Lifting in athletics is a term we hear too much about in race walking but I think we are all lifted on days like today when we celebrate one of our own gaining selection for one of the biggest athletics meetings of the year, the World Cross Country Championships.
Its not so long ago that a little boy was racing around Nobles Park in the same mud that we collected on our legs on Sunday. If Keith Gerrard can do it, why not others who were racing in the junior ranks on Sunday?
It doesn't happen overnight though. Well done to Keith and to his family and his coaches who have supported him through the years of hard work to make it.
I've updated the site to include the press release from uka and also added the report from David Griffiths on the inter counties.
Going back to the theme of how closely meshed the sport is, this coming Sunday is all about grass roots sport without the grass. Everyone who takes part in the Leinster Management 20 miles over 40 and a bit laps of the National Sports Centre roadway will get tons of support from the officials who often include many top athletes putting something back into those roots.
I added a small feature about the 20 miles first thing this morning, featuring Mike Garrett.
The more we see at the roots the more we will see at the the top of the pyramid in Jordan!
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