Hession dreaming of final spot

It was last autumn, not long after he failed to make it through the 200m heats in the World Championships in Daegu, that Paul Hession, see picture below, realised something had to change.

Four years had passed since he posted his official Irish record time of 20.30 seconds for the 200m, three since a wind-assisted 20.26 in Thessaloniki. He was standing still. The rest of the field was disappearing down the track.

Seven of the runners currently ranked in the top 10 for the distance posted PBs between May and October last year. All bar two did so with times superior to the one he achieved in Greece.