According to the information I have, Sonia won the Dublin Marathon in 2:35:42 (in fact, a commentator at the race stated, "with proper preparations she is probably capable of running up to 15 minutes quicker."). Be hard for even the talented O'Sullivan to do that if she ran 2:30. The men's winner was Simon (not Jimmy) Pride, more reknowned for his ultramarathon exploits, and was the 1999 IAU/WC 100-K winner. -----Original Message----- From: David Monti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 10:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RRW: Sonia O'Sullivan Wins Dublin Marathon RRW Subscribers, I had not planned to bring you the results of today's Dublin Marathon --always held on Monday-- until next week. But at least one Irish news service is reporting that Sonia O'Sullivan decided at the last minute to run the race and won in 2:30:40, beating Theresa Duffy (2:37:37) and Marina Piliavina of Russia (2:45:23). O'Sullivan's decision to run a marathon on such short notice is startling, especially a second tier race like Dublin. I would have expected her to make an announcement months in advance, after a long negotiation for top billing and a hefty appearance fee. That will probably precede her next marathon. Scotsman Jimmy Pride won the men's race in 2:18:59 ahead of defending champion, John Mutai. ENDS David Monti, Editor and Publisher, Race Results Weekly Sponsored by: F I L A R U N N I N G / R U N N E R ' S W O R L D / S A L M I N I F I L M S P.O. Box 8233 [EMAIL PROTECTED] FDR Station +1 212-752-2666 New York, NY 10150-8233 +1 212-752-2626 (fax) USA +1 815-461-2285 (secondary fax) http://www.RaceResultsWeekly.com
