Brendan Boyce finished sixth in the World Championships 50 kilometre walk race and celebrated by moonwalking over the line.
The moonwalk after and a sensational sixth place for @brendanboyce #worldathleticschamps pic.twitter.com/1ckUPBEYQy
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) September 29, 2019
Speaking after the race in Doha after finishing in just over four hours, Brendan Boyce said, "It was easy for 40 kilometres. I just zoned out and I was like, 'this is a training session'. I was about ninth or eighth place already, then I thought about picking people off.
2019 IAAF World athletics Championship, Corniche, Doha, Qatar 28/9/2019Ireland's Brendan Boyce celebrates finishing the Men's 50K Race Walk in 6th place with a moonwalk across the line
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"The race plan was perfect. Rob made sure I was fully, fully confident in what I was doing the whole race. I was getting feedback the whole day. Everyone was bang-on on the day.
"Our training was so good, it didn't matter what the conditions were, I was going to be top-six or top-eight. It was just the fact that we got everything else spot-on as well that the result came as well."
Boyce has been working with former World Champion Rob Heffernan and says he's has learned a lot. "It's invaluable really. Probably the best male athlete in the country.
"Even his coaches Robert Korzeniowski who was Olympic Champion - he was on the phone to Robert and they were both telling me the same thing. So who am I to argue with two of the greatest world champions in history? I was like, 'grand, whatever ye say, I'll do it'. It worked out perfect.
SIXTH IN THE WORLD!!!
🇮🇪🎉🎉🎉🇮🇪
Reaction from the man of iron @brendanboyce as he has his day of days in Doha pic.twitter.com/BOO1SHliZ7
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) September 29, 2019
"I love 50 kilometres. Being Irish, we love misery. The 50 kilometre is perfect for me. Being out there, being miserable for four hours - misery is happiness for me. It's a unique event in athletics, a marathon is about two hours. This is four hours, it's a completely different beast.
