FEARGHAL CURTIN has broken the Irish marathon record in South Korea.
Competing in the Gyeongju International Marathon, the Youghal AC runner registered a time of 2:07:54 to prevail.
The 27-year-old’s feat takes over 90 seconds off the previous record, which had been held by Peter Lynch (2:09:36) since April.
It was only the Portugal-based athlete’s second-ever marathon.
The Cork native ran a negatively split race, going through 20km in 61:34 and 30km in 1:31:33, picking his pace up as the race progressed.
The latest achievement continues a terrific year for Curtin.
Last month, in Copenhagen, he broke the Irish half-marathon record, producing a time of 60:22 to finish eighth.
In his debut marathon in Düsseldorf last April, Curtin ran 2:11:35 to finish fourth.
The Irish star’s main focus will now be on the Singapore Marathon, which takes place in early December.
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Fearghal Curtin breaks Irish marathon record
FEARGHAL CURTIN has broken the Irish marathon record in South Korea.
Competing in the Gyeongju International Marathon, the Youghal AC runner registered a time of 2:07:54 to prevail.
The 27-year-old’s feat takes over 90 seconds off the previous record, which had been held by Peter Lynch (2:09:36) since April.
It was only the Portugal-based athlete’s second-ever marathon.
The Cork native ran a negatively split race, going through 20km in 61:34 and 30km in 1:31:33, picking his pace up as the race progressed.
The latest achievement continues a terrific year for Curtin.
Last month, in Copenhagen, he broke the Irish half-marathon record, producing a time of 60:22 to finish eighth.
In his debut marathon in Düsseldorf last April, Curtin ran 2:11:35 to finish fourth.
The Irish star’s main focus will now be on the Singapore Marathon, which takes place in early December.
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