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Silver medal for Laois athlete at World Mountain Running Championships

Martin McDonald who claimed silver at the World Mountain Running Championships
Martin McDonald who claimed silver at the World Mountain Running Championships

There was an incredible achievement for one Laois athlete last weekend at the World Mountain Running Championships. Martin McDonald, from the Ballyroan, Abbeyleix and District AC, competed in the event which took place in Pruske, Slovakia last Saturday. The course was a distance of 9,600 metres, with a 600m climb. In the days leading to…