Athletics: Craig Mottram, confident of a fourth successive victory at the BUPA Great Ireland Run, believes Sergiy Lebid of the Ukraine will be his main rival in the Phoenix Park.
The 25-year-old Australian is in good form ahead of tomorrow's event and has performed well in the last three years at the Phoenix Park but believes the presence of Sergiy Lebid will stretch him.
Lebid is a formidable distance runner and picked up a sixth consecutive European cross-country crown in December but missed last weekend's IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Instead, the 30-year-old Ukrainian has been training hard in Italy and is determined to make an impact over 5,000m and 10,000m at the European Championships in August.
"I don't know what kind of shape he will be in and how he will cope with the hills around the course, but I'm all right and looking forward to making it a fourth success," said Mottram.
Meselech Melkamu, a late replacement for the injured Sonia O'Sullivan, will start favourite for the women's title.
The 20-year-old Ethiopian tackles defending champion Amy Rudolph of the United States, who held-off O'Sullivan in a thrilling finish 12 months ago.
Former Olympic and World 10,000m title holders Fernanda Ribeiro of Portugal and Sally Barsosio from Kenya are also in the field, while Jolene Byrne carries Irish hopes.