Cullen sends out Euro warning

MARY CULLEN underscored her medal potential, while Andrew Led with signalled his intentions for next month’s SPAR European Cross-Country Championships with sweeping victories in the Woodies DIY National Inter-Counties cross-country championships held over Kilbeggan Racecourse yesterday.

Conditions were little short of atrocious for the mammoth programme which included the first session of the juvenile championships. But, full credit to Paddy Dunican and his Kilbeggan race committee and Mullingar Harriers for providing excellent facilities for an attendance of over 8,000.

And Mary Cullen warmed the hearts of all with a performance hallmarked in courage. She took the field apart on the first lap and her margin of victory over athletes of the calibre of Deirdre Byrne (Wicklow), Linda Byrne (Dublin) and Fionnuala Britton (Wicklow), former European U-23 silver medallist, would indicate it’s going to take a really big performance to beat her in Santry on December 13.