The day Teresa put Sonia in the shade

There are few on this island who can lay claim to having ever got the better of Sonia O’Sullivan on the track.

Teresa O’Hanlon is part of said club, though she prefers to hide away her membership, even from her own children.

Thirty last weekend, Teresa ventured down to Mosney for the very first time. Having fallen short on six consecutive occasions at the county finals, she finally managed to break onto the national scene. And what a debut it proved.