Galway 800m runner Emma Moore is hoping to build on her return to form at the National indoors after finding a balance to compete with RED syndrome
Emma Moore of the Galway City Harriers will be hoping to boost her chances of qualifying for the World Indoors when she competes in the 800m at the 123.ie National Indoor Championships in Abbotstown this weekend. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Among the myriad things that can derail a promising career, under-fuelling is a recidivist offender. Whether it comes about by accident or through a conscious choice to slim down, the result for athletes can often be the same: illness, injury or a regression in race results.
For Emma Moore, it happened unintentionally. The Galway native was in her first year at DCU, running here, there and everywhere as she juggled increased training with her degree in PE and Biology. She wasn’t aware just how much fuel her body needed to keep up with that workload – until it broke down.