Ciara Mageean has revealed the toll that Covid 19 took on her body in the build-up to her silver medal winning Commonwealth Games performance.
Mageaan, 30, claims that she has never been in better shape as she eyes up further track glory in the European Championships in Munich next week.
But she had her concerns before running Laura Muir so close last week in a thrilling finale to the women's 1500m final in Birmingham.
