Peter Lynch breaks Irish marathon record by six seconds

Fearghal Curtin came home fourth in the same race in Dusseldorf, clocking 2:11:35 on his marathon debut, with victory going to USA's Alex Meier in 2:08:36.

IRISH RECORD: Peter Lynch broke the Irish marathon record to secure a podium finish in Dusseldorf this morning, the Kilkenny City Harrier clocking 2:09:36 to carve six seconds off the mark set in Dublin last October by Hiko Tonosa. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Peter Lynch broke the Irish marathon record to secure a podium finish in Dusseldorf this morning, the Kilkenny City Harrier clocking 2:09:36 to carve six seconds off the mark set in Dublin last October by Hiko Tonosa.

Lynch, who runs for the Puma Elite team in the US, is coached by retired Irish international Alistair Cragg and is a graduate of the University of Tulsa. Lynch's time was inside the Athletics Ireland B standard for this year's World Championships in Tokyo.