Everyday heroes are Dublin marathon’s real driving force

You know it’s marathon time when a world-class runner takes home gold but a man in his 60s who has clocked up 85 races this year and a man who has literally ran around the globe take the plaudits.

The 35th Dublin marathon brought the capital to a standstill yesterday as over 14,000 runners from 47 nations — with 10,000 Irish entrants — flocked to the annual endurance race.

Kenya’s Eliud Too crossed the line first in two hours 14 minutes and 47 seconds, with fellow Kenyan Esther Wanjiru Macharia (2:34:15) leading the female pack.