Bandon athlete makes the Ireland team for the Europeans.
Bandon's Fiona Everard battled through the conditions to take the senior women's national cross country title in Kilkenny.
The Cork athlete had all of 37 seconds to spare in a winning time of 36 minutes, 32 seconds and it means a place on the Ireland team for the Europeans.
After the race she spoke to Cork's 96FM & C103 sports reporter John Cashman: