# Marathon

All time

# Running Man and Wife

This couple got married while running a marathon

He got his big wedding, she got her quick ceremony.

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Oct 13th 2015, 3:30 PM

# sure it'll be grand

Is it possible to run your first marathon with a month's preparation? I'm going to find out

The SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon takes place on 26 October – time to start training.

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Sep 24th 2015, 6:47 PM

# RIP

Tributes flood in for young man who died at Dublin half-marathon

John McHugh (23) collapsed at the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon on Saturday.

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Sep 21st 2015, 9:18 AM

# Ghebreslassie

Eritrean teenager takes World Championship gold in Marathon

The 2:12.27 finish earned Eritrea just their second ever medal on the world stage.

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Aug 22nd 2015, 9:09 AM

# Mighty Quinns

Four Irish brothers are running the New York marathon - 35 years after their first go

Tyrone natives the Quinn brothers are recreating their 1980 marathon attempt to raise funds for MS Ireland.

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Aug 11th 2015, 8:05 PM

# go with the flow

Woman (26) ran London marathon with 'period blood running down her legs'

Kiran Gandhi helped raise €5,500 for a breast cancer charity.

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Aug 9th 2015, 3:20 PM

# deise dash

World Records, Olympians and 2000 runners hit the streets for Waterford's Viking Marathon

Pauline Curley showed her class by taking gold in the women’s full distance race.

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Jun 29th 2015, 8:30 AM

# condemned

Boston bomber says sorry for the first time before being formally sentenced to death

21 year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will receive his formal death sentence later today.

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Jun 24th 2015, 10:40 PM

# Silver Linings

Pics: Plenty of rain but even more smiles as 37,000 run Women's Mini Marathon

The race was won by Olympian Maria McCamridge.

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Jun 1st 2015, 4:50 PM

# run wild

This 92-year-old cancer survivor just became the oldest woman to finish a marathon

Yaaaasss queen!

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Jun 1st 2015, 4:37 PM

# run wild

A 92-year-old cancer survivor just became the oldest woman to finish a marathon

Yaaaasss queen!

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Jun 1st 2015, 4:14 PM

# Cork Marathon

'You've no need to worry about the big C ... cancer isn't painful'

Shannen’s diagnosis came as a huge shock.

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May 24th 2015, 8:30 PM

# helpful steps

VIDEO: This Corkman was paralysed from the chest down... but is going to walk a marathon

Nathan Kirwan is raising funds to keep the device in Ireland.

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Apr 29th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Inspirational

This woman is running 12 marathons to fight a cancer you've probably never heard of

About 400 people in Ireland are diagnosed with it every year.

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Apr 6th 2015, 10:30 AM

# fyi

5 annoying things you do as a runner but (probably) don’t know it

Your running commitments can often get up people’s noses…when your dedication to it oversteps the mark.

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Mar 6th 2015, 6:30 AM

# Pace Setters

Running Police ensure Tokyo Marathon goes off peacefully amid security fears

Over 60 officers ran 10km each armed with anti-terrorist equipment.

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Feb 22nd 2015, 3:50 PM

# training regime

There isn't a day when I don't run - Maria McCambridge doesn't do days off

McCambridge prefers recovery sessions to resting entirely.

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Nov 13th 2014, 7:33 PM

# big head

This legend is running the Dublin marathon in a Lego suit

He’s in bits.

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Oct 27th 2014, 2:47 PM

# Marathon Man

13 great pics from today's Dublin City Marathon - featuring Lego man and Gooch Cooper

Kenyan’s Eliud Too and Esteher Macharia claimed the honours in the men’s and women’s races respectively.

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Oct 27th 2014, 2:35 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you ever run a marathon?

The 35th annual Dublin City Marathon is under way, but would you do one?

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Oct 27th 2014, 9:45 AM

# Mind Games

10 thoughts you've probably had while out for a run

Or how to go from feeling like Mo Farah to Homer Simpson in five easy miles.

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Oct 25th 2014, 10:30 AM

# Ouch

This ain't for the faint-hearted! A runners' guide to preventing the dreaded chafing

If you’re even contemplating a long run, this is an essential read.

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Oct 24th 2014, 5:15 PM

# Running

Chaos as India marathon leaders miss turn, take the bus

They had to borrow money for the fare.

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Oct 20th 2014, 9:58 AM

# Fitness

Beijing marathoners don face masks to battle smog

You don’t get this in the Phoenix Park.

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Oct 19th 2014, 8:01 PM

# Recovery

With the Dublin City Marathon just weeks away, be sensible with injury recovery

This week Aidan Curran discusses pre-marathon injuries.

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Oct 1st 2014, 7:30 AM

# Speedy

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto breaks marathon world record in Berlin

He’s he first man to break the 2hr 03min barrier with a run of 2hr 02min 57sec

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Sep 28th 2014, 7:17 PM

# Be prepared

What’s the worst thing that could happen to you during the Dublin Marathon?

It ain’t pretty but Aidan Curran has some advice for preventing, and dealing with, a mid-race toilet break.

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Sep 24th 2014, 11:38 AM

# Brazil

Irish man to run marathon in Amazon to raise money for teacher with cancer

The former teacher of his nephew has been diagnosed with mixed cell lymphoma, a very rare form of cancer, and he’s hoping to help cover the cost of her treatment.

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Sep 17th 2014, 7:45 AM

# So Close

Little Scottish boy tries to race marathon runners... and it ends in a faceplant

He ALMOST won.

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Jul 28th 2014, 7:47 AM

# 16 weeks

It's not too late to start training for the Dublin Marathon

But you’d want to get your proverbial skates (and literal runners) on very soon.

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Jul 2nd 2014, 5:00 PM

Orange Is The New Black bingers are already having withdrawals

They’ve made a terrible mistake.

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Jun 9th 2014, 7:30 PM

# binge

13 signs you need to step away from your Netflix

Orange is the new crack.

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Jun 7th 2014, 3:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: Running is one of the best ways to make a city your own

Sean Dunne joined 25,000 people last weekend to participate in the Brooklyn Half-Marathon, and was touched by the camaraderie amongst his fellow runners.

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May 19th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Slideshow

18 of the best pics from today's Great Limerick Run as Kenyan runner emerges triumphant

It was another successful year, with roughly 12,000 people believed to have taken part in the event.

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May 4th 2014, 7:12 PM

# Out and about

Want to head along to some live sport over the long weekend?

Here’s a taster of what your options are between now and Monday.

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May 2nd 2014, 8:00 AM

# go the distance

'Run With Us' around Ireland to get yourself ready for the long weekend

Four provinces in two minutes and five seconds. Beat that.

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Apr 30th 2014, 2:38 PM

# blaze of glory

Run a marathon in steel-capped boots, overalls and helmet? Sign me up, says Cork fireman

“When I started too I was totally preoccupied about the weight,” says firefighter Alex O’Shea. “What I realised then is that its the pair of boots with a steel toe cap — that’s the real concern.”

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Apr 25th 2014, 8:15 AM

# boston strong

Boston Strong: 36,000 run emotional Boston Marathon

Meb Keflezighi, who gave the Boston fans their first American men’s champ in more than three decades, wore the names of four victims on his running bib.

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Apr 21st 2014, 6:43 PM