After a few near misses, and a lot of hard work , Aislinn Crossey got her hands on an Ulster Championship gold medal! At the Antrim Forum yesterday she stormed home a comfortable winner of the 800mts. It was a performance full of confidence and maturity as Aislinn pinned a fast start, tucked in and followed the race leaders, moved into a challenging position after 400mts and when she accelerated with 250 to go made it so decisive that the race was over in a matter of strides! There are no easy races at this level but Ais made this loook routine and although her time of 2' 25" was a massive PB it is still a long way from what she is capable of. Also running was Rachael Quinn in the 200 mts. With a target of qualifying for the final Rachael finished fourth in her heat and comfortably made it. Rachael ran the exact same time 4 hours later in the final and came home sixth. A great effort in her first year on a sprint program and again great potential. Well done to our star performers.
