Top Irish sprinter Phil Healy from Cork sets new national record

Joan & Phil Healy

At a national league meeting in Athlone last Saturday, Phil Healy of Bandon AC ran 7.25 seconds in the Indoor 60m race to set a new Irish Under 23 record. Phil who is from Ballineen in West Cork is still only 21 years old and is already one of Ireland top female sprinters. Her time of 7.35 seconds moves her up into joint 4th on the all time Irish list.

Athlone. Women 60m. 6th Feb 2016
1 Phil Healy Bandon A.C. 7.35
2 Joan Healy Bandon A.C. 7.41
3 Sarah Kate Lacey Kilkenny City Harriers A.C. 7.85
4 Louise Kiernan Fingallians 7.97
5 Margaret Caldbeck Kilkenny City Harriers A.C. 8.06
6 Cara Brennan Donore Harriers  8.16
7 Carol Kearney Lucan Harriers A.C. 9.22
8 Edith Coakley Lucan Harriers A.C. 9.23

60m Irish Women Indoors All time list
1 7.30 Anna Boyle Birmingham    3 Mar 2007
2 7.32 Ailis McSweeney Belfast 20 Feb 2011
2 7.32 Amy Foster    Athlone    16 Feb 2014
4 7.35 Claire Brady     Belfast    7 Feb 2010
4 7.35 Phil Healy Athlone 6 Feb 2016
6 7.36 Emily Maher Belfast 19 Feb 2006
7 7.38 Michelle Carroll Birmingham 27 Feb 1993
7 7.38 Kelly Proper     Athlone    22 Feb 2015
9 7.41 Joan Healy    Athlone    6 Feb 2016
10 7.43 Sarah Reilly Birmingham 12 Jan 2002

Phil's sister Joan Healy also recorded a personal best of 7.47 seconds in the same race and moves up into 9th on the all time Irish indoor list.

On the Sunday, the Healy sisters were in action again in the AAI Indoor Games. In the 60m, both were fractionally slower with only Amy Foster managing to post a faster time on the day.
 
60m SEN  Women  Time :11:42 ..Athlone 7th Feb 2016
1 FOSTER Amy                   7.38           
2 HEALY Phil                   7.43           
3 HEALY Joan                   7.47           
4 NEVILLE Ciara                7.56           
5 MURRAY  Sarah                7.67           
6 LAVIN Sarah                  7.68           
7 MCCARTHY Sarah               7.71           
8 FREEMAN Ara                  7.85   

Phil was back in action in the afternoon and won the 200m race in a new personal best time of 23.74 seconds. That's two PB's in two days! That performance now moves her up into 4th on the Irish 200m Indoor all time list.

200m  All time Irish indoor list
1 23.17 Ciara Sheehy Birmingham 2 Mar 2003
2 23.27 Kelly Proper Athlone    22 Feb 2015
3 23.30 Sarah Reilly Birmingham    13 Jan 2002
4 23.74    Phil Healy Athlone    7 Feb 2016
5 23.82     Steffi Creaner    Athlone    6 Feb 2015

The results of both competitions can be found on the Leevale AC website... National League on Sat HERE ..... AAI Games on Sun HERE