An inadequate sports bra is 'not just a case of breast pain ... it does actually affect running performance as well'. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

With the Dublin Marathon approaching, for those taking to this year’s start line much of the hard work has already been done. The mileage has been upped, the shoes trialed, the carbs loaded. Now all that remains is to run the damn thing.

This year, 36 per cent of runners entered in the Dublin Marathon are women, the majority of whom will have to contend with a piece of kit that’s often overlooked: the sports bra.

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