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What makes 70 year old marathon runner Collette O'Hagan keep on running?

70 year old Dundalk grandmother Collette O'Hagan joined Seán Defoe for a conversation about the completion of her 695th marathon in Dublin yesterday morning.

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12.00 28 Oct 2019


What makes 70 year old marathon runner Collette O'Hagan keep on running?


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12.00 28 Oct 2019


Runner Collette O'Hagan joined Sean Defoe this morning to talk about her completion of Sunday’s Dublin Marathon.

Colette is no average competitor though, as at 70 years of age the Dundalk Grandmother has run nearly 700 marathons all over the world, her first being the Dublin Marathon 30 years ago.

 


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