The one thing Ava Crean won’t be fearing on Sunday is the distance. At just 19, the Limerick athlete has already displayed a remarkable capacity for 26.2-mile running.
If Crean can match the pace of the older and more experienced elite Irish women, she might also spring one of the big surprises of the Irish Life Dublin Marathon. What is certain is that she’s out to enjoy it.
Crean’s name isn’t top of the elite entry list for Sunday; it’s at the bottom. The leading Kenyans and Ethiopians have all run significantly faster, as has Ann-Marie McGlynn, who at age 45 is chasing a third successive national marathon title, which goes to the first Irish men’s and women’s finisher.
Given her age
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