THE BOOK OF RUTH

Stazza’s Stable Elite Racing Squaddie Ruth “Flying” Fitzgerald destroyed the competition—and took the win—at the St Paul’s Parish Frank Leahy 5 Mile, with an epic 28:02. The spectators cheered and roared as the local lass burst through the tape.

Moreover, Flying Fitzy battered 45 seconds off her previous best and gave the rest of the field a scare, placing 11^th overall in mild and breezy conditions.

The Stable News secured an exclusive interview with Fitzgerald and rendezvoused with the champ at Gratten Bar in Waterford to hear how it went: 

SN: Morning, Ruth; that was an excellent performance out there. Tell us more.

RF: I enjoyed it … I worked hard with a few of my club-mates for most of the run and was really happy to finish strong—which is usually my weakness.

SN: Brilliant. That finish was something else. Anything else you’d like to add? 

RF: Yes. My mam did the five miles in 36:30 and won the F60 category by a mile! 

SN: Wowee! You can see where you get it from. Congrats again to you and your mam. 

The Stable News put a call in to The Stablemaster, who was after another hard day’s coaching at Tambach track: “Flying Fitzy left the competition flabbergasted! A very well-paced run and a strong old finish. Well done, lad!” 

In other news, Fitzgerald fought tooth and nail at the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 Mile to finish second female in 58:10. Make sure you grab your copy of The Stable News next week to find out all the juicy details.