Hehir and McCambridge make it an Irish double

Seán Hehir and Maria McCambridge capitalised on the domestic entry at the 34th Airtricity Dublin Marathon yesterday to become the first joint Irish winners since 1993 in two exciting duels that ebbed and flowed as record numbers took to the streets for the classic distance.

Experience was the key as Hehir, second Irishman last year, overcame marathon debutant Joe Sweeney in 2:18:19 and experienced international McCambridge overhauled Leevale’s Claire Gibbons McCarthy in 2:38:51.

At 9am and a cool ten degrees, perfect temperatures for marathon running, the elite and first wave runners got underway on Fitzwilliam Street Upper in bright conditions.