Larne AC success at N.I. Championships
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Rhonda and Mark of the Larne Athletic Club who took part in the Northern Ireland Championships.
TWO Larne AC runners were in the medals at the Northern Ireland Masters Championship on Sunday at the Mary Peters Stadium, Belfast.
Mark McManus had a fantastic haul of 3 gold medals in the 400m, 800m and triple jump in the V35 category.
Meanwhile, Rhonda Montgomery hit gold in the 200m and bronze in the 100m in the VF40 category. A fantastic performance from both runners and just rewards for their hard work.
On Thursday evening 5 Larne runners made the long trek to Limavady for the Round the Bridges 10 mile race.
A lovely mild evening and flat course made for ideal racing conditions and the Larne runners made the most of this with personal bests all round.
Craig Hutchinson was first home in a fantastic time of 59mins 33secs. Paul Tilson, making his debut in the M40 category, was back on form with a time of 66mins 33secs.
James Robinson continued his improvement finishing in 68mins 43secs and Dan Magill was delighted to dip under 80 minutes with a time of 79mins 51secs.
Heather Baxter was the only female representative and ran well with a time of 83mins 29secs.
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