It was farewell to Dorothée Marchal as the ex au pair headed to Paris en route to New Zealand. Top sprinter, law graduate and bobsleigh wannabee, Dorothée has spent the winter training with the North Down sprinters. It had been hoped that she was staying for the track season but a change of her situation has meant otherwise. Dorothée had a good season in 2005 winning the French Universities 200m Championship and reaching the final of the French Championships. She did manage to compete in the AAI Championships at the Odyssey where she was feeling below par and a long way off her pb of 24.12 secs but she did win the 200m “B” Final. Bonne chance Dorothée.