Westmeath fighting fit

IT didn’t happen on a Gaelic field but Denis Glennon tells an anecdote that convinces him Westmeath football will be in fine fettle in the medium term.

“I haven’t seen anything like these young lads,” gushes the captain. “Ger Egan there, we were doing a run up Cloghan Hill under Laz Molloy and he was talking about a lad running a mile on this hill in five minutes or something.

“Ger Egan did it in four minutes 30 seconds! That will tell you the type of athlete he is. When you have them lads in training and you trying to keep up with them, it will bring you on as well. I think that’s what Westmeath had this year that they didn’t have this last couple of years, these young lads driving on the seniors, and the seniors given the little bit of experience. Four minutes 30 on a hill, it’s not natural, and the last lap I thought he was under pressure, but he was actually finished. That will tell you.”