While the August bank holiday Monday saw most Sportsworld racers of the day choosing to rock n\’ roll in Dublin city (to great effect), at least three runners preferred to head for the seaside and the DLR10.

On a tough course,in ideal conditions and a field of over 1,000, Denis McCaul bagged 71st in a time of 42:26, Killian McMorrow 174th in 47;11 and Eoin O\’Brien 185th in 47:45.