Barr enjoying life in the fast lane

Another masters world record for Robert Heffernan in the men’s 3,000m race walk and a sub 50 second 400m hurdles for Thomas Barr as an engaging 63rd Cork City Sports last night in Bishopstown gave a significant marker for what lies at ahead at the European Championships in Zurich in August.

While neither Heffernan nor Barr were able to give the home crowd the victory they craved, the world class competition more than made up for it.

Thomas Barr opened up the main programme in the Cork 400m hurdles and he faced a strong headwind down the back straight — not to mention world class opposition in the two lanes outside him, in Olympic bronze medallist Javier Culson and recently crowned US champion Johnny Dutch.