Louth star Sheriden shines at Copenhagen Athletic Games
St. Peter’s AC athlete Abbie Sheriden breaks the sub-ten-minute barrier
St Peter’s AC athlete Abbie Sheriden travelled to Denmark to compete in the Copenhagen Athletic Games, which took place last Monday.
Abbie lined up in the women’s 3000 m steeplechase race and was in the company of elite athletes, most of whom were full-time sponsored professional athletes.
This, of course, didn’t affect Abbie as she ran the race of her life, going with the lead group and, in her own words, hanging on for dear life.
Finishing in a fantastic time of 9.43.69, only the tenth Irishwoman to break the sub-ten-minute barrier, this was also a B standard for the European Senior Championships for this year's championship to take place in Birmingham.
The weekend ahead will see Abbie’s training partner, Dearbhla Allen, compete in the National Under-20 Championship.
Dearbhla will aim to win her third U20 Steeplechase title in a row with the added bonus of a possible world U20 Championship qualification if she were to win, having already run the qualification standard.