Inside Sharlene Mawdsley's ‘delicious' yet atypical Tenerife holiday with GAA star boyfriend Mikey Breen
SHARLENE Mawdsley and Mikey Breen are savouring a Tenerife getaway at the moment - but still haven't gotten away from their usual training habits.
While most people associate the largest of the Canary Islands with boozy holidays, they still look to be fitting in plenty of training to stay in shape.
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The 27-year-old described it as a 'quick visit'
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She shared this scenic shot from its Playa de la Americas area
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Mawdsley is still fully focused on her next race which will come on Saturday in Bern
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So a bit of warm-weather training was merited
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The Newport native has shared clips of them carrying out workouts in the island's exhausting heat with a view to her next race outing which will be in Bern on Saturday.
She will be feeling the burn in the Swiss capital since it is currently under a severe heat warning with temperatures reaching as high as 34 degrees this week.
Mawdsley revealed that bit of scheduling information after her impressive 200m win at the 123.ie National Championships in Santry on August 2.
The sprinter powered to victory at Morton Stadium in windy conditions as she clocked a time of 23.55 seconds.
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The newly 27-year-old edged edged out hurdles ace Sarah Lavin (23.80) and bronze medallist Lauren Roy (23.88).
Speaking to RTE after the victory, the popular star stated: 'I'm happy with that.
'I knew today was going to be a really hard task and to come out on top, I'm absolutely thrilled.
'Sarah was ahead of me, and I was just saying to myself, stay calm, stay strong, and dig deep and thankfully I ended up winning the title.
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'It was a pity about the wind, but it was close to a PB and that'll give me great confidence heading into my last race before Worlds on the 16th of this month.'
It was notable that she withdrew from the 400m heats in Dublin.
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She added: 'My summer so far, look, it has been mixed, I missed a good block of training and that's hard to come back from - but the support I've had got me through that race today.'
While her place in the 400m relay squad for the World Championships is secure, she isn't sure whether she'll take on the individual event too.
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She concluded: 'I haven't actually decided; I know I won't say no to the relays.
"I'm always the first one in, but we'll see about the individual. It has been a tough year. We'll see closer to the time.'
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Mawdsley quipped that her Tipperary hurler boyfriend, 31, 'didn't consent to the posting or filming' of their training clips
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One airy outfit she adopted for an evening out
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She described the 29 degree temperatures that greeted them as 'delicious'
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