Proud star Curley ready to fulfil marathon ambition

PAULINE CURLEY had long abandoned her hopes of ever fulfilling her dream of competing in the Olympic Games when she got a text message telling her she had been selected for Beijing.

“I was on holiday in Spain with my husband Adrian and son Emmett, and we were in an amusement park when I got the message,” she recalled.

“First I got a text and I thought it must be some sort of joke. Then I got the call from Patsy (McGonagle) and I was so shocked, I could hardly speak.”