Vivian Foley finishes 2nd M55 in 2026 Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is one of the most prestigious marathons in the world with many runners needing to achieve a certain qualifying time for their age group before they can enter.

The 2026 event was held last Monday the 20th of April and there were approximately 29,000 finishers.

Cork runner Dr Vivian Foley managed to get on the podium in the very competitive M55 category with a second place finish and a time of 2h 37m 57s.

In 2025, Vivian managed to secure four national titles in the various Irish Championships from 5-miles to the marathon. See previous post.

Four national M55 titles in a row for Dr Vivian Foley

It's been a remarkable year for Cork runner Vivian Foley who claimed his 4th national M55 title of the year at the Dublin City Marathon last weekend.

Back in June of 2025, Viv was the first M55 home in the National 5-mile championships in the Phoenix Park with a time of 27m 37s.

In July, he the first M55 again in the national 10-mile championships in the Phoenix Park again with a time of 58m 59s.

The national half-marathon was held in Tullamore at the end of August and Viv took the M55 title again with a time of 1h 15m 25s.

The Dublin City Marathon also doubles up as the national marathon and Viv posted an impressive time of 2h 39m 12s for his 4th national M55 title of the year.

And if all that wasn't enough, Viv also finished 2nd M55 in this years Boston Marathon with a time of 2:43:58!