New York City Marathon takes place in Dublin

Participants in the special Dublin event received the very rare 2012 NYC Marathon medal. Image: Elaine Butler

After the New York City Marathon was cancelled due to the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, few people laid eyes on the medals for the event. But participants in the New York Dublin Marathon yesterday got to take one of the rare medals home.

The event was a special, closed event organised by the Dublin Marathon team for people who had registered for the New York Marathon, but could not compete because of the cancellation.

Image: Tadhg McGrath

The 147 finishers completed the course in times between 2:43:48 and 06:23:29. First past the line was Wayne Reid - full preliminary results are available at the Dublin Marathon Facebook page.

Race winner Wayne Reid, who came home in 2:43:48. Image: Frank Carroll

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