At the Rotterdam marathon over the weekend, 59 year old Derry man Tommy Hughes broke the Irish M55 record with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 15 seconds!
The previous M55 record was 2:37:42
Tommy is no stranger to fast times having represented Ireland at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
He has a personal best of 2:13.59.
He won the Dublin Marathon in 1991 and also Belfast in 1988 and 1998.
On the international front, he managed to win the Melbourne Marathon in 1988.
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Monday, April 08, 2019
59 year old Tommy Hughes runs 2:30 marathon in Rotterdam
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That's absolutely ridiculous. Mighty man!!
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