Ndungu triumphs again as Irish excel

Geoffrey Ndungu of Kenya retained his Dublin Marathon title yesterday, finishing in 2:11.09, well outside last year’s course record time of 2:08.33.

But the Kenyan runner was happy with his performance. “It was very cold early on and the pace was slow,” said Ndugu.

Ndugu turned on the pace in the final two miles and came home 18 seconds clear of another Kenyan, Robert Kipchumba, with Abdisa Bedada of Ethiopia taking third in 2:11.31.