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April 1st 2009
Colin loses record but gets Berlin standard
Last Saturday's 50Km Grand Prix Walk in Dudince in Slovakia brought mixed feelings for Colin Griffin as he achieved the A standard qualifying time for the World Championships in Berlin but also lost his Irish record to Jamie Costin.
The Ballinamore walker finished in fifth position with a time of 3:53.52 behind 2007 World silver medallist Johann Dinez of France (3:38.45) in the European Athletic Association Grand Prix meeting, a race which Colin won in 2007.
Feb 12th 2009 Colin launches SuperValue Kids in Action Program
Olympian Colin Griffin was on hand to launch the 2009 SuperValu Kids in Action campaign in Ballinamore Sports Complex recently as he encouraged young sports-people to eat healthy to help them pursue their ambitions.
Jan 26th 2009
Colin opens season with 2nd place in Italian 35km race
Colin Griffin made his return to competitive racing after his disappointment in Beijing by taking runner up position in the Italian 35K Championship in Rosignano. Colin’s time of 2.41.23 is an official PB for the distance, but it is not a distance he races that often. Having missed some training just after Christmas with the flu, Colin’s coach Sandro Damilano wanted to Colin to use this event as a strong training effort. It is still a satisfactory performance for Colin who is preparing for a 50km at the end of March in Slovakia.
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