Right now, Ann-Marie McGlynn is no different to any of the 22,500 runners who have entered for the Dublin Marathon. Counting down the days to Sunday week, knowing all the hard work is already done, praying no late injuries or illness get in the way.
There is a lot more at stake than most, however, as McGlynn chases a third national marathon title, which goes to the first men’s and women’s Irish finisher. At the age of 45, that task of peaking on race day doesn’t get any easier.
“I still love it,” she says. “It’s scary, don’t get me wrong. But it’s good nerves, because if you weren’t going to be there, that’s hard. It’s a 14-week (training) block, and once you do that, you tick your box and you’re like, right, ‘okay, let’s get now to the
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