This article by Robert Hynes was published in the Irish Mirror in October 2025. Click here for the full article.
Monday 27th October 2025 at 13:14 – Photo by Bryan Keane
Ann-Marie McGlynn gave an emotional interview after finishing second in Sunday’s Dublin Marathon following a tough few weeks.The Tullamore native, who was aiming to win the race for a third successive year, tore her hamstring just six weeks before this year’s Dublin Marathon, and fought back tears as she paid tribute to her husband’s granny who sadly passed away days before Sunday’s race.
“I’m just glad I was here to be honest,” she told RTE. “I’ve had a tough six weeks, tore my hamstring six weeks ago, didn’t know if I was going to make it to be honest. I worked hard on it with Colin Griffin in Santry Sports Clinic and my coach and my husband Trev.
“We worked around the clock, we got beyond the line, I missed a lot of work, it showed today, definitely showed in them conditions. You needed to be tough out there. I lacked that toughness and lacked that miles.
“But Trev’s granny passed on Friday and I just wanted to bring it home for her to be honest. It’s a tough one. Not because I didn’t win for three-in-a-row, just because I didn’t do what I wanted to do.”
Talking on the Irish Life Dublin Marathon’s coverage, McGlynn, who lives in Strabane, Co Tyrone, added: “I just wanted to do it for her, but I know I did because I finished and I did it for her today so I’m on the podium for Margaret and that’s all that matters.”
The 45-year-old also paid tribute to Ava Crean, who became the youngest person to win the women’s national title, with a time of two hours and 34 minutes.
