Ciara 7th in Euro X-country

Sun 12 December 2010--admin

Lisburn’s Ciara Mageean finished in a fine 7th place this morning at the European Cross-Country championships in Albufiera, Portugal. In the Junior Womens’ race over a course measuring just under 4k Ciara improved upon her finishing position in the same event staged in Dublin last year.

Outside the top dozen after the first 1k, Ciara worked her way bravely through the field to finish just 4 places and 16 seconds outside the medals in a race dominated by Charlotte Purdue of Great Britain. Although favouring the track events, where she has a top class international record, this was another strong performance by Ciara in an Irish vest where she was first Irish finisher by a distance.