THE WEEKEND AHEAD: Morton Games, Monaco Diamond League, Kortrijk & Sunset Tour...
DUBLIN, Ireland-- We are in Dublin for Friday night's Morton Games, which is Ireland's premier invitational track meet,. The Morton Games will have a distinctively Washington feel, with ten athletes with UW ties entered in the meet. Had a chance to catch up with both Thomas Diamond (Paul Merca photo) and Chloe Foerster as they did a shakeout run on the Morton Stadium track Thursday afternoon after racing in Cork the night before . Both were in good spirits after getting their European summer tour underway and getting a race under their belts. Among those entered in the Morton Games with Washington connections include Seattle resident and former UW volunteer coach Sam Prakel, alum Ronan McMahon-Staggs, and current Husky Diamond in the featured men's Morton Mile; Washington alum and Irish national record holder Brian Fay in the 5000; incoming UW freshman Saoirse Firzgerald in the women's 800; and alums Sophie O'Sullivan, Amina Maatoug, Julia David-Smith, and Foerste...
