RATHFARNHAM WSAF ATHLETIC Club’s Sean Hehir was the first man home in today’s half Dublin Marathon, finishing in 1:07.45.
Hehir, who won the Dublin Marathon in 2013 and was the first Irishman home last year, controlled the pace from the start and in wet, windy conditions he held off the challenge from Ethiopia’s Fikru Teshager (1:08.58) and Raheny Shamrock AC’s Mark Kirwan (1:09.27).
9,000 runners turned out for the event in trying conditions. And the women’s race was won by former Dublin resident Barbara Sanchez. Despite only landing in Ireland at 1am last night, the Frenchwoman finished in a time of 1:18.26 ahead of Catherina McKiernan (1:19.27) – her fourth silver medal of the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon series.
Hehir’s clubmate Caitriona Jennings was the third woman home in a time of 1:20.33.
I remember watching the 1978 World Cup, held in Argentina. The man seemed to be smoking for 90 minutes of each game. To make it to 46 years later is some achievement. Great team, great World Cup. RIP Cesar
1978 was the best World Cup,
What a career, Rip.