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26th Oct 2015

PICS: There’s some crowd at the Dublin Marathon today

Not the best weather but spirits are high nonetheless

Alan Loughnane

Not the best weather but spirits are high nonetheless…

You may have heard that the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon is taking place today and there’s is some crowd togged out for the event.

On a wet and windy Bank Holiday Monday in Dublin, record crowds showed up at the marathon with 15,216 people registered for the event.

Over 11,000 of these participants are Irish and they all packed into Fitzwilliam Square for the start of the race.

2015 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 26/10/2015 Competitors during the start of the Dublin Marathon as they make there way down Fitzwilliam Street Upper Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal NoonanINPHO/Cathal Noonan

2015 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 26/10/2015 General view of the start of the Dublin Marathon as runners make there way down Fitzwilliam Street Upper Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal NoonanINPHO/Cathal Noonan2015 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 26/10/2015 General view of the start of the Dublin Marathon as runners make there way down Fitzwilliam Street Upper Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal NoonanINPHO/Cathal Noonan2015 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 26/10/2015 Competitors after the start of the Dublin Marathon as they make there way down Fitzwilliam Street Upper Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal NoonanINPHO/Cathal Noonan2015 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 26/10/2015 A competitor dressed as Mr. Blobby Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall FarmerINPHO/Donall Farmer2015 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 26/10/2015 Competitors during the start of the Dublin Marathon as they make there way down Fitzwilliam Street Upper Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal NoonanINPHO/Cathal Noonan2015 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 26/10/2015 A view of the field Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall FarmerINPHO/Donall Farmer

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