Tipperary athlete William Maunsell produces great performance to win Cork City Half Marathon

William Maunsell (right), who won the Cork City Half Marathon, with fellow Clonmel athlete David Mansfield, who finished second in the full marathon in Cork

placeholder image — William Maunsell (right), who won the Cork City Half Marathon, with fellow Clonmel athlete David Mansfield, who finished second in the full marathon in Cork

Fellow Clonmel athlete David Mansfield finishes runner-up in full marathon

Congratulations to Clonmel's William Maunsell, who won the Cork City Half Marathon in dominant fashion on Sunday morning in beautiful conditions.

William made his move at the 12-mile marker, injecting a level of pace that his close rival Peter Somba could not live with, as he pulled clear to win by a minute in 1:08:13.

This caps a great two months for William after his 15th placing at the London Marathon in April, which he ran in a time of 2 hours 16 minutes.

In the full Cork City marathon another Clonmel athlete, David Mansfield, produced a great performance to finish runner-up.

He ran stride for stride with Polish athlete Pawel Kosek until the 40k marker, when Kosek proved that little bit too strong for David and pulled away to win in 2:23:54, to David's 2:24:33.

While disappointed not to have secured the win, it was another good run by David, following up on his time of 2:19:33 at the London Marathon.

Both athletes are wished the best of luck as they prepare for a tilt at winning the Dublin Marathon in October, as it takes great dedication, logical training methods, hard work and discipline to train at their level.