Mellieha Athletic Club’s Dillon Cassar and Pembroke Athleta’s Lisa Marie Bezzina triumphed in this year’s Road Running Series, winning the fourth and final race while setting two new national records in the process.

Dillon Cassar completed his third win from four races with a new national record of 14minuties 41 seconds, six seconds ahead of Luke Micallef whose impressive race establishes the second fastest ever timing locally.

With one win and three second places, Luke took the second spot in the overall series. Simon Spiteri was third in the final race and in the overall classification.

The women’s series came to an end in extraordinary fashion with Lisa Maria Bezzina defeating the odds and claiming top spot in the final race for her second victory over four races.

Roberta Schembri, winner of the two other races, took second place overall while Joelle Cortis came third.

Lisa managed the 5k race in 17minutes and 15 seconds which meant she established a new national record on the distance.

Besides these top performances, a number of age category records were also achieved in this final race, records which are now considered as official given that the national association secured international recognition and certification of the route.

The completion also established Malta’s new club champions, with Mellieħa AC and Pembroke Athleta taking the honours in the male and female categories respectively.

Following the completion of the series, Malta’s elite athletes now turn their focus on the track for their final preparations towards GSSE 2023.

Congratulations Dillon and Lisa!