VIDEO: Determined Cillian O’Leary claims famous comeback victory

Cillian O’Leary claimed a famous comeback victory in the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon in 2:30:41 yesterday, as Nollaigh O’Neill-Hunter triumphed convincingly in the women’s race in 2:57:45 in wet and wild conditions.

It was double delight for the Cork natives as they battled the elements to breast the tape on St Patrick’s Street. The outcome may have been the same but the path travelled was very different.

For O’Leary, who runs for Raheny Shamrock in Dublin, local knowledge was key in what he felt was a case of patience and persistence as he reeled in long-time leader Vincent Chepyegon in the final 800m.