Highlights from the 2023 Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon

Congratulations to everyone who took part!

Published 30th Apr 2023

Thousands of participants took part in today's Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon, running the challenging 26.2 mile route.

Cool FM Breakfast's Pete Snodden and Rebecca McKinney were there at the starting line this morning at Stormont, getting the crowd pumped up before the race.

Meanwhile Downtown's Neal McClelland was waiting at the finish line at Ormeau Park, as runners completed the race.

Morroccan runner Mohammed Oumaarir was first to cross the line, in a phenomenal 2 hours 22 minutes and 56 seconds

Shewaye Woldemeskel from Ethiopia crossed the finish line in a time of 2 hours 37 minutes to take the women's title.

And victory went to Mark Millar in the wheelchair race!

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Congratulations to everyone who took part!

Overall Men winners

Left to Right - Adam Bowden in second, Mohamed Oumaarir in first and Bernard Rotich in third

Overall Women winners

Left to Right - Gladys Ganiel in second, Shewaye Woldemeskl in first and Gadise negaasa in third

Wheelchar winners

Left to Right - Karol Doherty in second and Mark Millar in first


Aaron Johnston

Megan McGlinchey and Phil Morton

Sam Cochrane and David McAuley

Liam Magee and Gary Magee

John McCann

Gibson Brothers Banbridge

Hazel Molloy and Beverly McCullough

Ben Scott, Matthew Nicholson and Clive Nesbitt

Caoimhe Conway, Stephen Acheson and Eimear Wilson

Freedom Runners

Paula Green and Chrissy Watt

Amanda Balfe and Louise Coffey


Paul and Lauren Seawright

Katie Andrews, Paul Reilly, Sean Boyle and Deborah McAleese






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