Mayo runner completes unique four-in-a-row

Mayo's Hugh Armstrong became the first man to win all four races in the Irish Life Dublin Race Series in one year, by taking the title in the Irish Life Dublin Half Marathon in the Phoenix Park on Sunday. The Knockmore native and Ballina AC runner cruised to victory in a time of 1:06:25 to complete the full set on the series, having won the Corkagh 5 Mile, Fingal 10k and Frank Duffy 10 Mile earlier this year.

Armstrong, who is based in Dublin where he is coached by Feidhlim Kelly, broke clear from Dunboyne AC's Peter Somba at the halfway point and finished strongly, winning by nearly three minutes. Somba, a previous winner of the race, settled for second (1:09:08), with Swords man David Glynn crossing the line third (1:09:42).

Speaking after the race, Armstrong who has both got married and turned 30 in the past month, expressed his delight: "I've won all the races in the series this year. They're all very good races, very well organised with lots of people in them. I've been planning to run the Irish Life Dublin Marathon since earlier this year, so I thought the series was good prep for
that," he said.

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