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Phil Healy became yesterday the first Irish sprinter to break the 23-yard mark over 200m.
After taking possession of the Irish 100m record last month, the 23-year-old has added 200m in 22.99 to Cork City Sports meet.
Healy's previous record, early June, was 11:15 pm and as she pbaded from second to third place in the last race of last night, her performance was quickly confirmed by an Irishman. The old record of 23.02, owned by Sarah Reilly, existed since 2001.
"I'm absolutely delighted to start again with 22.99 Breaking another national record is fantastic," said Healy.
I knew that there would be a headwind in the turn. I knew that there was a bright field out there, so it was just running my run.
"The signs were there, I have not run for four weeks and I told my trainer Shane [McCormack]" let me run. "It was just a good season, I can not ask many more, there have been BPs on the left, right and center, and I can not wait to get it from here. "
Earlier in the evening, the Ballineen native slammed 11:30 am on 100m, just 0.02 seconds from the national record she recorded last month Crystal Emmanuel made the decision in 11.25, the American sprinter scoring a 100m / 200m double.
Healy revealed that 39, she will participate in more than 100m and 200m at the European Championships, which will take place from August 7 to 12.
We expected to run more than 400m in Berlin, since this is the only one in the world. was the distance she specialized in the domestic season, a campaign where she recorded a personal best 52 , 08 and was semifinalist at the Worlds in Birmingham. Its recent form over shorter distances, however, had led Healy and coach McCormack to make the decision to prioritize Berlin's two events where she holds the national record.
I did a 400m indoor season, but I just want to capitalize on the speed I'm having right now. I can do 400m for many years down the line. At the moment, I bowed to the 100m and the 200m and to use the speed I got.
"I'm absolutely delighted to be so close to the record," she said of her 100m. I can not wait to get home. We go overseas for competitions like this, so it 's fantastic to have an international competition in Cork. I've been to overseas this year where the crowd has not been as good as that. Athletics in Ireland has just jumped in the last two weeks. "
Another Irish sprinter on the Cork IT track was Marcus Lawler, the 23-year-old Carlow native, rising from 20.71 to 20.40 Lawler, who took second place on the Irish list of all time, was second in Sydney Siame.
"It took a long time," said Lawler.
"The fall has finally arrived. I'm fed up running 20.7. All is well and says that you are going to run 20.4, but he has to go out. I'm glad it did it. It is to be consistent now at 20.4
Yesterday I was probably ranked in the 30s in Europe. 20.4 put me up there. I can be really competitive now.
High clbad fields were badembled for the men's 800m and women's 3,000m.
Ryan Sanchez of Puerto Rico held off Eric Sowinski for the 800m in 1.45.73. Camille Buscomb of New Zealand, with 8.45.97, was the first house on the 3000m
The top 10 across the line in the men's mile broke four minutes, leading the way was Sam Prakel (3.56. 09). In one of the first races on the map for this 67th Cork City meet, Sophie O 'Sullivan, fresh out of her silver medal at the U18 European Championships in Gyor, has won the 1500m junior. Her time of 4.22.22 was a personal best for Sonia's daughter.
Sophie's European money was one of six medals won by young Irish athletes over the past week and a half. Athletics Ireland's general manager, Hamish Adams, said: "Athletics goes from success to success – it's very exciting times.The challenge now is to pbad on this talent [young] at the upper level. "
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