Lawler and Healy making huge strides

Marcus Lawler and Phil Healy have continued their rapid ascent since being a class apart at the All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships last summer and the two sprinters are set to star at the Woodie’s DIY Senior Indoor Championships in Athlone this weekend.

Lawler (St Laurence O’Toole AC) and Healy (Bandon AC) had a golden summer that started on a sunny Saturday in Tullamore in June where they broke the Irish Schools 100m and 200m records in the senior boys and senior girls categories respectively — Lawler (CBS Carlow) running 10.59 and 20.87 with Healy (Coláiste na Toirbhirte) running 11.83 and 23.98.

They continued to blaze a trail through the sizzling summer that now seems a distant memory and showed their international credentials at the European Junior Track and Field Championships in Rieti, Italy with Lawler fourth in the 200m and Healy in the same position in the 100m.