Hannah Irwin (Coach: Gavin Pavey, Club: Cambridge & Coleridge) was the only representative of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the Half Marathon in the opening European championship on Saturday morning (April 12) when he finished 16Th In the female race.
The championships, which are held in Brussels-Leuven in Belgium, saw some the best athletes on the contine
Irwin started well, establishing itself in the persecution package behind a group of four that had opened an advantage of 13 seconds after 5 km. The Northern Ireland athlete maintained its placement in the field through the control point of 10 km in the eighth place, with a clear top three by Juliette Thomas (Bel), Diane Van is (NED) and Chloé Herbiet about 30 seconds of Athead of the Athead of the.
Around the next 5 km, Irwin left the rhythm of many within this group, going through 15 km at 51:31 in 13Th Position, with the çeto de Türkiye for the company that addresses the last miles.
As he ran his conclusion, the Briton came to cross the line in 16Th Place in general in a time or 1:14:50.
Herbiet took home a Belgian one and two with compatriot, Thomas, while Sara Nestola (Ita) reached bronze.
The action continues in Belgium on Sunday with British interest in the 10 km and marathons of men and women. The 10 km are launched at 8:30 am BST while the marathons start at 9:15 am BST.
You can see the action through the European athletic media channel here.
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