Tirop on the fast track

By Bernie Puchalski: BP Sports Niagara - May 28, 2025

A hamstring injury in June of 2024 was a key moment in Alan Tirop’s running career.

“That really showed me that I needed to come back way stronger and every since I came back I have been doing really, really well,” the Grade 9 student at Saint Michael said Wednesday, after winning the novice boys 400 metres at the South Regionals track and field meet at Welland Centennial.

He started running seriously with the Thorold Elite Track Club in October of his Grade 8 year once he moved with his family to Ontario from Nova Scotia.

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