Fionnuala Britton finished second in the women’s 6km race at the Edinburgh International Cross Country event on Saturday.
Britton crossed the line in 21:33 just six seconds behind Great Britain's Emilia Gorecka who is a former European U-23 Cross Country Champion.
Spain’s Trihas Gebre was third in 21:50 with reigning European champion, Gemma Steele, having to settle for 11th place.
In a top class International race, Britton was back to her dominant front running style pushing the pace throughout and spreading the field.
The eventual top three finishers broke away from the leading pack at the midway point dropping Steele. Although Britton injected pace at various points she was unable to shake off Gorecka who eventually moved away in closing stages to take the race.
Britton as team captain also led Europe to victory from the USA with Great Britain in third.