Maria McCambridge comfortably recorded her second Airtricty Dublin Race Series title of the summer, winning todays Fingal 10k in a time of 33:30. McCambridge won’t be in a position to make in three in a row at next months Half-Marathon in the park, as she is off to Moscow to represent Ireland in the Marathon at the World Championships. As with the five mile, McCambridge looked very comfortable coming over the line. She finished a good 1:12 ahead of second placed Gladys O’Neill. Eiish Kelly was the third woman home in a time of 35:28.
Clonliffe Harrier’s Stephen Scullion was the first one to cross the finish line, just in front of the historic Swords Castle, in a very fast time of 30:14.
“I started out well but then on the rolling hills my legs tired a bit, but on the downhill my indoor training stood to me, so I was able to build up a gap, and I guess I was able to relax a bit then for the final 2k” he said.
“I had no expectations really coming into the race, I went straight to road racing after the European Indoors, and I should really have taken a break. I picked up a niggly thigh injury a few weeks back, and I’ve had huge difficulties with breathing due to the pollen count, so to get out here today and run a good race was great.”
Paddy Hamilton was second in a time of 30:57, and Five Mile winner Robbie Matthews was third in 31:01.
The sun stayed away to the relief of the runners, and there was almost a cool breeze for the over 2,400 runners, joggers and walkers who took part in what was only the 2nd Fingal 10k.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar laced up for today’s race, finishing in a respectable 51:39. Another finisher who got a big cheer when he came over the line was Peter Flynn, father of Dublin Footballer and Swords /Fingallians man Paul Flynn, who finished in 1:16:34