Heffernan walking tall for Olympics

ALREADY qualified for the 20k walk at next year’s Olympic Games, Robert Heffernan can fight for a medal on two fronts after posting his qualifying standard for the 50k walk at Naumburg.

The Corkman took second place in 3:49.28 secs and young Letterkenny racewalker Brendan Boyce also laid claim to a place in the 50k with a lifetime best of 3:57.58 when finishing sixth in the same race.

Heffernan is training in Australia with his wife, Marian, a member of the women’s 4x400m squad with sights on London 2012.