These are the best signs and costumes from the Dublin City Marathon
As it falls on the day before Halloween, naturally many participants donned their costumes for the race.
Here are some of the best ones that have been shared on social media.
The most talked about costume this year was the legend who ran the whole marathon dressed as the Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower just rolled past mile 20 & still going strong! Incredible 😳 What an effort #DublinMarathon pic.twitter.com/KtoqoFFW74
— Brian Treacy (@BrianTreacy) October 30, 2016
Even more impressive was the member of the Dublin Fire Brigade who ran the route in full protective gear for Rory's Wish To Walk. Twenty of his colleagues also took part in normal running clothes for the same charity.
Phoenix Park for our runners in the #DublinMarathon 2016. Thanks to @Temple_Street for the support ✋ pic.twitter.com/yhjn9bStWE
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 30, 2016
This skeleton was spotted amongst the crowd - we wonder how many miles he ran before his face paint disappeared under perspiration?
Running a marathon is no excuse to forget it's Halloween! Great sights at today's SSE Airtricity #DublinMarathon! pic.twitter.com/aHVVkyyOEn
— sportsfile (@sportsfile) October 30, 2016
Ireland is still firmly in the grip of Star Wars fever, as Meredith Baker's selfie shows. We're sure lots of the runners ran a little bit faster knowing they were being chased by a Stormtrooper.
Lots of craic was had on the sidelines too, as many shouted encouragement from the crowd.
A few witty souls designed motivational posters too, and these are some of our favourites.
The marathon took place on a Sunday for the first time this year, and these messers were on hand to encourage runners to finish quickly so they'd still make Mass. Now, do they mean traditional mass, or the mass that all your friends RSVPed to on Facebook?
Some great advice from the crowds at #DublinMarathon but we're fairly sure the last photo is cheating 🚍 pic.twitter.com/38GmTmHZ1J
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 30, 2016
Lisa Rowntree and her family made this sign for her Dad, Edward, who yesterday completed the Dublin City Marathon for the nineteenth time. They posed with it outside Leinster House.
This guy points out the fact that the mighty Chuck Norris never ran a marathon.
Best sign at the @dublinmarathon #DublinMarathon 😂 pic.twitter.com/o3KYakwbRm
— Kevin Moore (@kevmoore79) October 30, 2016
Here's a sign that definitely made a few panicked participants run a lot quicker. No one wants Donald Trump to out-run them.
Nothing like a bit of controversy to spur the runners on #SSEDublinMarathon #DublinMarathon #Trump pic.twitter.com/THriv8a0gt
— Orna O'Brien RD (@OrnaOBrien) October 30, 2016
There was no escaping Trump along the route, however, and this time he was joined by his rival, Hillary Clinton, to alert runners that they had successfully passed the wall.
Some great inspiration for the #DublinMarathon runners as they go around the route @roryswishtowalk pic.twitter.com/bmtp2Kkx5M
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 30, 2016
And finally, sometimes a short message says the most. This one surely resonated with lots of the athletes today.
Congratulations to everyone who took part.
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