Fionnuala Britton finishes 5th in cross country race in France...

Fionnuala Britton of Ireland was in action on Sunday at the Cross de l'Acier 2014 cross country race in France. While she may have finished 5th, the main thing is that she was the second European athlete and only four seconds behind the current European cross country champion Sophie Duarte.

With the 2015 Euro Cross Country coming up in Bulgaria in early December, the signs are good that Fionnuala may be close to a podium finish. Will she win? If I had to guess then I'd say no. I don't think Duarte will retain her title either. The one to watch may well be Britain's Gemma Steel who is having an excellent year.

The race will take place on Sunday the 14th of December.

Fionnuala Britton finishes 7th at Cross de l'Acier in France

European Cross Country champion Fionnuala Britton was in action today in the Cross de l'Acier race near Dunkerque in the NE of France. In an international field which included several Africans, she finished in 7th place. Another notable result was that of Sophie Duarte of France who will be another main contender for the European Cross Country title in December.

6650m...Cross de l'Acier 2013
Rang Dossard Nom Prénom Pays Cat Clst/Cat Temps Club
1 52 AYELEW HIWOT ETH 1 SEF 00:22:30 _
2 51 MASAI LINETH KEN 2 SEF 00:22:31 _
3 55 TESFAY HAFTAMNESH ETH 1 ESF 00:22:46 _
4 57 MACHARIA LUCY KEN 3 SEF 00:22:53 _
5 54 DUARTE SOPHIE FRA 4 SEF 00:22:54 _
6 58 KOSGEI CYNTHIA KEN 2 ESF 00:23:00 _
7 53 BRITTON FIONNUALLA IRL 5 SEF 00:23:03 _
8 61 TRABY LEILA FRA 6 SEF 00:23:27 _
9 60 CHEPCHIRCHIR SARAH KEN 7 SEF 00:23:32 _
10 63 PICOCHE LAURANE FRA 8 SEF 00:23:57

Once result of interest in the mens race was that of Michael Mulhare
11 33 MULHARE MICKAEL IRL 5 SEM 00:29:33