Rob and Marian Heffernan doing the walk of life together

Ireland’s world champion walker credits his success to hard work and the support of his wife and family, says Jonathan deBurca Butler.

SINCE winning the 50km walk at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Rob Heffernan has become a celebrity; not just in his native Cork, but across the country.

A year on from that famous victory, Rob is still a little overwhelmed by people’s reaction.