Liam has Europe in his sights after Reale breakthrough

LIMERICK man Liam Reale added his name to the growing list of qualifiers for the European championships when he finished second in the elite men’s 1,500m race at last weekend’s Boston High Performance meeting.

Reale, a native of Hospital and based in Providence where he is coached by Ray Treacy, returned a smart 3:38.65 for second place behind Ryan McKenzie of the US, who won the race in 3:38.05.

Beating Max Feldo of the University of Colorado (3:45.96) for second place, Reale was well inside his previous best time of 3:42.36 in the most significant breakthrough by an Irish athlete this year, which rockets him up to 18th place on the all time list.