The European Cross Country Championships were held this year in Antalya, Turkiye – Three time zones away – a long way for competitors AND supporters to travel. KCH had one athlete competing – Cathal O’Reilly in the Under 23 event. The team with Nick Griggs winning silver placed 4th – the best Irish team performance on the day. Cathal finishing in 37th place was fourth scorer for the team. Among the supporters was Toss Hayes. Will we see him run in one of these big races some year soon?
Meanwhile the indoor season in the USA kicked off with the annual meet in Boston. Grace (NYU) and Maebh Richardson (Portland) were in action in the 5000m heats. Both recorded new PBs for the distance Grace in 16.14 and Maebh in 16.16.