Dublin Marathon: Stephen Scullion third as Ethiopia's Kemal Husen sets course record

Ethiopia's Kemal Husen took a minute and 14 mens off the men's course record as he won in 2:06.52Belfast man Stephen Scullion finished third in the men's race at the Dublin Marathon as Ethiopian winner Kemal Husen set a new course record of two hours six minutes and 52 seconds. Husen went to halfway in 1:02.56 and eventually bettered Othmane El Goumri's 2019 mark by a minute and 14 seconds. Scullion won the concurrently-run Irish Championship with Ann-Marie McGlynn taking the national women's title. Story continuesHusen's course record winning men's time also took a minute and 17 seconds off his previous personal best set when he placed sixth at the Dubai marathon in February. Monahan will be back in action at next Sunday's New York Marathon where he has previously achieved a top-five finish.