Treading boards brings out our best

I’m counting down the hours to the weekend’s World Indoor Championships as Sopot in Poland hosts the most important event of the global athletics calendar.

Indoor running has always been a lucrative venture for Irish athletes. There is something about the indoor track scene that brings out remarkable performances.

In 2006, I became world indoor champion. It was a massive breakthrough in my track career. I began that indoor season as a relatively unknown hurdler, I’d never even made top eight at a major championship.