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Balmoral:
· This weekend Freda Davoren will open up her
2004 season over the mile. Freda came third in the same race
last year finishing ahead of Hayley Tullet the World 1500m
Bronze Medallist in 2004.
· Sonia O'Sullivan fresh home after her amazing
opener in California will also compete in Balmoral but in
the 5K.
· Sonia will be joined by Maria McCambridge
in the same race. This will be Marias first international
race since her fantastic performance at the World Indoors
where she reached the final of the 3000m.
· Catherina McKiernan will also build upon
her win in the Park in the BUPA Run and will hope to finish
very high up in the field in the 5K also.
· This weekend is an opener for some of our
sprinters too. Paul McKee after a disappointing indoor season
due to injury will race in a British League meeting as will
the promising young athlete Paul Hession. Paul is one of the
most exciting talents in Irish Sprinting at present and is
well capable of reaching the Olympic A standard.
· In the states Peter Coghlan will continue
his season over 110m Hurdles in Clemson.
Olympic Preparation Day
· On the Domestic front the rest of the Irish
Team will be attending an Olympic Preparation Day at the NCTC
in Limerick. 'Phevos Day' is a get together for the athletes
already qualified for Athens and for those who are focusing
on qualification at the moment. The Day will involve a series
of workshops to assist athletes coaches in their in their
preparation for the games. The Programme for the day will
include Media training in association with O'Brien Communications
in Limerick, Stress management and Dealing with the heat and
the pollution in Athens in association with the National Coaching
and Training Centre. Organiser and Athleitcs Ireland Performance
Director Elaine Fitzgerald added:
'This day is about getting everyone together and dealing
with the key issues that will face our athletes in Athens.
We want to make sure that athletes are fully prepared in every
way for the games and that no situation occurs that they cannot
handle. By planning in this way we are ensuring that distractions
are avoided and athletes are free to concentrate on what they
do best'.
Source athleticsireland.ie
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