Final week, Irish masters runner Anne Gilshinan made historical past on the 2024 World Masters Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, by changing into the primary girl over 60 to run a sub-five-minute metric mile. Gilshinan clinched gold for Eire within the W60+ 1,500m, clocking a formidable 4:59.45 to interrupt each the championship and world data.
Having simply moved into the ladies’s 60-64 age class in April, Gilshinan already held six W55-59 data, together with the 1,500m document of 4:41.46. The earlier W60+ document of 5:02.38, set by American masters runner Sue McDonald final fall on the Nevada Senior Video games, was shattered by Gilshinan’s efficiency.
The 60-year-old from Wexford, Eire, dominated her competitors, successful the race by a outstanding 18 seconds. To place her achievement in perspective, she averaged a pace of 18 km/h and a tempo of three:19 per kilometre.
The metric mile refers back to the 1,500-metre occasion. The 1,500m is commonly thought of the equal of the mile (1,609.34 metres) in metric phrases and is a typical middle-distance race in athletics.
What’s her secret? 🤔
We requested Anne Gilshinan of Slaney Olympic after she SMASHED the Irish over-55 3000m document, clocking 10:36.26 to win gold in Santry.
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In response to the Irish Impartial, Gilshinan was a runner in her youth however took a protracted hiatus from the game earlier than returning to it in her 50s.
In 2023, Gilshinan was named Masters Athlete of the Yr by European Athletics and in addition obtained nationwide masters honours in Eire.
