‘Biomechanical breakdown’ Carroll’s marathon downfall

A FRUSTRATED Mark Carroll walked away from the New York City Marathon last night admitting: “I’m having a biomechanical breakdown.”

The Cork national record holder at 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m was forced to quit the biggest marathon in the world yesterday after 19.5 miles with his right hip locking up, cutting short what had until then been an impressive run on his return to the classic long-distance race.

The 33-year-old had been part of a stellar leading group of runners in the men’s professional race that included world record holder and eventual winner Paul Tergat of Kenya, defending New York champion Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa and Olympic silver medallist Meb Keflezighi of the United States.