Britton and Pollock race to glory

Athletics: Fionnuala Britton romped to her fifth GloHealth Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships title in Dundalk yesterday while Paul Pollock defended his crown in a thrilling three-way sprint finish.

Britton dominated the senior women’s 8,000m race, winning by 65 seconds in 26:59.

Michelle Finn (Leevale) and Laura Crowe (An Riocht) had excellent runs in finishing second and third in 28:04 and 28:11 respectively.