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Mary Cullen and Ana Dulce Felix will head to Northern Ireland this weekend in an attempt to revenge surprise Euro XC winner Hayley Yelling at the Antrim International Cross Country. The race will also be an opportunity for Cullen to put the disappointment of Dublin behind her, where 12th place was well short of expectations. Read more…
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In what was an epic men’s race at today’s SPAR European Cross Country Championships Alemayehu Bezabeh showed why he is one of the continents leading XC exponents by actually toying with big pre-race favourite Mo Farah. Read more…
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From what looked like a great course, perfect weather conditions and a sizable Dublin crowd, the 2009 SPAR European Cross Country Championships went with a bang today in Santry Park… Read more…
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In what could only be described as one of the greatest ever international XC runs by a British athlete, Hayley Yelling has won the 2009 SPAR European Cross Country Championships for the second time in 4 years. Read more…
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Yesterday I reported that the run of Hayley Yelling at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships should go down as one of the most gutsy performances in the last 20 years of international cross country racing, certainly that I have seen… Read more…
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Always glad to see the mainstream press and media pull something out of the bag on the eve of a big race – well I suppose that they have a lot of bases to cover don’t they? With a couple of good interviews the telegraph.co.uk and the BBC focus on two of the ‘home’ athletes… Read more…
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It is a rare day indeed to get cross country on the box these days, especially terrestrial telly. Sunday sees a day of Euro XC live racing across BBC2 and BBC Red button. Crammy and Bren will be on hand to give their views and observations on all of the action from Santry Park, Dublin… Read more…
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Just two days away now for the biggest athletics event to hit the shores of Ireland in recent years. The SPAR European Cross Country Championships will bring a host of colour to the emerald isle and some hot racing to boot… Read more…
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UKA look at the hopes for Team GB & NI this weekend in Dublin. In the younger age groups there are genuine contenders in the form of Ricky Stevenson and Steph Twell. In the seniors Mo Farah must be in with a shout… Read more…
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Local athlete Mary Cullen is confident that with a little help from the partisan Dublin crowd on Sunday she can race to a podium spot at Santry Park. Talking down his chances is GB runner Ricky Stevenson, who is clear that track-is-where-it-is-at for him… Read more…
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Known in the cycling fraternity as the ‘espoirs’. An odd category in my opinion as many U23’s are already well established seniors in their own right. Still, the younger guys and girls race should make for some hot racing at this weekend’s Euro XC. Read more…
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It may be the off season for most of triathletes, but not Alistair Brownlee. The 21-year-old reigning World Triathlon champion secured a place on the GB under-23 European XC team with his strong run at Liverpool in November and this weekend hits Dublin for the European XC champs. Read more…
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The SPAR European Cross Country Championships seems to be the stage on which European Athletics Rising Star of the Year award winners want to shine. Stephanie Twell, the 2008 Rising Star, took her third successive gold medal last year in Brussels… Read more…
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On the 13th December Ireland will host its first major European athletics event, the SPAR European Cross Country Championships. For a country with such a proud tradition in cross country running, including John Treacy, Sonia O’Sullivan and Catherina McKiernan… Read more…
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Following an exciting trial event at the McCain UK Cross Challenge, in Liverpool’s Sefton Park on Saturday 28 November, UKA have announced the thirty six athletes that will cross the Irish sea to Dublin for the European XC Championships on 13 December. Read more…
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The world of cross country running is certainly taking centre-stage these days with the AK (Athletics Kenya) league in full swing, European Athletics and IAAF Permit races and top domestic action in the UK, plus all of the build up to the highlight of the European season in Dublin on December 13… Read more…
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At a sunny Liverpool former European XC champ Hayley Yelling showed a glimpse of her past when she came out of ‘retirement’ to win the McCain Cross Challenge. The race doubled-up as the selection race for the 2009 European Cross Country Championships that take place in Dublin in a fortnight… Read more…
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Liverpool hosts the 2009 SPAR European XC Championships trials this weekend, as the cream of UK cross country running hits Sefton Park. As well as being round two of the McCain Cross Challenge series the event doubles-up as the official trial race for the Euro champs in two weeks time. Read more…
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Martin Fagan and Mary Cullen have been named as the team leaders of the Ireland men’s and women’s Euro XC teams, destined for Dublin in a little over two weeks time. Cullen is in super form, and will be gunning for a high placing in the women’s 8km race… Read more…
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Italy’s Andrea Lalli won the SPAR European XC Championships under 23 men’s title 12 months ago but instead of attempting a unique defence of his crown the 22-year-old has elected to stand on the start line with the big boys in Dublin on 13 December. Read more…
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Many of Ireland’s top cross country runners will be in action on Sunday at the Woodie’s DIY Inter County Cross Country Championships looking to secure their place on the Irish team for the European Cross Country Championships. Read more…
