Ireland’s most promising distance runner Kevin Mulcaire has his eyes firmly set on defending his GloHealth All Ireland Schools senior boys’ 6,500m title in Sligo Racecourse today.

Fionnuala Britton had that familiar fourth feeling akin to the European cross country championships at a windswept Phoenix Park yesterday where Poland’s Iwona Lewandowska was a surprise winner at the Spar Great Ireland Run 10k in 33:39.