SARA TREACY
THE IRISH STEEPLECHASER OUTLINES TO EMILY MOSS HOW SHE COMBINED WORKING AS A JUNIOR DOCTOR WITH TRAINING TO REACH THE OLYMPIC FINAL
ATHLETE INSIGHT
I WAS a bit overwhelmed at running in the Bird’s Nest Stadium last year. But it prepared me for what to expect at the Rio Olympics and I loved it.
Falling over in the heats at the Olympics was heartbreaking. I was on for the run of my life, as I was aggressive and with the top group, and I thought I would qualify. Initially when I finished, I hadn’t realised the Irish team had put in a protest, so I was delighted to be put through to the final. You can’t top the experience of standing on the start line at an Olympic final.
When I fell over, I just thought ‘come on, get back up again, the Olympics doesn’t end here’. I was winded for about 200m but after that got my pace up again and still ran 9:46. I didn’t really reflect on it and realise what had happened until after I had finished.
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