Mark Smyth Takes 200m National Championship
Mark Smyth landed the national 200 metre gold medal in a blustery Santry stadium. Smyth powered off the bend to secure his second senior national title, first outdoors clocking 21.95 seconds well clear of Galway City Harriers Andrew Egan in 22.44. The athlete’s raced into a headwind of 6.5 metres per second. Power and tactics would be the winner on such a dreadful day for sprinting with Smyth totally in…