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The best photos as close to 30,000 women turn Dublin purple for Mini Marathon
28,000 women turned the streets of Dublin purple on Sunday for the 2025 VHI Women's Mini Marathon.
The event, now in its 43rd year, is more popular than ever, and spots on the starting lineup were sold out in record time.
With a theme this year of "Championing Womankind", women came from all over the country to run in the race. The youngest participant was just 14, while the oldest was aged 89.
The race was won by Grace Richardson from Kilkenny City Harriers in a time of 34:17, with Claire Fagan from Mullingar Harriers AC finishing second in 34:35.
Sinead Kane from Le Chéile AC placed first in the Visually Impaired category with her time of 44:26 in the 10km event.
iDonate, the event's official fundraising partner, reported a massive total of over €2 million and counting, bringing the cumulative amount raised by the Vhi Women's Mini Marathon to well over €255 million since its inception in 1982.
David O'Leary, Race Director of the Vhi Women's Mini Marathon said: 'The 2025 Vhi Women's Mini Marathon has been one of our most exciting yet.
"From the sheer number of participants to the new innovations and incredible stories we heard in the lead up to and today, it truly captured what Championing Womankind is all about.
"Congratulations to every woman who took part, and thank you to our amazing volunteers, our dedicated sponsors, An Garda Síochána, Dublin City Council and all our other stakeholders, and of course, our title sponsor Vhi.'
Laurna and Evilin celebrate with a hug after finishing the race (Image: ©INPHO/Ben Brady) 1 of 12
Participants celebrate finishing with their medals (Image: ©INPHO/Ben Brady) 2 of 12
A participant celebrates whilst running through the finish line (Image: ©INPHO/Ben Brady) 3 of 12
