Moroccan Runner Shatters Dublin Marathon Record as Event Hits New Participation High

28 October 2019 – byBladi.net · 1 min read

The 40th edition of the Dublin Marathon, launched for the first time in 1979, was won by the Moroccan athlete, El Goumri, with a time of 2:08:04, on Sunday, October 27, 2019.

The Moroccan beat the Irishman Stephen Scullion, who clocked 2:12:01. As for Patrick Monahan, he wins the wheelchair title with a time of 1:39:50. On the women’s side, Et Moth Gedefa wins with a time of 2:27:48.

This year, the number of athletes also reached a record, reaching 22,500 participants compared to only 1,200 in 1980.

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