The 2019-20 Road Running League recently came to an end with the fourth and final leg of the series that was held in Ta’ Qali.

For the third consecutive year, the St Patrick’s AC ladies team, composed of Joelle Cortis, Roberta Schembri and Carmen Hili, dominated this season’s Road Running League team series eclipsing the second-placed team by 80 points, practically doubling the winning margin from the 2018-19 season.

The St Patrick’s trio have asserted themselves as the team to beat in the ladies’ teams competition, going from strength to strength throughout the championship which they practically dominated from start to finish.

On an individual basis, Joelle Cortis finished second female overall, also clocking an impressive 36min 28s in the last leg in Ta’ Qali.

Her return to active running has definitely bolstered the female squad, leading the charge for her team in all races and contributing handsomely to the team’s success.

Diminutive in size, Cortis has proven to possess the right prowess and tenacity to produce her best when it really matters and inspiring her team-mates to collective success.

Roberta Schembri finished fourth overall in the female category with another string of positive results although she still has more to offer and is another athlete to watch out for in the future.

Meanwhile the third member of the team, veteran athlete Carmen Hili, finished eighth overall female.

During these last two campaigns, Hili played a pivotal role in helping the St Patrick’s AC female team to clinch the Road Running League title. Her grit and fighting spirit are hallmarks of the seasoned and experienced athlete she is and and Hili lived up to expectations, producing great performances which mattered no little in contributing to the team’s achievements this year as well.

It is to be noted that the St. Patrick’s AC’s female team success is not a one off but follows last year’s triumph of the same MAAA Road Running Series as well as the Road Relay event which they swept clean in style with a 4x5km Relay record in 2019.

 

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