Sun, superwomen, and runners in search of sanctuary on marathon weekend

Dublin may have had 30,000 runners pounding its streets in the women’s mini marathon but all attention went Lee-side.

Sun, superwomen, and runners in search of sanctuary on marathon weekend

Lizzie Lee, of Leevale Athletics Club in Cork City, won the event in jubilant form in her first ever attempt at it.

For Lizzie, it was part of a bigger picture — the 2016 Olympian is in training for the full marathon at the European Championships in Berlin in August.

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