▁ 3 0 0 0   m ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Team ▁Championships . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Athletics ▁Championships ▁she ▁improved ▁her ▁ 5 0 0 0   m ▁best ▁at ▁the ▁Bis lett ▁Games ▁in ▁Os lo . ▁She ▁finished ▁in ▁t enth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Athletics . ▁Her ▁new ▁personal ▁best ▁time ▁of ▁ 3 1 : 2 5 . 6 7 ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁performance ▁by ▁a ▁European ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁Following ▁the ▁World ▁Championships , ▁she ▁took ▁to ▁road ▁compet itions : ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Great ▁South ▁Run ▁in ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁ 1 0 - mile ▁record ▁time , ▁and ▁she ▁took ▁the ▁O var ▁Half ▁Mar athon ▁title ▁for ▁a ▁sixth ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁personal ▁best ▁of ▁ 1 : 1 0 : 0 6 . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁cross ▁country ▁season , ▁she ▁beat ▁national ▁champion ▁Jess ica ▁August o ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁O e iras ▁International ▁Cross ▁Country ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁and ▁took ▁second ▁behind ▁Lin et ▁Mas ai , ▁the ▁reign ing ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0   m ▁World ▁Champion , ▁at ▁the ▁Cross ▁Internacional ▁de ▁S oria ▁the ▁following ▁week . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Monte iro ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁personal ▁best ▁of ▁ 3 2 : 0 2 ▁in ▁the ▁