Mullingar men running in Brussels

Two Mullingar men - Martin Fagan and Mark Christie - will be competing this Sunday on the Irish team in Ostend in the men"s 10,000 metres at the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.RTE Two at 1.25 p.m. on Sunday will have coverage of the race from Park de Laeken in Brussels, with George Hamilton providing the commentary.Martin Fagan, who is based in Flagstaff in the US, was preselected for the Irish team on the basis of his timings in road races over the past few months.Meanwhile, Mark Christie who lives in Dublin, qualified at the national intercounties in Tramore. A tough race lies ahead of the two, who are expected to run well. Martin Fagan is being tipped as a possible medal winner.