LVAC Men Win All Ireland 5 Mile Road Championships.
Sunday, 11 June, 2023
Phoenix Park, Dublin
Congratulations to our Senior Men who are All Ireland Winners for the 1st time. Lead home by🥇Geoffrey Alexandre (26.36) in 9th,🥇Mark Naylor (26.37) in 10th,🥇Pierce Geoghegan (26.59) in 12th and 🥇Sergey Dolgy (23.79) in 18th for a combined team time of 01.47.49 which was 3 mins ahead of Crusaders AC in 2nd and Donore Harriers AC a further 3 mins behind in 3rd. Our top 4 athletes were ably supported by another 6 squad members, with 5 setting their own personal bests on a very warm and humid morning.
Congratulations also to individual medal winners with🥇Pat Collins winning the All Ireland M75 title.
Great performances also from🥈Brigid Reilly and🥉Orla Gordon claiming silver and bronze in the F35 catergory and leading our Senior Team into 11th place.
🥉Pierce Geoghegan also took another medal in the M35 category when finishing 3rd to claim bronze.
It was another ideal day for racing in the Phoenix Park today with 20 Liffey Valley AC athletes out in force. A fantastic day for our club with tremendous support around the course from fellow athletes and coaches cheering on all our athletes to deliver such strong performances over the 5 mile distance.
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