SARAH HEALY’S GRADUAL improvements just keep coming.
On Friday night at the Diamond League event in Paris, she ran her own personal best time in the 1500 metres of 3:57.15 and finished second behind Nelly Chepchirchir on 3:57.02.
She now has Ciara Mageean’s Irish record of 3:55.87 in her sights.
Mark English came close to breaking his own record for the 800 metres when he ran a strong race to finish in sixth place.
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The Letterkenny man posted a time of 1:43.98, while in a tight finish, the overall winner was Spain’s Mohammed Attaoui with a time of 1:42.73.
English’s form has been a revelation in 2025, with the highpoint being a European Indoor 800m bronze in March.
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Sarah Healy runs a PB and grabs second at Diamond League while Mark English runs sub 1:44
SARAH HEALY’S GRADUAL improvements just keep coming.
On Friday night at the Diamond League event in Paris, she ran her own personal best time in the 1500 metres of 3:57.15 and finished second behind Nelly Chepchirchir on 3:57.02.
She now has Ciara Mageean’s Irish record of 3:55.87 in her sights.
Mark English came close to breaking his own record for the 800 metres when he ran a strong race to finish in sixth place.
The Letterkenny man posted a time of 1:43.98, while in a tight finish, the overall winner was Spain’s Mohammed Attaoui with a time of 1:42.73.
English’s form has been a revelation in 2025, with the highpoint being a European Indoor 800m bronze in March.
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