from Dr. Garrett Coughlan 3000 The number of spectators at the event
1000 The number of free gifts distributed to spectators by Brother Ireland
520 The number of ice creams sold 400 The number of bottles of water drunk by the international athletes in 48 hours
105 The number of VIP car park passes issued for the event
87 The number of officials who volunteered at the event
50 The number of years Brother Ireland are in business in Ireland and since the 1958 summer of world records
49 The number of international athletes competing
32 The number of personal best performances set at the event
20 The number of American athletes competing
16 The number of countries represented at the event
15 The number of athletes who competed that are Beijing bound
9 The number of athletes who ran sub four minutes in the Morton Mile
8 The number of season bests performances
7 The number of official photographers at the event
5 The number of 1958 milers who attended the 2008 event
4.5 The number of seconds which covered the top 12 athletes in the Morton Mile
4 The number of athletes to throw over 70m in the women’s hammer
4 The number of athletes who ran four minutes even in the mile races
4 The number of Olympic Champions at the event
3 The number of physiotherapists who worked at the event
2 The number of athlete managers in the manager’s race on Thursday
1 The number of athletes with moustaches
Your say – spectator feedback from Brother Ireland Morton Memorial fans:
‘Just returned from a wonderful holiday in Ireland. The highlight of my vacation was the Morton Memorial Meet. I am a track official so I know how hard it is to put on a good event. You and your staff did a great job.’
‘A short note to say a very big thank you for a wonderful evening on Friday 25th July 2008. My husband and I attended the meeting and thoroughly enjoyed the whole event. There was a great buzz around and the commentary was fantastic. It all made for a very exciting time. The sponsorship from Brother and all the other sponsors was a huge input.At the meeting in 1958, my husband’s father was present in the crowd, so it was a little bit of history for us also. The weather was very kind and everything went very smoothly, so once again thank you so much for a very memorable evening.’
‘We went to the events on Friday at Santry. The evening was so entertaining and we were extremely delighted that we made the journey. Can I send our congratulations to you all on a brilliant and entertaining evening enjoyed by all and especially the mile. I look forward to the next one!!’
‘Just a short email to say thank you. My family and I really enjoyed it. It was the first time that they were a Track and Field event and they really enjoyed it. Thank you again for the tickets and giving my children a chance to see what athletics can do for them.’
‘I think it’s the first time in twenty years that I remember a queue of people going into Morton Stadium – the event put the sparkle back into Irish athletics – well done!! ‘
Dr. Garrett Coughlan,
Meeting Director,
Brother Ireland Morton Memorial,
[email protected]
www.mortonmemorial.com
MOB: +353 (0) 87 13 13 146
FAX: +353 (0) 1 8063 952
