Virgin Media Night Run Engulfs Dublin In A Sea Of Red

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Virgin Media Night Run Engulfs Dublin In A Sea Of Red

22 May 2016

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Tanui and Byrne lead home sea of Red

Dan Tanui and Deirdre Byrne led home a sea of red at the Virgin Media 10km Night Run in the streets of Dublin.

Tanui led home a trio of Kenyans in 29:24 ahead of Peter Somba in 30:01 and Eric Koech in 31:17.

Sli Cualann’s Deirdre Byrne was an impressive winner of the women’s race in 34:47 with Orla Drumm (Crusaders) second in 35.16 and Kate Purcell (Raheny Shamrock) in 37:57 – making it an Irish triumvirate to match the Kenyans in the men’s race.

The event was about a lot more than the head of the field with thousands of runners taking to the streets and enjoying the buzz of running at night with 98fm’s Steve Cooper generating a carnival atmosphere. The event was organised by Athletics Ireland and Titan Experience.

For full results of the event click HERE