Martin Fagan yesterday battled through the pain barrier in the Dubai Marathon to achieve his target of an Olympic qualifying standard for Beijing. Fagan, finished in 2 hours 14 minutes 06 seconds, comfortably inside the Olympic A qualifying standard of 2.15. The weather in Dubai was perfect for marathoners with temperatures down to 11C, rising [...]
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Irish run for Dhaka Project
A Chairde Gael, hope you all survived the excesses of the holidays. Two of Irelands’ finest in Dubai, THOMAS BROSNAN (Schull), executive chef at the Grand Hyatt and MICHAEL BURKE (Ballinasloe), who is in the property sector, have kindly volunteered to run the Dubai Marathon on 18th January, 2008 on behalf of the Dhaka Project, [...]
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