Ciara McGeehan

Yeah.

It still gives me like little tears in my eyes.

I think it's more, yeah.

Yeah, and against a field that Georgia Bell, who got bronze, that Europeans went on to win an Olympic medal.

Yeah, and do you know what, look, Rance, you're on the race of her life.

Yeah I was out there competing against and like yeah Laura was an obvious admission from that race but listen there was plenty of really good Brits taking her place never mind the French athlete never mind the whole field you're going into that and you're thinking right.

And I was going into it knowing that I was favourite and knowing that it was theirs, mine for the taking.

But nothing's guaranteed in our sport and somebody else could be in absolutely flying shape.

And then obviously the lead up having been so rocky and like literally like I had like two weeks where my training was so severely impacted by...

that coaching relationship that I was barely able to do a stride on time I was like I'm unfortunately quite an emotional person um and like my emotions can literally be crushing and I chat to other people and like they can handle it and they just ignore those things whereas I'm a very

I feel very deeply but yeah to toe that line to go out and for the race to unfold and it was not a perfect race obviously getting boxed in but yeah I could if I could relive that last 120 metres every day

then yeah, the rest of my years will be a very happy one.

And just so fortunate to be able to have that opportunity and the Irish crowd at the finish line.

As I said, like I've, I chose athletics because I wanted to represent my country at the highest level.

I absolutely loved camogie, but I was like, I get to run for Ireland if I do athletics.

And yeah,

I get to hear Ron Levine ring around the stadium if I get gold.

And, you know, like obviously Paris didn't happen for me, but really the last race that people remember from for my career is that European gold.

Yeah, there's something beautiful in that.

Yeah, I really have.