Natasha Adams finishes second at VHI Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin

LETTERKENNY ATHLETIC CLUB’S Natasha Adams was second in a field estimated to be of 35,000 at the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin today.

By Lindie Naughton

Siobhan O’Doherty from Tipperary and Adams locked together at the halfway point  on the Stillorgan road. In the end, there was just three seconds in it, with O’Doherty crossing the line in 34 minutes and 30 seconds followed by Adams in 34.33.

Photo caption: Top three finishers, from left, second place Natasha Adams, from Letterkenny, Co Donegal, first place Siobhan O’Doherty, from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, and third place Sarah Mulligan, from Dundrum, Co. Dublin, after the 2016 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon today. Photos: Cody Glenn/Sportsfile

Sarah Mulligan of host club Dundrum South Dublin was third in 35.28, followed by Orla Drumm of Crusaders and last year’s winner Maria McCambridge of Dundrum South Dublin and formerly of Letterkenny Athletic Club.

Donna Boyle, left, and Mairead Magee, from Donegal town, after completing the 2016 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon today

Demelza Callaghan, left, Saoirse Callaghan and Maeve Callaghan, right, from Letterkenny