Britton's best earns second place in Great Ireland Run

Fionnuala Britton produced the best road race of her career to finish second at today’s Spar Great Ireland run.

Britton's best earns second place in Great Ireland Run
Sat, 11 Apr, 2015 - 16:38

Fionnuala Britton produced the best road race of her career to finish second at today’s Spar Great Ireland run.

A top international field arrived in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, where Britton got into a battle with European cross country champion Gemma Steel and Spain’s Alessandra Aguilar.

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CourtsAthleticsHeathrowPlace: DublinPlace: Phoenix ParkPlace: SpainPlace: CorkPlace: ChinaPlace: IrelandPlace: EdinburghPlace: EthiopiaPerson: BrittonPerson: Fionnuala BrittonPerson: Gemma SteelPerson: Alessandra AguilarPerson: SteelPerson: AguilarPerson: Valeria StraneoPerson: StraneoPerson: SpaniardPerson: Lizzie LeePerson: BrittionPerson: FionnualaPerson: Japhet KorirPerson: Birhan NebewPerson: Mark ChristiePerson: Sergiu CiobanuPerson: Brandon HargreavesPerson: Johnny HayPerson: Mark EnglishEvent: Great Ireland RunEvent: Spar Great IrelandEvent: World Marathon ChampionshipsEvent: Beijing Olympic GamesEvent: Irish ChampionshipEvent: IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsEvent: 2013 World crossOrganisation: Mullingar HarriersOrganisation: Clonliffe HarriersOrganisation: DSD
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