New Irish record for Robert Heffernan when he broke his own Irish record for the 10,000m walk set in 2002. Obviously benefiting from the massive support from the enthusiastic crowd he thoroughly enjoyed himself as he sprinted clear of the field from the gun to win impressively. Beijing bound Robert Heffernan got Day 2 of the Woodie’s DIY senior championships off to the best possible start
1. Heffernan 32:27.57 (old record 38:47.66); 2. Jamie Costin 40:13.87; 3. David Kidd 44:17.72; 4. Brendan Boyce 44:34.91
Zoe Brown won the women’s pole vault with a best of 3.85m, while Padraig White won the hammer with 56.69m. 2. Pavel Hazler 54.96m; 3.Gerard Kelly 49.12m; 4. Lorcan Carpenter 47.85m; 5. Eamonn Byrne 43.68.
