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| Top 3 women in the half (L-R) Edel Gaffney 2nd, Aoife Cooke 1st & Susan Glennon 3rd |
One of the main running events in Munster last weekend was the 2024 Dingle Marathon held on Sat 7th of September. Between the marathon & half-marathon events, there was a total of almost 2,500 finishers.
In the half-marathon, Cork runner Aoife Cooke finished first in the women's race in a time of 1h 24m 48s. In the men's race, another Cork runner John Meade finished in second place.
Top 3 men & women in the half-marathon...
2 John MEADE 1:13:43 3024 M M40 St. Finbarrs A.C.
3 Oliver HILL 1:14:42 4019 M MS Watford Joggers
1 Aoife COOKE 1:24:48 2267 F FS Eagle A.C.
2 Edel GAFFNEY 1:28:25 2557 F F40 Trim A.C.
3 Susan GLENNON 1:29:57 2579 F FS Mullingar Harriers A.C.
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| Top 3 men in the half (L-R) Oliver Hill 3rd, Daire Finn 1st & John Meade 2nd |
In terms of numbers, there were 1771 finishers in the half which actually makes it the 6th largest half-marathon of the 70 or so in Ireland so far this year.
As can be seen from the chart below, the numbers in the half are recovering since the drop for the pandemic.
In the full marathon, there were 718 finishers which is a pretty decent number as far as marathons in Ireland go. The big problem with some of the smaller marathons with lets say 200 runners is that the gaps in the second half of the race can be huge and people can end up running on their own. With just over 700 finishers, the gaps are much smaller and it feels more like a race.
Top 3 men & women in the marathon...
2 Evan DINGLE 2:54:09 997 M MS Central Park Track Club - Tracksmith
3 Matt DOHERTY 2:56:27 999 M MS
1 Niamh O'RIORDAN 3:28:19 1226 F FS Galway City Harriers A.C.
2 Natalie CAPITO 3:30:37 944 F FS
3 Aoife O'BRIEN 3:36:44 580 F FS
The chart below shows the recent history of Dingle marathon finishers...
For the full marathon, the numbers have recovered really well post pandemic and have passed the figure for 2019.
Full results of the marathon & half-marathon... https://www.myrunresults.com/events/dingle_half_marathon__full_marathon_2024/5082/results
Photos... The organisers have a large selection of photos on their Facebook page HERE
Entries for the 2025 event open at the end of September.
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