None Mark Kenneally of Clonliffe Harriers AC has been named as the December Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month.
This was awarded following his outstanding eighth place finish at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Dublin on the December 13th.
In the final race of the day at the championships, Kenneally produced a thrilling performance that had the large Irish crowd in full voice. The Clonliffe man went out fast was always in the top ten and his strong finish saw him finish a superb eighth. The big effort was hard and he described the last two laps as torture: “But when you’re running in front of a huge crowd like that you just have to keep going” he said.
November Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: Mary Cullen
October Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: Martin Fagan
August Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: Olive Loughnane
July Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: David Gillick
June Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: Paul Hession
May Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: Ciara Mageean
April Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: David McCarthy
March Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: Mary Cullen and Derval O’Rourke
February Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: Mary Cullen
January Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month: Martin Fagan