24 Hours in Bergamo

Eoin Keith gave Ireland their greatest result in endurance running at the 2009 IAU 24 Hour World Championships.  Running a controlled race, fuelled by strawberry milkshakes and a swag of picnic food,  Keith clocked up a staggering 237.266km to finish in  a very respectable 5th palce. 

The day finished with Eoin only 5kms' away from a bronze medal but unfortunately time ran out as he chased down the leaders.  Maybe had the race gone into a 25th hour that 3rd place finish could have been achieved. 

There was another close shave for the Corkman as the European Championships were run concurrently.  Russias Vladimir Bychkov finished a mere 3kms' ahead of Eoin to deny him a bronze and a place on the podium. 

It's not every day that an Irish athlete will earn two great results at the same race but Eoin Keith was on fine form that day for sure!!