“Monday is my easy day. I only have to run for six or seven miles that day” They never said it would be easy, this athletics craic. The loneliness of the long distance runner is a phrase as old as time and its relevance will last forever more. Athletics, running in particular, is one of […]

6 years ago

Growing up, Ciara Mageean’s dreams were of All-Stars, All-Ireland medals and lining out in Croke Park. She could run all day. Knew that from an early age but back then there was always a ball involved. Camogie legends were the ones she looked up to. Her aunt Edel Mason and Leitrim’s Maureen McAleenan were the […]

6 years ago