Surprise wins for McGlynn and Kilrehill at National Cross Country 

The 123.ie National Cross Country Championships took place at Castle Irvine Estate in Fermanagh on Sunday afternoon.

Ann-Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny AC, Donegal, celebrates winning the Senior Women's race during the 123.ie National Senior, Junior and Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships at Castle Irvine Estate in Irvinestown, Fermanagh. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Victory is all the sweeter when it comes as a surprise, and that was the case for the two senior champions, Ann-Marie McGlynn and Keelan Kilrehill, at the 123.ie National Cross Country Championships at Castle Irvine Estate in Fermanagh this afternoon.

McGlynn’s victory came just three weeks after the Dublin Marathon, where she was the first Irishwoman home. With that the Offaly native, running for Letterkenny AC, wrote her name into the history books as the first athlete to win both the national marathon and cross country titles in the same year.