Walking back to happiness

Gillian O’Sullivan was heartbroken before the Olympics. She shares some of the steps on the journey back to fitness with Brendan Mooney.

GILLIAN O’SULLIVAN is all set to return to competitive race walking in time for next summer’s World Championships in Helsinki but with a whole set of new targets and a different outlook on life.

Silver medallist in the women’s 20k walk at the worlds in Paris two years ago, she was one of the medal favourites for last year’s Olympic Games in Athens.