Thomas Barr continues on ‘upward curve’

Thomas Barr’s heart was pounding on stage when he was awarded Athlete of the Year at the GloHealth National Athletics Awards at the Crowne Plaza in Santry yesterday.

“I still consider myself to be a bit of a small fish,” said the 400m Hurdles specialist on stage when comparing himself to Robert Heffernan (Togher) and Mark English (UCD) who were also in the audience.

The Waterford man edged Heffernan, who won Endurance Athlete of the Year, and English, who won U23 athlete of the year, to the top award with his consistency throughout the year.