marathon

Rose Barrett The Dublin Marathon will be the 200th official running challenge for Mark Conlon (40) who runs with his local club, the Clondalkin Flyers. Last month, he completed 10…

Rachel Cunningham It is said that life is a marathon, not a sprint and that philosophy is reflected in An Saol’s Iron Month challenge, which is returning this May with…

Aldi is to sponsor the Irish Cancer Society’s new Marathon in a Month campaign. The fundraiser will see participants across the country walk, jog or run the distance of a marathon (42km) over the course…

BY Rachel Cunningham This summer marks the eighth year since Pádraig Schäler suffered a severe brain injury after he was hit on his bike in the USA. The young Dubliner…

BY Rose Barrett Dublin mum, Lorna Cahill, has been living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for the past 10  years. Usually very private about her condition, Lorna states Covid-19 has completely…

Student Steven Webster is gearing up for his sixth marathon in six months in aid of a cause which is close to his heart. The 23-year-old from Donabate is on…

Julie Harte, a woman who attends the day classes at Carmona Services, Glenageary, will be taking part in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon. Harte, who has an intellectual disability, began…

A Clondalkin man who ran 10 marathons in 10 days to raise money for Inner City Helping Homeless hopes to get his target over the line. Mark Conlon, from Bawnogue,…

A Crumlin man is dashing to the Big Apple next year to run the New York Half Marathon – at 63 years of age. Gerry Cully has just started training…

“Having M.S. does not define me. I changed my thinking about M.S. I am not a M.S. sufferer, M.S. suffers me, I haven’t got M.S. but rather M.S. has me…