Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month October 2018 Lizzie Lee

Lizzie Lee is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for October 2018

River Lee Hotel

Friday November 23rd 2018

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Lizzie Lee is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for October 2018
Photo - L to R: John Calnan, Fionnuala Desmond, Gearóid Ó Laoi, Lizzie Lee, Donie Walsh, Nollaig O'Neill and Donal Murnane

The award was presented at a function at the River Lee hotel, on Friday November 23rd 2018

The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Evening Echo, The River Lee and Leisureworld

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The Cork City Sports Athlete for the Month of October 2018 is Lizzie lee

Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - October 2018 - Award Citation

At the SSE Airtricity Dublin marathon Lizzie Lee mixed it with the elite internationals, finishing an outright third, her time of 2:35:03 was one of the fastest times by an Irish woman on Irish soil, this also won her first Irish national title.

Lizzie also led Leevale women to the team title in a new Irish record of 8:25:08 for the national marathon, beating the previous record by two minutes

This is Lizzie's fourth individual award. She also twice won the award as Leevale Women's Team member. In addition she has been Cork City Sports Sportsperson of the Year.