Britton chases hat-trick

Fionnuala Britton goes in pursuit of past glories over 6km at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country in Holyrood Park today.

Britton has won this race, an annual international three-team contest between Great Britain, Europe and the USA, for the past two years but knows claiming a hat-trick of victories is a huge challenge.

The Wicklow woman lost her European crown last month in pursuit of the historic three-in-a-row and her conqueror in Belgrade, France’s Sophie Duarte, has also been confirmed in Europe’s squad.