August 8, Linz, Austria
Mark Carroll ran his second fastest 1,500m time of the year in an African dominated race in Linz as preparation for his Irish record attempt in Zurich.The race was tight from start to finish with Mark easily keeping with the leaders throughout but in the finishing straight he just lacked that raw speed that is needed to be a champion at 1,500m.
The race was won by P Mwangi of Kenya in a time of 3.34.29with Mark only a short distance back in 5th.
The stage is set for Mark break 13 minutes in Zurich
Leevale`s Mark Carroll is in the form of his life and ready to make history