It was a team that was low on quantity, but high on quality, and the Irish proved their calibre with a strong showing at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday. I was wearing the vest for Ireland and it is a really good cross country course – you live for it. It marks a major step forward for Fay, the Irish 5000m record holder who finished 10th at the European Cross Country last month. In the women’s race, Allen and Everard adopted similar tactics, with both running in the 30s through the opening half before picking off several places in the closing kilometres. They finished as the third and fourth Europeans, having both finished 10th at the European Cross Country in recent years.

Source: Irish Independent January 10, 2026 21:05 UTC