Sonia may run marathon

Speculation that double European silver medallist Sonia O’Sullivan will run an autumn marathon increased today when the Irish star announced her racing programme for the next six weeks.

The 5,000 and 10,000metres runner-up in Munich earlier this month revealed she will take part in the Great Ireland run in Loughrea on October 13 - a race she won in the inaugural year of 1999 and now one of the country’s top sporting events.