'Their hearts were on the streets of Cork': 1,700 Sanctuary runners take part in Cork City Marathon

Over 1,700 of participants from all over the world ran with the Sanctuary Runner movement as part of the virtual event

Running by the Marina in Cork City on Sunday morning: (L-R) Esmeraldo Tavares Ng, from Angola; John Riordan, from Cork; and Joseph from Nigeria

Over half of those who took part in this year's virtual Cork City Marathon were Sanctuary Runners.

The annual event, held over the June bank holiday weekend, could not be held in its traditional form due to Covid-19 but that did not stop thousands of people taking part from all parts of the world.