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steve partington Mar 25th, 2007 - 5:09 PM	Dream 50km debut for Griffin in Dudince Taken from the EAA website today... Ireland´s Colin Griffin won his first ever 50 km Walk in stunning fashion, at the European Athletics Permit Race Walking Meeting, the "26th Dudinska Patdesiatka" in the Slovakian Spa City of Dudince on Saturday. His time was 3:51:32, was well below both the Osaka and Beijing A standard of 4 hours. Griffin, who is the eldest son of the former Athletics Ireland President, Padraig Griffin and former Irish international Cross Country runner Patricia, also had the bonus of setting a new Irish record, eclipsing the previous one held by Jamie Costin of 3:53:58, set in 2003. Ironically, Costin was on hand to witness the loss of his record, as he finished 4th (84:53) at 20 km later during the day. "I m very happy it went so well. My main aim was to achieve a time of under four hours, so I m surprised with the final result. I knew I had a good shape, but in such weather you never know" a delighted Griffin said afterwards. In second placed, behind the Irish man was Milos Batovsky from Slovakia, who won the Slovakian title and earned his selection for the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, missing his own best by 4 seconds with 3:54:10 while in third was Donatas Skarnulis from Lithuania who finished with a new best of 3:54:23. As the event incorporated the national championships of the neighbouring countries, the Hungarian Champion was Zoltan Czukor who placed 6th and the Czech Champion Milos Holusa took 10th. Altogether, 45 walkers from 15 countries took part in tough cold and windy conditions with occasional rain. In the women's 20km, Slovakian record holder Zuzana Malikova took gold in 1:32:19, to take her 4th national title, but missed her own national record by 5 seconds and Rafal Augustyn of Poland won the men's 20 km with a time 1:23:07 Email

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steve partington

Mar 25th, 2007 - 5:09 PM

Dream 50km debut for Griffin in Dudince

Taken from the EAA website today...

Ireland´s Colin Griffin won his first ever 50 km Walk in stunning fashion, at the European Athletics Permit Race Walking Meeting, the "26th Dudinska Patdesiatka" in the Slovakian Spa City of Dudince on Saturday.

His time was 3:51:32, was well below both the Osaka and Beijing A standard of 4 hours.

Griffin, who is the eldest son of the former Athletics Ireland President, Padraig Griffin and former Irish international Cross Country runner Patricia, also had the bonus of setting a new Irish record, eclipsing the previous one held by Jamie Costin of 3:53:58, set in 2003. Ironically, Costin was on hand to witness the loss of his record, as he finished 4th (84:53) at 20 km later during the day.

"I m very happy it went so well. My main aim was to achieve a time of under four hours, so I m surprised with the final result. I knew I had a good shape, but in such weather you never know" a delighted Griffin said afterwards.

In second placed, behind the Irish man was Milos Batovsky from Slovakia, who won the Slovakian title and earned his selection for the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, missing his own best by 4 seconds with 3:54:10 while in third was Donatas Skarnulis from Lithuania who finished with a new best of 3:54:23.

As the event incorporated the national championships of the neighbouring countries, the Hungarian Champion was Zoltan Czukor who placed 6th and the Czech Champion Milos Holusa took 10th.

Altogether, 45 walkers from 15 countries took part in tough cold and windy conditions with occasional rain.

In the women's 20km, Slovakian record holder Zuzana Malikova took gold in 1:32:19, to take her 4th national title, but missed her own national record by 5 seconds and Rafal Augustyn of Poland won the men's 20 km with a time 1:23:07

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Re: Dream 50km debut for Griffin in Dudince - by Tigger - Mar 26, 2007 5:04pm