Britton braced to spur Irish
With Fionnuala Britton merging the gap to world-class level by the month, as evidenced by her fine European indoor bronze medal over 3,000m in Gothenburg, Ireland have a clear leader to spearhead their challenge over the 8,000m course. Her coach, Chris Jones, has told her to treat it like a 5,000m race and believes “she shouldn’t have a problem with the fast start and I don’t expect her to be detached in the first 5k.”
A top ten placing is in the offing for Britton on a tough snow covererd course that includes a steep 100m hill.
