EDITORS PICKS
WHAT'S WHAT MAKING MADE US US SMILE
Irish Runner magazine is dedicated to being a stress-free, smile-inducing quarterly, designed to uplift and motivate. And in each edition, we’ll be highlighting some of the people and achievements making us smile in the hope they’ll brighten your day too.
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Rhasidat Adeleke
RHASIDAT ADELEKE WON DOUBLE GOLD AT THE EURO U-20S Rhasidat Adeleke, who won double gold at the European U-20s Championships and set a new Irish 200m record with a time of 22.90 seconds, made a roaring start to 2022 by clocking 36.87 for the 300m indoors at the Clemson Invitational in Texas – becoming the fastest ever European teenager over the distance indoors.
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JULIA HAWKINS (AGE 105) SET A NEW RECORD
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MATHEA ALLANSMITH (AGE 91) COMPLETED THE HONOLULU MARATHON
Mathea Allansmith, aged 91, completed the Honolulu Marathon as the oldest woman ever to finish. And now she’s on track for the World Record for the oldest woman to complete a marathon in 2022. The retired doctor told Irish Runner: “I started running at 47 and it became a lifestyle for me. I do 35 miles a week and I’ve done 22 marathons in total. I enjoy dressing in bright-coloured running gear and being on the road.”
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Irish Runner #1 - 2022
American centenarian Julia ‘Hurricane’ Hawkins, who took up running at the sprightly age of 101, set a new track and field record of 1:02:95 for the 100m in her age group at the Louisiana Senior Games back in November - at 105 years old.
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WHEECHAIR -BOUND ABIGAIL MCCURTAIN (AGE 10) FINISHED THE BOSTON MARATHON Wheel-chair bound Abigail MacCurtain, 10, finished the Boston Marathon back in September alongside her dad and raised money to help find a cure for her rare neurological disorder, Leigh’s disease.
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KEVIN SINFIELD COMPLETED A 101-MILE RUN IN 24 HOURS British rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield completed a gruelling 101-mile run in 24 hours in aid of motor neurone disease research and raised more than £1million! Sinfield raised £2.7m in 2020 by running seven marathons in seven days and was a team-mate of Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with MND in 2019.
