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Irish Independent
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Peter Lynch sets Irish marathon record with podium finish
Lynch, who runs for the Puma Elite team in the US, is coached by retired Irish international Alistair Cragg and is a graduate of the University of Tulsa. Lynch's time was inside the Athletics Ireland B standard for this year's World Championships in Tokyo. The 27-year-old had been in fantastic form through the early part of 2025, running an Irish 10-mile record earlier this month of 45:59 and clocking a 1:01:15 half marathon in January. Fearghal Curtin came home fourth in the same race in Dusseldorf, clocking 2:11:35 on his marathon debut, with victory going to USA's Alex Meier in 2:08:36. Meanwhile at the London Marathon, Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds, the Olympic silver medallist taking victory in 2:15:50. She kicked away from Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei to clinch her first London Marathon win after finishing second to Peres Jepchirchir last year. Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands was third in 2:19:00. The men's race was won by Kenya's Sabastian Sawe in 2:02:27 – the second-fastest ever London Marathon time. Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo was second on his marathon debut, clocking 2:03:37.
Irish Examiner
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Peter Lynch breaks Irish marathon record by six seconds
Peter Lynch broke the Irish marathon record to secure a podium finish in Dusseldorf this morning, the Kilkenny City Harrier clocking 2:09:36 to carve six seconds off the mark set in Dublin last October by Hiko Tonosa. Lynch, who runs for the Puma Elite team in the US, is coached by retired Irish international Alistair Cragg and is a graduate of the University of Tulsa. Lynch's time was inside the Athletics Ireland B standard for this year's World Championships in Tokyo. The 27-year-old had been in fantastic form through the early part of 2025, running an Irish 10-mile record earlier this month of 45:59 and clocking a 1:01:15 half marathon in January. Fearghal Curtin came home fourth in the same race in Dusseldorf, clocking 2:11:35 on his marathon debut, with victory going to USA's Alex Meier in 2:08:36. Meanwhile at the London Marathon, Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds, the Olympic silver medallist taking victory in 2:15:50. She kicked away from Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei to clinch her first London Marathon win after finishing second to Peres Jepchirchir last year. Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands was third in 2:19:00. The men's race was won by Kenya's Sabastian Sawe in 2:02:27 – the second-fastest ever London Marathon time. Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo was second on his marathon debut, clocking 2:03:37.
