Ageing With Attitude: Couple plan to finish the Cork City Marathon hand in hand for 80th birthdays

A couple plan to celebrate their 80th birthdays by crossing the finishing line of next year’s Cork City Marathon hand in hand in their last such event, says Margaret Jennings.

THE winner of the Cork City Marathon next year may well be overshadowed by the goal set by runners Kay and Joe O’Regan for the 26.2 mile route. Because the couple aim to cross the finishing line, hand in hand, to celebrate their 80th birthdays.

It will not be their first full marathon, but their last. And if ever there was a motto that said “the couple who run together, stay together”, then Kay and Joe would deserve that T-shirt.