Most city marathons also sell themselves on famous landmarks along the route
A general view of the start of the 2023 Dublin Marathon. Thousands of runners took to the Fitzwilliam Square start line. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfilein 1980 it was a bit like getting the Apollo 11 space mission off the ground. Plenty of loose ends were being tied up right until the last minute, albeit with less drastic consequences if something went wrong.
Runners cross the Queensboro Bridge during the New York City Marathon. Photograph: Anna Watts/The New York Times Carroll’s sudden death 25 years ago, three days before the 1998 Dublin Marathon, proved a great shock and loss to many people, including organisers of the race. The race route had always been something of a moveable feast, only without Carroll’s influence, more of it was moved further out of the city.
Colm Murray is helped home by his daughter Ciara and his wife Orla after the race. Photograph: Tom Maher No one expects any big city marathon to happen without some disruption to public transport; if Dublin City Council and the NTA were so concerned, might they not have intervened on the cancellation of all northside Dart services, throughout the Bank Holiday weekend, due to engineering works.
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