Oct 26th, 2009

19 Year Old Ethiopian Wins Dublin City Marathon

By cara. Filed under Events Coverage, News

dublin-city-marathon-2009_mediumOn Monday, 19 year old Ethiopian Feyisa Lilisa won the Dublin Marathon in near course record time, on his way to winning 15,000 euros.  Lilisa ran 2:09:11, missing the course record by a mere four seconds, while showing that the future of marathoning has another star to watch.

The winner of the women’s race was Ukrainian Katerina Stetsenko, who won in 2:32:45.

Over 12,500 runners took part in this year’s marathon, as the event has quickly become one of the premier marathons in Europe.

For results click HERE.

Dublin City Marathon Official Website

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