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Sunday, March 03, 2019
Cobh Sisters complete World Marathon Major Series
Congratulations to Cobh sisters Orla O'Rourke and Kathryn Carruthers who have just completed the Tokyo marathon to complete the World's 6 Major Marathons! Orla who is a member of Ballymore-Cobh AC also ran a personal best time of 3h 14m.
The Series Qualifying Races are: Tokyo Marathon. Boston Marathon. Virgin Money London Marathon. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. Bank of America Chicago Marathon. TCS New York City Marathon.
Photos : Andy O'Rourke
Well done both of you. And congratulations to Sheila and John Fitzgibbons who became one of the few Irish couples to complete the Abbotts World Marathon Majors challenge also in Tokyo on Sunday.
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