Daniel Mesfin has won the men's race of the Irish Life Dublin Marathon in a time of 2:08.51.
The American came home 18 seconds ahead of Manazot Siyum of Ethiopia. Sweden's Samuel Tsegaye was third in 2:09.29.
Mesfin wore a hat for the entire race, only pulling it off and throwing it in the air as he crossed the line, and said the weather conditions were challenging.
"I'm so proud today, really proud," he told RTÉ Sport. "I don't know, I can't explain. Because of the wind, the weather, it's a lot of challenges, but I never gave up."
The time was a personal best for the 37-year-old, who admitted he had asked his coach to remove him from the race, as he felt the conditions weren't conducive to fast times.
"I checked the weather two weeks before. It's bad wind. And I asked my coach, my manager, 'Can you please change to another race?' Because I need to run fast.
"And when I came here, I never give up. I have to fight what I have. At the end we had three people. I told them 'let's go for the time, help each other for the time'. I don't care about win, just for the time'."
David McGlynn (below) was the first Irish athlete to cross the finish line, in sixth place, posting a personal best of 2:11.01.
The Waterford native said he had had a target time of two hours and ten minutes but that the race was perfect.
"Absolutely delighted... That's a bit bittersweet now because I thought around 2.10. But absolutely over the moon. It was a perfect day," the 26-year-old told RTÉ Sport.
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The Providence College alumni is still coached by fellow Waterford native Ray Treacy, who he says has had a big influence on his career.
"Ray's been absolutely massive for me. Gave me an opportunity to go to the States in the first place on scholarship a few years ago, which was a dream come true for me at the time.
"I don't think any of this would be possible without Ray. I think he's one of the best marathon coaches in the world.
"I'm not a full-time athlete, I'm working at the minute. So I don't really have the time to think about training as much... Ray sends me on a schedule, I look at it and I know that if I execute this properly for over the course of months, a year, I'm going to stand on the start line in the best shape possible."
Ryan Creech was just one place behind, taking second place in the national championship race for the third time in 2:11.46.
Eebbissee Addunyaa of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:26.28.
Teenager Ava Crean produced an incredible run to claim the National Women's title in time of 2:34:11 - good enough to see her finish sixth overall and carve over nine minutes off her previous best. The Limerick native said she didn't let the pre-race pressure get to her but still felt some nerves on the start line.
"I'm going to enjoy my run. It's just another Sunday long run, I was trying to keep myself calm. But you can try to keep yourself calm but at the end of the day, you are going to be nervous, it's normal," Crean said.
The teenager only started running competitively six months ago when she ran her first marathon. She had played basketball, making national underage squads.
Crean said she will target the race her athletics club, Back 2 Boston Running Club, is named after, where she suggests her marathon ambitions will continue.
"I registered for the Boston Marathon in April and I'm just kind of waiting to see if I get accepted into that. Boston is a second home to my coach and I hope it's going to be my second home."
Two-time national champion Ann-Marie McGlynn (45) was the second Irish woman to cross the line, finishing eighth overall in 2:36.24.
