The National athletics championships this weekend at Santry will have a family feel when, assuming she takes part in spite of the Olympic dampener concerning her previous allegiance to Britain, Sarah Reilly and Brendan Reilly go into action as husband and wife in the high jump and 200-metre events respectively.

Both athletes are also national record holders with Belgrave Harriers, Brendan holding the mark at 2:29 in the high jump and Sarah clocking 23.12 seconds over 200 metres.

While Brendan is the current national champion in his event, Sarah although holding the record, has yet to dip her toes into the annual jamboree at Santry.