Sub 3:20 time for RTE reporter Brian O'Connell in the 2024 Seville Marathon

In a previous post, I reported on the fast marathon time of 2h 12m posted by Ryan Creech at the 2024 Seville Marathon. 

Ryan wasn't the only Cork runner on the course as RTE reporter Brian O'Connell of Togher AC was also in the marathon event and just nipped under the 3h 20m barrier with a chip time of 3h 19m 29s.

Corcaigh Abú!

Cork runner Ryan Creech runs 2h 12m marathon in Seville - Feb 2024

At the Seville marathon in Spain on Sunday 18th Feb 2024, Cork runner Ryan Creech managed to finish the 42.2km course in an impressive time of 2h 12m 28s.

That time is an improvement of 35-seconds on the time of 2:13:03 that he set at the same event in 2023. 

Ryan's time keeps him in 11th spot on the all time Irish performance list...

1 2:09:49 Stephen Scullion London 4 Oct 2020
2 2:09:56 John Treacy Los Angeles CA 12 Aug 1984
3 2:10:09 Kevin Seaward Sevilla 23 Feb 2020
4 2:10:25 Paul Pollock Valencia 1 Dec 2019
5 2:10:54 Mark Carroll New York NY 3 Nov 2002
6 2:11:30 John Woods Wexford 24 Apr 1988
7 2:12:19 Dick Hooper Wexford 24 Apr 1988
8 2:12:20 Jerry Kiernan Los Angeles CA 12 Aug 1984
9 2:12:21 Louis Kenny Huntsville TX 13 Dec 1980
10 2:12:26 Hugh Armstrong Sevilla 23 Feb 2020
11 2:12:28 Ryan Creech Sevilla 18 Feb 2024
12 2:13:06 Danny McDaid Limerick 11 Apr 1976
13 2:13:19 Mick Clohisey Dublin 27 Oct 2019
14 2:13:25 Roy Dooney Duluth MN 20 Jun 1992
15 2:13:55 Kingston Mills Berlin 28 Sep 1986
15 2:13:55 Mark Kenneally Amsterdam 16 Oct 2011
17 2:13:59 Tommy Hughes Marrakech 12 Jan 1992
18 2:14:06 Martin Fagan Dubai 18 Jan 2008
19 2:14:42 John Griffin London 21 Apr 1991
20 2:14:43 Ryan Forsyth Dublin 29 Oct 2023

Jill Hodgins from Cork wins 2012 Seville Marathon

Jill Hodgins from Cork won the Seville Marathon in Spain on Sunday, the 19th of February 2012. In doing so, Jill set a new personal best time of 2 hours 46 minutes 58 seconds to win the €6,000 first prize. (Half split 01:22:44)

5 PRIMERAS MUJERES
Puesto Dorsal T. Maratón T. Media  Nombre
 1  02:46:58 01:22:44 HODGINS, JILL
 2  03:02:18 01:30:12 JIMENEZ GUARDEÑO, MARIA DOLORES
 3  03:04:13 01:27:34 XHERVELLE, CHANTAL
 4  03:06:58 01:30:38 BERNALD HERNANDEZ, NOELIA
 5  03:09:21 01:30:40 HIDALGO BERUTICH, SILVIA

Her previous best was 2:52.21 set in the New York Marathon in 2009. Previous Marathon times were 3:14.35 in Dublin in 2006 and 3:06.35 in Toronto in 2008. She is the latest athlete to join the Marathon Mission squad with Athletics Ireland.
Just to put that time in perspective, Jill is just a mere 10 minutes outside the qualifying time for the 2012 London Olympics.