A South Dublin native broke the Irish record to take home the national marathon title. Kenya’s Moses Kemei won the Irish Life Dublin Marathon today in a personal best time of 2:08.47. Ethiopia’s Abebaw Desalew was runner-up with 2:09.24, while Hiko Tonosa of Dundrum South Dublin Athletic Club broke the Irish record to win the […]

1 year ago

A whole lotto change. The organisers of the Dublin Marathon for 2020 have amended the lottery system to guarantee recent previous runners entry to next year’s edition. If you have ran the Dublin Marathon in the past 3 years, you can guarantee your entry outside of the lottery system. The news that the showpiece event […]

6 years ago

To us, first-come, first-served would be the best way to continue operating. From next year on, registration for the 2020 Dublin Marathon will occur through a lottery system instead of the first-come, first-served online process, it has been confirmed. Race organisers state that the decision ‘was made as a result of the increased demand for […]

6 years ago

Irish Olympian Mick Clohisey has ran and competed for Ireland across the world, from Belgrade to Rio de Janeiro, but October’s Dublin marathon was significant for him. The busy months of Clohisey’s season as a cross country and marathon runner generally extend from August to January so running the Dublin marathon has always been a […]

7 years ago

Keith Russell did his daughter proud today. In 2017, Keith’s daughter Alanna Russell was the youngest-ever competitor in the Dublin Marathon, when her dad pushed her along the course in a wheelchair. Alanna was born with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, with no speech or use of her arms and legs. Despite her condition, Alanna took on […]

8 years ago

Faith in humanity restored

10 years ago