The first Knocknarea Arena 5K Fun Run 7 Walk was held on Saturday, with more than 170 participants.
Thomas Mc Bride from the North Sligo Athletics Club came in at first place with a time of 16 minutes and 18 seconds and Seamus Somers of Sligo Athletics Club came a close second. The first lady home was Mari Johnston, at 19 minutes and 8 seconds, just ahead of Aisling Von Rensburg.
Knocknarea Arena staff member and organiser of the event, Daniel Furey, said the event was a huge success: “We are delighted with the amount of people that took part and we hope that everyone enjoyed the event. A number of athletes were successful in recording personal bests. We hope that this will become an annual event in the busy Sligo athletic calendar and we look forward to welcoming an even bigger crowd next year.”
Furey paid tribute to Sligo Athletics Club, Wheats Cafe, Championship Ireland, An Garda Síochana and all the Marshalls who helped out during the event.
