Sean Hehir became the first Irish winner of the Dublin marathon in 20 years this morning.

Kenyan athlete Freddy Keron set a new course record as he became the first overseas winner of the Cork City Marathon.

Freddy Keron denied Sergui Ciobanu a notable three-in-a-row triumph when the Kenyan broke the course record to win yesterday’s sixth edition of the Cork City Marathon since it was revived in 2007.

Freddy Kearon has won the sixth annual Cork City Marathon today in a record time of 2:22:11.