Incredibly this was the first time I had seen the amazing women’s sprint finish of Boston Marathon 2008

It is simply put a superb display of guts, determination and desire from both women.

Sadly only one could win.

Who would have thought that the Austrian steeplechase runner, Günther Weidlinger, would recover significantly from his horrific accident during the Osaka World Champs in 2007 - see video

To then return to the track and break the Austrian 10000m record with a time of 27:36.46 is an awesome display of resilience after such a trauma

“I was looking for something like 27:45, so this was quite a bonus tonight,” the former steeplechase standout said. “This track is so wonderful to run on. My legs don’t feel tired at all!”

Great comeback and with the Olympics beckoning hopefully more to follow

After having written the recent blog about; ASA troubles ahead, it led to us adding the Atlanta 1996 Final where Hezekiel Sepeng captured Silver.

What a magnificent race it was

The Controversial Irish athlete Cathal Lombard interviewed after winning the 2008 Irish National Cross Country Championships

This was the athletes first big win after being banned for 2 years for EPO