▁Great ▁North ▁Run ▁and ▁second ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁Portugal ▁Half ▁Mar athon ▁( setting ▁a ▁half ▁mar athon ▁best ▁of ▁ 1 : 1 0 : 4 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁South ▁Run . ▁ ▁After ▁wins ▁at ▁the ▁War and elo op ▁and ▁L otto ▁Cross ▁Cup ▁meeting ▁in ▁West - V la ander en , ▁she ▁ran ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁European ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships ▁and ▁although ▁she ▁finished ▁sixth , ▁she ▁helped ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁women ▁top ▁the ▁team ▁rank ings . ▁She ▁closed ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁wins ▁at ▁the ▁São ▁Sil vest re ▁de ▁Lis boa ▁and ▁São ▁Sil vest re ▁da ▁Am adora ▁ 1 0   km ▁road ▁races . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁third ▁at ▁the ▁Cin que ▁Mul ini ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁cross ▁country ▁champion ▁at ▁the ▁Al mond ▁Bl oss om ▁Cross ▁Country . ▁She ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁national ▁short ▁course ▁competition ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁national ▁club ▁titles . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁manage ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁women ' s ▁team ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁I A AF ▁World ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships ▁as ▁she ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁She ▁represented ▁Portugal ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0   m ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁European ▁Athletics ▁Championships , ▁but ▁she ▁f aded ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the