AAI Indoor Games 2022 (12th Feb)

The AAI Indoor Games were held at the National Indoor Arena in Abbotstown on Saturday 12th February and Mullingar Harriers was well represented with four athletes in action.

Colin D Smith was in the 800m and raced aggressively to stay in contact in what was a very fast race from the gun, and came home in 1:53.15, a bit off his best for the distance but can progress further throughout the indoor season. Better suited and more focussed on the longer 5k and 10k distance, Jamie Battle raced in the 3,000m which was a very competitive and fast race from the start. Jamie went with the pace and settled well for a long time but in the closing stages the effort began to take its toll and he had to ease off but still finished a very good fifth in 8:19.24, not far off his best time over the distance last year, so he’s coming into form. In the second race, Lorcan Mullen finished in 9:29.61 but it’s early in the season and he can look forward to improving his time with more races. Shauna Leydon competed in the 400m where she finished second in her race in 61.43 seconds, a bit slower than her last race over the distance three weeks ago, but it’s still a new event for her and as her confidence grows in the event, a more aggressive opening lap will see her dip well under 60 seconds.