Sonia is set to record quick follow-up to fine road run

AFTER her fine run in Hyde Park last weekend — missing the world record for 5k on the road by a mere two seconds — Sonia O’Sullivan is set for a quick follow-up in the BUPA Great South Run in Portsmouth on Sunday.

If there was an Irish record for 10 miles on the road then it would surely be broken in this race.

Catherina McKiernan passed the 10 mile mark in under 53 minutes en route to her half marathon victory in Lisbon while Sonia, herself, was also under 53 minutes at 10 miles when she won the Great North Run in 1999.