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Updated 3.15pm
NEARLY FIFTY THOUSAND woman will run, jog, walk, roll or maybe even crawl over the 10km course of the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon this afternoon.
The Mini Marathon has been run in Dublin since 1983 and is the world’s biggest female-only race. The Irish Independent reports that €10 million will have been raised for charity by this evening, and that €137 million has been collected in the history of the marathon.
The race got underway from Fitzwilliam Square at 3pm this afternoon, and The Irish Times reports that by the time some of the runners have reached the finish line at St. Stephen’s Green, some of the women will just be heading off from the starting line.
Independent TD Catherine Murphy (fifth from right) prepares to run the Mini Marathon for Special Needs Parents (image: @spneedsparents via Twitter)
Traffic restrictions have been in place along the route since early this morning. The following roads will be closed for various time periods:
There will also be traffic diversions in operation along the following routes:
Some Dublin Bus services are also affected so check with their website before you head out.
Meanwhile the Cork City Marathon got underway at 9am this morning, with 26 miles stretching out in front of the runners there. The Irish Independent tells the story of 18 friends who are running their first marathon in Cork today to raise funds for a friend who has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. €3 million will have been raised by the time the last runner crosses the line.
Traffic diversions are also in place in Cork will some closures lasting until 5pm. The event started on Patrick Street and that will remain closed until 5pm. Some areas have alread reopened as the marathon got underway at 9am, but bear in mind that closures will continue throughout the afternoon.
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good luck to my sister & man aswell as all the other ladies
whoops meant mam :)
Best of luck girlies!
Fair fex to those doing it but the name “women’s mini marathon” GRRRR There u go girls, there’s a little marathon for u, aren’t u great altogether?
Just call it a 10 K. Please.
The word mini-marathon has been in use since 1972. It was named after the miniskirt. It was started because women weren’t competing in large numbers in full marathons at the time, with only 3 women completing the full distance the year before the inaugural mini-marathon. You can read all about it here: http://www.nyrr.org/races/2010/mini/history.asp
Erm its a women’s race! It said Only Women, clearly on the application, and I couldnt get a place, because it was full! Whats this about men taking part.? I cant see it being OK if its a mens race, for women to take part.
Some Men do take part dressed up as women but they wouldn’t be registered so aren’t taking anyone place, they do it for the laugh and to raise money for charity. They don’t get a medal at the end or their times published in the evening hereld though because they aren’t registered runners
Best of luck to all running for Sea Shepherd !
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