Loads of world-wide XC stuff
The British and Irish Masters Cross Country took place on Saturday in, Birmingham, African XC from Ethiopia, the Torres Vedras XC took place in Lisbon on Sunday, and Mary Cullen calls on Ireland to get behind the Euro XC champs in December…
Rocha and Felix secure European XC team spots with victories at Torres Vedras
Yesterday (15) on a cloudy and windy day, the runners faced the tough Torres Vedras course with the spectators assisting vocally, enthusiastically encouraging the runners especially during the very competitive finishing sprints, which saw only five seconds separating the first four runners in the men’s contest.
Chane and Jelila grab shock victories in Sendafa XC
Koreni Jelila (ETH)
Sendafa was the site of the first cross country race of the domestic season which is also expected to feature races in Assela and Bahir Dar before the series wraps up in Sululta in mid-January. Although many of the countries top cross country runners gave the race a miss, both the men’s 12km and women’s 8km races provided exciting action in front of the small rural town just outside Addis Ababa.
Cullen Calls for Support for Euro Cross
With the SPAR European Cross Country Championships less than 4 weeks away, top Irish Athlete, Mary Cullen is calling for members of Athletics Ireland to come along and support the Irish team on the 13th of December in Santry, Dublin.
