Cragg getting serious with 5,000m double run

ALISTER CRAGG will follow an unusual route this weekend in his bid to get back on track for the world championships when he competes in back-to-back 5,000m races in Belgium on Saturday and then at the national championships in the Morton Stadium on Sunday.

“Maybe it sounds stupid, but I feel it’s what I need right now. I need a good run over 5k,” he said. “I will run in the 5,000m in Brasschaat on Saturday and then the 5,000m at the nationals the following day.

“It is a pretty tall order but I intend to run sensibly. I have spoken to Patsy (McGonagle), the Irish team manager, about it and he said it will be OK.”