Congratulations to the seven Rathfarnham athletes who competed in the National Masters T & F Championships in Tullamore yesterday, bringing home a total of four medals. Stuart McLean was 2nd M45 in the 400m race in a time of 56.86, narrowly missing out on gold by a fraction of a second. In the 800m event, Vanessa Sallier scored bronze in the F40 category in 2.41.77, John McHugh was 4th M55 in 2.39.99, Peter McDermott was 4th M65 in 6.06.17, and Ronan Kearns finished 5th in the M35 category in 2.07.52. Paul Fleming scored silver in the M35 cagtegory in the 1500m race in 4.17.26, Peter McDermott was 3rd M65 in 6.06.17,Tom Cuddy was 4th in the M55 category in 5.02.94, and Vanessa Sallier was 4th F40 in 5.42.74. Vanessa also competed in the 3000m event, finishing 5th F40 in 12.29.97. Full results are available on the AAi website and some photos are in the gallery.
Vanessa Sallier on her way to bronze in the 800m race