▁race ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁nin th ▁place . ▁She ▁ran ▁at ▁the ▁Great ▁North ▁Run ▁in ▁September , ▁but ▁again ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁spot , ▁finishing ▁as ▁runner - up ▁behind ▁Ber h ane ▁Ad ere . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁European ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Portugal ▁in ▁December ▁and ▁she ▁reached ▁the ▁pod ium , ▁taking ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁She ▁also ▁won ▁a ▁team ▁gold ▁alongside ▁the ▁event ▁winner ▁Jess ica ▁August o . ▁ ▁She ▁led ▁Mar at ona ▁Cl ube ▁de ▁Portugal ▁to ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁rank ings ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁European ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Club ▁Championships , ▁hosted ▁at ▁the ▁Cin que ▁Mul ini . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁individual ▁race , ▁just ▁ahead ▁of ▁her ▁club ▁mate ▁S ara ▁More ira . ▁At ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁Half ▁Mar athon ▁in ▁March , ▁she ▁broke ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁half ▁mar athon ▁with ▁at ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 0 8 : 3 3 ▁hours . ▁She ▁also ▁stated ▁her ▁intention ▁to ▁go ▁one ▁further ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁better ing ▁Rosa ▁M ota ' s ▁mar athon ▁record . ▁She ▁ran ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 : 2 6 : 3 0 ▁hours ▁for ▁her ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Vienna ▁City ▁Mar athon , ▁finishing ▁a ▁few ▁seconds ▁behind ▁the ▁winner ▁F ate ▁T ola . ▁A ▁meet ▁record ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Women ' s ▁Run ▁ 5 K , ▁where ▁she