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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… Read more…
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With just over 30 days to go before this year’s SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, UK Athletics preparations are well under way for the event. The conditions in Santry will be very similar to that in Britain… Read more…
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In the bid to prepare for next month’s SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Dublin on 13 December, several of Ireland’s top Cross Country runners will be in action across Europe this weekend. Four Irish athletes will compete at the European Athletics Cross Country Permit race… Read more…
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Britain’s Mo Farah has indicated his intention to compete at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Dublin on 13 December. After winning Sunday’s Great South Run in Portsmouth, Farah spoke of his desire to compete in Ireland. Read more…
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“I’m definitely aiming to defend my title in Dublin. Not only that, as many people know and it’s almost as important for me, I’m the only person to have run in all 15 of the previous SPAR European Cross Country Championships” Read more…
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Let’s face it any international XC event worth their salt in this day and age needs to get social. Media that is, and this December’s European Cross Country Championships, to be held in Dublin, are getting their act together on Facebook and Twitter. Read more…
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“A delegation from European Athletics recently visited the Local Organising Committee of the SPAR European Cross Country Championships over two days in September.” Media and TV plans are full-steam in Dublin in readiness for December’s Euro XC Read more…
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Athletics Ireland has confirmed that world champion Marta Domínguez will compete at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Dublin in December. The Spaniard, who won the 3000m steeplechase at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin last month… Read more…
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Events survive on volunteers. The 2009 European XC Champs, to be held in Dublin in December, are no different. Given the fact that the event is charging an entry fee it is likely that they will need every pair of helping hands free-of-charge… Read more…
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This is an interesting strategy. Charging spectators at a cross-country event is an alien concept to most running events. We are all used to turning up at races, ducking under race tape, running across the course, coming and going as we please. Read more…
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Kenyan newspaper The Standard reports that the World Cross Country Championships could go biennial due to a lack of sponsors. As yet this is not fully confirmed, however this may be no bad thing in our view. Read more…
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If you were out on Sunday and missed the rare live European cross country action on the Beeb, the BBC iPlayer comes up trumps and lets you have a full hour and three-quarters of top-notch cross country action from this weekend’s event. Read more…
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Following a tough time at the European Championships on Sunday, and a decade at the top of UK athletics, GB international Hayley Yelling has decided to make the hardest decision of any runner’s career and hang up her spikes. Read more…
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With Mo Farah out-run in the run-in as Sergiy Lebid took his eighth title it proved to be a little disappointing for the boys – but a great day for the girls – at today’s 15th SPAR European XC Champs. Read more…
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A bit of rarity these days I know, but there will be some mud, sweat and tears on telly this Sunday as the Beeb screen the 2008 European Cross Country Championships from Belgium. Coverage will be show on BBCi “press the red button” and BBC2. Read more…
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There are few surprises as the UK team is named for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships which take place in Brussels on the 14th of December. Read more…
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Freezing conditions and witty Scouse humour didn’t dampen the spirits of Britain’s best cross country runners this weekend as bright stars Andy Vernon and Steph Twell saw off their elders at the UK trials for this years European XC Champs in Brussels. Read more…
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Its crunch time for those athletes with Brussels aspirations as this Saturday sees the Euro XC trials take place in sunny Liverpool. As well as being round two of the McCain Cross Challenge series the event doubles-up as the official trial race for the European XC Champs in two weeks time. Read more…
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MST tip-for-top this season Steph Twell took the curtain raiser in this year’s McCain Cross Challenge Series at a sunny Gateshead. We think that the Aldershot youngster will clean up this year, domestically. Her run against esteemed, world-class company earlier this year also shows that she has what it takes to take the honours at the European Cross-Country Championships in Brussels in a few weeks time. Read more…
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As a new service (so as you dont have to leave the comfort of your seat!) the nice people at the IAAF (thanks Chris) have agreed to a direct MST link for breaking cross-country news stories from around the world. So, each week we’ll bring you the rich pickings from their site, fresh-filtered, so you get only the best beans! Read more…
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We all like a prediction, lets face it. Whether its over a pint, a coffee or facebook, people everywhere like to pontificate on the the next US president, or the winner of Strictly frickin Come Dancing (I am glad that I’m not the only one who hates that programme). Read more…
