O’Sullivan debuts as Lombard chases record

SONIA O’SULLIVAN makes her seasonal debut over 5,000m at tonight’s track meet at Stanford, California.

O’Sullivan will be joined at the event by Rosemary Ryan and Marie Davenport (competing in 10,000m) while Cathal Lombard bids to add the Olympic 10,000m standard to the 5,000m mark he posted last year. Alastair Craig runs in the 5,000m race.

The Leevale man, returning from a stint training at altitude in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is targeting the national record of 27:46.82 set by his Leevale clubmate, Mark Carroll at this event four years ago.