Derry man wins the Belfast City Marathon in record time.
Over three thousand runners took part in the Guinness Belfast City Marathon on Monday 2 May 1983. The runners talking part in the 26 mile race were cheered all along the route. Among those out to support the runners was Olympic gold medal winning athlete Mary Peters.
The winner of the Belfast marathon was 25 year old Paul Craig from Derry in a record time of two hours 20 minutes and 14 seconds. Marty Deane from Belfast finished in second place with Rodney Stone from Lennoxtown near Glasgow in third. The first woman across the finishing line was 25 year old Roma McConville from Newry in a time of two hours 58 minutes and 09 seconds.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 2 May 1983. The footage shown here is mute.
