Nolan and McGettigan happy with Boston starts

JAMES NOLAN and Roisín McGettigan got their Olympic years off to flying starts at the weekend’s Reebok Boston Indoor Games with encouraging runs in their respective mile races.

Nolan, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Sunday, gave himself another reason to celebrate with his run the previous evening. The UCD runner clocked 4:01.06 for third place behind winner Pablo Solares of Mexico (4:00.34).

Solares snatched victory on the line from leader Rob Myers of the US.