Fastest Marathon & Half-Marathon Times for Cork Runners in 2017

Athletics Ireland recently compiled the stats for 2017 and they show the fastest times achieved by various Irish athletes in 2017.

In the marathon distance, 4 runners from Cork made the top 20.

Marathon
9 2:24:09 Alan O'Shea (Bantry AC) ...Rotterdam   
13 2:28:26 Cillian O'Leary ...Berlin   
14 2:28:37 Eoin Sugrue (Non-club Cork) ...Dublin   
16 2:28:53 Alan O'Brien (Eagle AC) ...Berlin   

In the Half-Marathon, there were two...
18 67:48 Tim O'Donoghue (East Cork AC) ...Waterford
19 68:05 Alan O'Shea (Bantry AC) ...Waterford   

In the women's events, there were 4 from Cork in the top 20 in the marathon...

Marathon
4 2:38:26 Claire McCarthy (Leevale AC) ...London
7 2:46:37 Aoife Cooke (Youghal AC) ...Amsterdam
10 2:48:17 Jill Hodgins Cork ...Cork
19 2:58:51 Sorcha Kearney (St.Finbarr's AC) ...Dublin

Two made it into the top 20 in the Half-Marathon...
5 76:34 Claire McCarthy (Leevale AC) ...Cork
12 79:18 Aoife Cooke (Youghal AC) ...Charleville

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