Mayo's Mags Glavey helps set new World Record

THE Dublin Graded Meet 8 took place at Morton Stadium Santry on Wednesday evening and Mayo AC's Mags Glavey was part of the Irish team that broke the World W70 relay record.

In the first event, three Irish teams competed in the same race in attempts at World 4x800m age category records. The categories were W35, W45, and W70. The W70 record was held by a German team who ran 14:45.88 in Essen in September 2013.

On Wednesday night the Irish W70 team ran in the inside lane. Brilliant running by all four masters women ensured they broke the previous record time by about 78 seconds in 13:27.

The splits were; Eileen Kenny Athlone AC 3:20, Mags Glavey Mayo AC 3:15, Mary Lynch Raheny Shamrock AC 3:30, and Brigid McCabe Mullingar Harriers AC 3:15. This was a fantastic performance by all four women.

All her teammates at Mayo AC are delighted for Mags who prepared well as usual, joining up with other team members for training sessions and baton changing practice at Athlone. Mags has had great National track and International Cross-Country success over many years.

The Irish teams had been preparing for the relays over recent weeks under the direction of Ronan Gately from Irish Masters Athletics Association. Ronan also helped manage the recent successful world record attempt by an Irish W65 team over 4x800m.