Sonia O’Sullivan acknowledges the crowds on St Patrick’s Street as she finishes her stage of the 2009 Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon. Sonia is the Bord Gáis Energy Ambassador to the marathon. You’ll find advice and training tips from Sonia at http://www.readysteadycork.com/blog/ (Photo: Miki Barlok)

Lucy Brennan delighted the spectators by winning the Bord Gais Energy Cork City Marathon for a third year in a row. (Photo: ProVision)

Start Line 2010 (FinishLinePhotographs.com)

Sergiu Ciobanu won the 2010 Bord Gais Energy Cork City Marathon in a record-breaking 2:25:54. (Photo: ProVision)