Maureen Armstrong, 93, is today encouraging other women to join her when she leads out team Irish Cancer Society in this year’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon on June 3.

Around 33,000 women are expected to take to the streets of Dublin today for the VHI Women's Mini Marathon.

Charities were the big winners as thousands of women raised tens of thousands of euro by taking part yesterday in the annual Evening Echo Women’s Mini Marathon through Cork City.

Less than three months after having triplets, Clare-based runner Gemma Carcaterra completed the Limerick women’s mini marathon.

Around 8,500 runners pounded the streets around Cork City yesterday for the Evening Echo Mini Marathon, with more smiles than grimaces in evidence as they poured across the finishing line.