Othmane El Goumri from Morocco has won the 2019 Dublin City Marathon in a record-breaking time of 2:08:06.
Ireland's Stephen Scullion was crowned Irish champion, the Clonliffe Harriers man finishing the race in second place in a personal best time of 2:12:01.
Mengistu Zelalem finished third in 2:12:05 and Ethiopian compatriot Asefa Bekele came home less than a minute later in fourth place in a time of 2:13:02.
Raheny Shamrock runner Mick Clohisey finished sixth in this year's race in a time of 2:13:19, while Irish trio Hugh Armstrong, Dean Parnell and Sean Hehir all secured top ten placings, finishing eighth, ninth and tenth respectively
The winner, El Goumri, served a two-year ban in 2016 for irregularities in his biological passport.
Motu Gedefa won the women's race in a time of 2:27:48 with compatriots making up the top four placings in this year's race.
Aoife Cooke was the best of the Irish women, finishing eighth in a time of 2:32:34, while Letterkenny's Ann-Marie McGlynn was ninth, twenty seconds behind the Youghal athlete.
Kildare's Patrick Monaghan won the wheelchair category race, breaking 1hr 40mins to secure the victory.
Stephen Scullion takes 2nd place at the #KBCDublinMarathon in a time of 2:12:01 🏃🏼♂️#RunThisTown pic.twitter.com/NktKCEnVMD
— KBC Dublin Marathon (@dublinmarathon) October 27, 2019
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