Cullen treads carefully ahead of medal hunt

Mary Cullen is planning to skip the indoor season in a bid to win a medal at the European Track and Field Championships in Zurich this summer.

Speaking at the launch of the Aviva Irish Schools Cross Country Championships, Cullen said her main aim will be to stay injury-free for the next few months.

“I just want to stay healthy,” said Cullen who has had a litany of injuries since winning a bronze medal over 3,000m at the European indoors in 2009. “I’m 31 now and I just have to be more sensible. My immediate goal is racing in Armagh [5km] on February 20. I’m going to stay away from indoors this year to focus on Zurich.