20,000 runners set for Dublin Marathon

A record 20,000 runners will stride out on Merrion Square South tomorrow morning for the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon, with club runners from Acorn AC right through to Youghal in search of that coveted finishing medal.

A gaggle of B-list East Africans will battle it out for the respective men’s and women’s €12,000 winners’ cheques while Laura Graham (Mourne Runners) and Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers) will bid to defend their national titles.

There is a nice purse for national glory too with €3,500 for the win which can steadily rise with time bonuses and a top ten overall finish.