Feyisa Lelisa from Ethiopia

 

Ethiopian wins Dublin City Marathon

 

Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lelisa claimed victory at the 30th running of the Dublin City Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:09:11.

Lelisa’s time was four seconds off the record. Russian Aleksey Sokolov, who remains the record holder, came in second place in an unofficial time of 2:10:35.

 

 

The Kenyan runner ‘Noah’ came third. The first Irish man home was Sergei Ciobanu, from Clonliffe Harriers club.

 

Katerina Stetsenko of the Ukraine took victory in the women’s race in a time of 2:32:45. This year’s marathon is believed to be the biggest ever, with an estimated 12,700 runners taking part.

This entry was posted on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 2:30 pm.
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