Heffernan still coming to terms with Zurich failure

More than a month has passed since the European Championships in Zurich, but for World Champion walker Rob Heffernan, the memory of his withdrawal from the 50km final is still vivid and painful.

Despite describing his experience in Switzerland as feeling “like a death”, he is searching for positives to build on.

“Obviously, it was tragic for me. I came home from it, and it genuinely felt like a death. I was very, very down for a week. I didn’t even want to go outside the door,” Heffernan stated yesterday.