James Nolan makes his exit in 1,500m heats Ireland’s participation in this year’s World Indoor Championships is over as James Nolan failed to progress from his heat in the 1500-metres this evening in Valencia. The Tullamore runner came home in sixth place in a time of 3.42.12, which was five seconds off his personal best. With only two runners qualifying from each heat along with the three fastest runners-up it was always going to be tough for Nolan. The heat was won by Deresse Mekonnen from Ethiopia in a time of 3.39.74. 1,500m Heat 1 1 Deresse Mekonnen ETH 3:39.74 Q 2 Nicholas Willis NZL 3:40.66 Q (PB) 3 Carsten Schlangen GER 3:41.54 4 Michael East GBR 3:41.68 5 Belal Mansoor Ali BRN 3:41.91 6 James Nolan IRL 3:42.12