Greene and Walsh feature at National Indoor Micro Meet

GALWAY had two participants at the Athletics Ireland National Indoor Micro Meets which were held in Dublin over the weekend, with some superb races across the two-day programme, including many European qualification times. Cillin Greene of GCH had an impressive season opener in the men’s 400m. After a flying start, Greene led the high-quality field into the home straight, and eventually finished fourth in a blanket finish in a time of 48.06. Nicole Walsh (Galway City Harriers) finished in third spot in her heat of the women’s 400m, behind Grainne Moynihan (West Muskerry AC) and Catherine McManus (DCH). Meanwhile, Galway’s Alanna Lally, running with Temple University in the USA, continued her good Indoor form as she won the 800m at the Camel City Invitational event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Competing in the 800m Elite Finals, Lally produced her best indoor performance of the season as she crossed the finish line at 2:05.88 for third place. She was the top college athlete in the event as she finished behind two professional runners. Lally's time places her at 12th nationally in the US this season. She also competed in the distance medley relay event where her Temple team finished sixth with a time of 11:24.55.