Mark English breaks his own national record with big win in Poland

His performance rewrote the national record of 1:44.53 that English ran in June last year and continued his fine start to the outdoor season, having clocked 1:44.75 to also win in Los Angeles last weekend.

Ireland’s Mark English. Pic: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Mark English produced one of the best performances of his career to break his own Irish 800m record at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Friday evening, the 32-year-old taking a hugely impressive victory in 1:44.34.

That rewrote the national record of 1:44.53 that English ran in June last year and continued his fine start to the outdoor season, having clocked 1:44.75 to also win in Los Angeles last weekend.