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The start of last year's London marathon. Steven Paston

London Marathon postponed until October, three weeks before Dublin

The calendar landmark will be held back for six months.

ANYBODY PREPARING FOR the London Marathon will have to re-think their training plan as race organisers today postponed the scheduled 26 April event.

The 40th installment of the London Marathon will now be run on 4 October, three weeks before the Dublin Marathon takes place on 25 October. Presenting a significant challenge for anybody who had hoped to run both events.

“The world is in an unprecedented situation grappling with a global pandemic of COVID-19 and public health is everyone’s priority,” said event director Hugh Brasher.

“We know how disappointing this news will be for so many – the runners who have trained for many months, the thousands of charities for which they are raising funds and the millions who watch the race every year.”

Brasher added that organisers will email participants today with updates and what information they currently have.

Obviously, all runners already holding a place for the 2020 Marathon will be able to run in the rescheduled event without further payment and runners who choose not to run in October can claim a refund of their entry fee.

Charities will be able to nominate substitute runners for the rescheduled race.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 12:30 PM

    Hand sanitizer can kill 99.9% of bacteria ! Paul O Connell can kill 100%
    Paul O Connell has a diary it’s called the Guinness book of records
    Paul O Connell doesn’t sleep he waits !
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    They were going to name a street in Limerick after Paul O Connell but decided that nobody crosses Paul O Connell and lives

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    Apr 25th 2020, 12:37 PM

    @Paul Carew: mother of God. Chuck Norris wants his jokes back.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 3:16 PM

    @Paul Carew: My personal favourite was one I heard about Nemanja Vidic but I’ll re-jig it:

    Paul O’Connell once slamed a revolving door shut.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 7:55 PM

    @Robb Stark: you’re right Robb,all above jokes belong to the man Chuck Norris. two of my personal favourites.. Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his gun, and Chuck Norris doesn’t breath in, he lets air out !!!!

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    Apr 25th 2020, 8:28 PM

    @Robb Stark: he can ask Paul for them, wouldn’t fancy his chances though!!

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    Apr 26th 2020, 12:51 AM

    @Paul Carew: wasnt this the Claw??

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    Apr 25th 2020, 10:21 AM

    The Question of Sport moment wow! I’m not a Dawson fan usually but his reaction and comment was funny.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 6:59 PM

    @ThatLJD: I don’t get the surprise about that question of sport answer.. Literally everyone I was watching it with shouted the right team straight away. When we play hangman in school and long team name like this appeared you knew its was Borussia Mönchengladbach just because it was so long out and stood out.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 9:51 PM

    @Brian: OK, I didn’t watch it with many people probably, I also thought it was pretty quick of O’Connell, if I remember properly. I’ve never really played hangman in school, I was always quite busy at ripping up copy books the nerds were playing games in!!

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    Apr 26th 2020, 9:42 AM

    @Brian: shutup Drico.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 11:13 AM

    Hard to believe he went 9 years without scoring a try for Ireland!

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    Apr 25th 2020, 11:17 PM

    @Gareth Ward: I’m sure it wasn’t for lack of trying.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 11:33 AM

    He came into my place of work one time around 2004 I was talking to him for around 10 minutes and I hadn’t a clue who he was, my work colleague who was a big rugby fan was disgusted with me for not knowing him.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 7:46 PM

    @Porter Mechanic: scandalous in fairness!!

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    Apr 26th 2020, 6:51 AM

    @Joe Kennedy: Could have been any massive ginger Incredible Hulk.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 2:58 PM

    This quizzes are my favourite part of the 42 atm. Keep them coming on all sports

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    Apr 25th 2020, 10:13 AM

    I had forgotten he signed a contract with Toulon.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 3:47 PM

    Those put the fear of god into me…4!

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    Apr 26th 2020, 8:48 AM

    @The Irish Pain: Snap! Im ashamed.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 12:27 PM

    Hand sanitizer can kill 99.9% of bacteria ! Paul O Connell can kill 100%
    Paul O Connell has a diary it’s called the Guinness book of records
    Paul O Connell doesn’t sleep he waits !
    Paul O Connell could tie his Rugby boots with his feet

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    Apr 25th 2020, 7:35 PM

    How many would Paul get right?

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    Apr 25th 2020, 9:07 PM

    @Tom Byrne: 25

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    Apr 25th 2020, 11:50 PM

    Got the important ones.

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