Not to be for Fionnuala McCormack in Munich marathon

The Wicklow runner came home in seventh. 

IN THE MIX: Ireland’s Fionnuala McCormack

Fionnuala McCormack’s hopes of claiming a medal at these 2022 European Championships came up short today with the Wicklow athlete slipping off the leading group shortly after the two-hour mark and posting a seventh-place finish.

Tipped as a leading contender pre-race, the 38-year was prominent right through to that point but there had been warning signs for some time as she slipped to the back of a collective that actually increased from eight to ten before an injection of pace that splintered them 7km from home.