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Wednesday, 29th April, 2026. Vol. 19, Issue 17 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888 | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
MARATHON EFFORT! Local athletes compete in record breaking sub 2 hour marathon By Paul Byrne A NUMBER of Dundalk athletes took part in last Sunday’s record breaking London Marathon which saw 31 year old Kenyan athlete Sabastian Sawe achieve sporting immortality by becoming the first ever man to run a sub 2 hour marathon. Even getting to the starting line is an achievement in what is considered one of the most popular marathons in the world. Over one million people applied to run in this year’s London Marathon with only about 40,000 getting their chance to run in the famous race. A number of people from Dundalk including a host of North East Runners members, completed the race including Brendan Howard, Zoe Nevin, Brenda Hill and her son Sean, Janet Holdcroft
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and Ronan Halpenny. 73 year old Brendan Howard only took up running a decade ago but he soon got bitten by the racing bug and on Sunday he completed his 6th marathon which he described as his most enjoyable yet. Brendan, originally from St Mary’s Road in Dundalk but now living in Blackrock says he has never experienced encouragement from any crowds like he did in London. “It’s hard to do this event justice,” stated Brendan. “From a running point of view, it was my slowest marathon, but as a spectacle, it was by miles the most enjoyable. The heat got to me quite a bit (most of my training was in 6-8 degrees , and we were running in 19). At the half way point, I decided to take it easier and enjoy it all. Top: Sean Hill and his mother Brenda both completed the London City Marathon. Continued on Page 2 Bottom left: Brendan Howard. Bottom Right: Zoe Nevin shows off her medal.
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