A month’s altitude training in Kenya followed by a fortnight’s warm weather work in Spain is paying dividends for Welsh endurance athlete Clara Evans. A half-marathon personal best on the streets of Barcelona last weekend is a positive indication that six weeks away from home over Christmas and the new year will be well worth it. The Cardiff athlete is hoping all those high altitude and warm weather miles in the bank will pay off with a place on the Great Britain half-marathon team for the European Athletics Championship in Paris at the end of this summer.