The truth is we got suckered into this Marathon. We kept seeing the Dublin Marathon shirts from 2017 on runners around Cork. I joked that the Dublin Marathon was ‘calling to us’. The Dublin Marathon Social Media kept influencing us, drawing us back to memories of the great achievements of last year when we raised nearly €1,500 for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind and took home PBs. Then the mother of all persuasions the Vótáil 100 medal. Julie is a woman actively involved in public life and standing up for what she believes in. 100 years on from Ireland granting women the right to vote, Julie selected as candidate for the next general election, Me knowing what Julie faced the last time alone and willing to lend support. We couldn’t not enter the Dublin Marathon 2018 even if it did nearly kill us to get there and finish. And finishing is important, the medals are for finishers only. You have to earn those medals.

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