This past weekend marked the 150th Irish Life Health national track and field championships at Morton Stadium in Dublin.
Despite the brutal weather, the weekend saw many amazing performances across all the disciplines.
Limerick’s Sarah Lavin battled the 5.0 metres-per-second headwind to take home her seventh outdoor national title Saturday in the 100m hurdles. Lavin crossed the finish line in 14.06 seconds just ahead of Kate Doherty (14.64).
In recent weeks, the 28-year-old runner has seen multiple PBs hit, and although this past weekend’s time is far outside the 12.93 she newly hit, the relentless wind should be taken into account.
Over in the 400m, Phil Healy and Sophie Becker battled it out in a close race, but ultimately, it was Becker who took home the gold in a time of 52.34.
The pair raced together in the 4x400 mixed relay during the Tokyo Olympics, and have raced against each other on various occasions in the 400m.
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Taking home her first national championship, Lauren Cadden of Sligo came up from behind to beat out Sarah Leahy (25.06) in the 200m in a time of 24.94.
To attain a national title win, Fionnuala McCormack came in 12 seconds ahead of her competitors—twin sisters Sorcha and Ide Nic Dhomhnaill—during the women’s 500m race. McCormack clocked a time of 16:07.75.
In one of the most exciting events of the weekend, Rhashidat Adeleke, Molly Scott and Joan Healy clashed for the 100m national title. Adeleke edged in front after a shaky start to beat Scott by just 0.01 of a second to clock a time of 11.68.
This has been a remarkable year so far for the 19-year-old. Adeleke has set the Irish record for 60m, 200m, 300m and 400m.
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