O’Hanlon bids to continue hot streak with Cork crown

Gary O’Hanlon will be the star attraction of the 7,000 runners set to descend upon St Patrick’s Street at the Cork City Marathon at 9am on Bank Holiday Monday when he bids to win his third marathon in the space of 15 days.

O’Hanlon (Clonliffe Harriers) is looking to go one place better than last year when he was trumped by Poland’s Bartosz Mazerski in the last mile, losing by 23 seconds — 2:28:29 to 2:28:52.

Mazerski is in the field once again and it’s a challenge that O’Hanlon is looking forward to. “The body’s healing,” said the 39-year-old Louth man of his recent exploits, that saw him win the Newry Marathon last week (May 25) and Killarney on May 18.