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Ethiopia’s Nigist Muluneh Is Back To Defend Her Title At The 2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon

Nigist Muluneh from Ethiopia will be back at the Dublin City Marathon this weekend to defend her 2022 title. The 2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon will again incorporate the national championships, with Irish national medallists benefiting from prize funds and time bonuses for exceptional Irish athlete performances on the day. For the Irish athletes winning the national marathon title in …

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Dublin Marathon Introduces Transfer Option And Several Initiatives Driving Inclusivity

The Dublin Marathon has introduced a transfer system, which will allow runners to officially pass their entry to someone else. A few other changes have also been introduced including several initiatives designed to encourage more women to take part and also a new non-binary entry category for the event this year. With entries sold out so far in advance for …

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Courtney McGuire: National marathon champ on debut

At just 23-years-old and on her marathon debut, Courtney McGuire achieved greatness in this years Dublin Marathon. McGuire crossed the line with a time of 2:32:50, that put her straight in at seventh on the Irish women’s all-time list. McGuire finished third overall behind Ethiopians Nigist Muluneh (2:28.31) and Hawi Alemu Negeri (2:29.33) and was finished first nationally. “I’m still …

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Shelbourne Complete Double with FAI Cup Victory – Weekly Roundup

Shelbourne Win FAI Women’s Cup Shelbourne won the EVOKE.ie FAI Women’s Cup Final with a 2-0 victory over Athlone Town in front of a record crowd for women’s domestic soccer — 5,073 — at Tallaght stadium on Nov. 6th. Player of the Match Jessie Stapleton scored a goal just six minutes into the match and club captain Pearl Slattery followed …

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Marathon Legend Mary Nolan Reflects on Running the Lap of the Map at 65, Completing Every Dublin Marathon, and How Much Athletics has Changed in 50 Years

Mary Nolan’s been running for a long time: since 1968, in fact, when she started as a sprinter. Since then the 70-year-old has run the infamous Marathon Des Sables in the Sahara desert, ran the entire coast of Ireland at 65, and completed over 70 marathons, including every Dublin marathon since the race’s inception in 1980. Ahead of her 41st …

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70-year-old Who’s Run Every Dublin Marathon Since 1980 Shares Her Tips for Newcomers

Mary Nolan has been running the Dublin Marathon every year since its creation in 1980; on Sunday Oct. 30th, she will take to the start line for the 41st time, the only woman to have done every Dublin Marathon. In a recent conversation with Her Sport, the 70-year-old shares some advice for those about to run the marathon for the …

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Nataliya Lehonkova Looks to Win Dublin Marathon a Third Time

Previous two-time winner Nataliya Lehonkova of Ukraine will head the elite women’s field at the 2022 Irish Life Dublin Marathon. In 2017 she set a personal best (PB) of 2:28.58 to win the Dublin Marathon, having also won in 2015. Lehonkova has been training in Austria after fleeing the war and will be looking to become a three-time winner when …

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