After the disappointment of the indoors in Magherafelt, when a trip off the start line scuppered the defence of her title, Lucy Quinn brought her collection of Ulster medals to three with a brilliant silver medal in the 600 mts at the juvenile games in Shercock Co. Cavan. In complete contrast to last weeks blazing sunshine today was a damp and cold day. The tiny village of Shercock now boasts a state of the art eight lane 300 mt track and we all felt suitably ashamed at our own lack of an athletic facility. Newry City...................city my backside!!! Anyways in the girls u-13 event Lucy went to the line determined not to repeat the trip from the indoors and blazed of the line and led through the first 200 in a steady 35". A few months ago Lucy would have gone through in 32" and ruined her chances but now this lesson appears learned and she continued to lead with an apparent confidence. When passed with 150 to go Lucy tucked in and waited for the sprint. A bit of tactical naivety then cost the chance of a win as she got boxed on the inside lane as the eventual winner came from third place. By the time Lucy got into the sprint she ran out of track!! It's a mistake I suspect won't be repeated! Her time was a storming 1'52" which is over four seconds quicker than her previous best. Great stuff and well done Lucy.
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