Mitchell salutes ‘perfectionist’ O’Sullivan

VICTORIA MITCHELL, her training partner, won the race but Sonia O’Sullivan won the hearts of the thousands who turned out to watch her final road race in Ireland in Dublin’s Phoenix Park yesterday.

A total of 9,000 runners, joggers and fun-runners turned up to join her in the race she helped create, the BUPA Great Ireland Run.

O’Sullivan was swept away on a wave of emotion by the cheering fans lining the course. For the record, she finished 11th in 37 mins 04 secs.