Jenny Egan: It's important to reflect on how far you have come

The Irish canoeist is aiming for a sixth medal at a major championships in what is an extraordinarily long and successful career

TAKING STOCK: Jenny Egan of Ireland after competing in the Women's Kayak Single 500m heat day 8 of the European Championships.
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Time flies when a city is having this much fun. It’s six days already since Ireland claimed its second rowing medal of these European Championships, at the Olympic ‘Regattaweg’ north of the city, and there may yet be more to celebrate along the waterway north of the Bavarian capital.

Jenny Egan is no stranger to a podium. Go back two weeks and she was claiming a bronze medal in the World Championships in Halifax, Canada, and she is ranked number one in the world at that K1 5,000m distance.