Despite it not being a public holiday in Portugal, there is still a party atmosphere as thousands of runners take to the streets of Lisbon on 26 December every year for the El Corte Ingles Sao Silvestre de Lisboa.

A leading number of the continent's best distance runners will begin the New Year with an exciting challenge when they take part in the Great Edinburgh Cross Country meeting on Saturday 9 January as part of “Team Europe”.

The last race of the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Hyères was the longest and toughest, taking in the long loop four times.

Sifan Hassan once more showed that she has the ability to handle the greatest of pressure and expectation with a brilliant individual performance at these SPAR European Cross Country Championships.

Jonathan Davies joined elite company today when he won gold in Hyères – the first British man since Mo Farah to take an individual title at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships.

Louise Carton proved the form book to be right at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships today.