Rainy conditions fail to dampen marathon spirits

DESPITE less than ideal weather conditions a grand total of 50,000 runners and walkers took part in yesterday’s bank holiday marathons in Cork and Dublin which raised millions of euro for charity.

Sergiu Ciobanu, 26, of Clonliffe Harriers set a new record of 2:25:54 when he was first past the finish line of the 26.2 mile Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon.

Wet conditions did nothing to dampen the spirits of the 10,000 people who took part including first woman over the line Lucy Brennan, 51, from Sligo.