I knew nothing
about ultra-marathons and the idea that someone would run for an entire
24 hours, 229 kilometres and break the record by 23 kilometres is
absolutely unbelievable in my estimation".
The
Southern Star will have a special two page spread on this award on Thursday.
Looking good Fergus! A great man who gives so generously to the sport he loves. The girls are honoured to be in great company up there!
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