Irish Indoor Championships
Mayo AC sprinter John Walkin ran in the Irish Indoor Championships in the Odyssey Area, Belfast at the week-end.
In heat 8 of the 60 metres he finished 4th in 7.70, and unfortunately did not progress to the next stage. The event was won in 6.85 by Dean Adams (Ballymena & Antrim AC) in 6.85.
It was good to see Mary Cullen (North Sligo AC) back on track winning the 1500 metres in 4.19.25 and also getting a season’s best time finishing fifth in the AVIVA Grand Prix 5000 metres in 8.53.
In the British Universities Indoors, Pamela Hughes (Westport AC) who is now a Physiotherapy student in University of Birmingham. came 3rd in the High Jump in 1.75