Sir, – Every year there are letters in The Irish Times complaining about the Dublin marathon.
This event has been run on the same day for 35 years so it’s not as if those who complain don’t have enough notice of the event.
Marathons are held in hundreds of cities around the world and they bring in tourists; over 4,000 people this year visited to run. Add to that figure the family and friends who came to watch.
As someone who ran in the marathon, I can say the crowds who came out to watch and support were phenomenal. But, as they say, there’s always one.– Yours, etc,
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ALAN FAIRBROTHER,
Knocklyon,
Dublin 16.