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“I AM gutted beyond belief but very grateful to cross the line in 2.29.34, albeit four seconds short of the qualifying time for Tokyo Olympics,” reflected Ann Marie McGlynn on Tuesday morning as she came to terms with Sunday s agonising near miss.
The Mucklagh native ran a sensational personal best at the Cheshire elite marathon in Wrexham to finish third woman and just four seconds outside the 2.29.30 qualifying time for the Tokyo Olympics.
It was a magnificent performance, full of character and guts, for McGlynn, a three minute plus improvement on her previous time but she was left devastated after going so close. She hadn t raced to potential in her previous attempt in Valencia late last year but she answered all doubts quite spectacularly on Sunday and was within touching distance of the Olympics.