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IN PICTURES: Kilkenny people honour sporting hero Peter Lynch

The Kilkenny athlete recaptured the Irish national marathon record at the London Marathon

A county came out to pay tribute to a sporting hero as Peter Lynch was given a Catahoirleach’s Reception in the city. - PICTURES BELOW

The Kilkenny City Harriers athlete rewrote the record books when he ran a 2:06:08 at the 2026 London Marathon, recapturing the Irish national marathon record he had previously broken in 2025.

Lynch was the first European runner across the line, finishing ninth as he took one minute and 46 seconds off the previous best of 2:07:54 set by Fearghal Curtin in October of last year - a record he had set when beating Lynch’s time of 2:09:36 in Dusseldorf. - READ MORE HERE 

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