Ciara Mageean

Many of them were still working alongside being Olympians and training.

And it is something I will say I've been extremely fortunate throughout my career.

I've had the support of the Irish Sports Council on my grants there.

I have been a New Balance athlete since I first went pro and they've been there for me.

And I'm so lucky to have other sponsors that have come in.

Lidl, 123, KPMG.

You know, there's so many that have been there for me and I'm very fortunate in my agent Sinead that she's helped with that.

But I am so aware that I have other counterparts on the track that it is tough.

So, yeah, I encourage anybody if they can get out there and support athletes there.

The Gerry Kiernan Foundation was set up in Gerry's name with that aim, to be able to help athletes financially, to be able to go and excel in our sport, because it is tough.

And I think, I hope people appreciate that whenever they're watching the Olympic Games, that many of your athletes out there who are representing our country in the highest stage are doing that while also holding down a job, while...

figuring out we need to be our own accountants we need to figure where our money's going to go and how to make it last it is there's so many aspects to being at the top of your game in athletics that I'd say the general public don't appreciate Well we've only really scratched the surface because I wanted to talk to you all about your four Irish records because you still hold them don't you?

I was able to tip my hat at it, but I didn't get it through the line.

Good morning.

Yeah, I am.

Possibly.

I don't think anybody's better at it.

No, look, listen, I'm terrible with my times.

It's like 15, 13 is my parkrun time.

Ah, look, it's for my opponents to say.