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06 Sept 2025

Tipp athlete loses his shoe during the Cork City Marathon, finishes 15th!

Despite this unexpected setback, Moycarkey Coolcroo AC's Mossy Bracken completed the run

Tipp athlete loses his shoe during the Cork City Marathon, finishes 15th!

Reporter:

Ryan Grace

02 Jun 2025 4:44 PM

On Sunday June 1, Mossy Bracken lost his sole in the Cork City Marathon but didn't lose faith!
Despite this unexpected setback, he completed the Marathon finishing 15th overall & 5th in his age.
The sole of his shoe came off near the half way point where he was on course for a 2:30 finish.
Mossy Bracken (left) and Conor Keating (right)
He then somehow found a shoe to borrow off someone running in size 8s for six mile or which were two size too small spotting a fellow runner he knew in the crowd wearing a shoe similar to his own and in the right size 10 after all this he eventually found his stride again and finished the race out.
A story for us all to never give up, he still ran a very good time of 2:39:30, Well done Mossy Great stuff.

Well done also to Conor Keating on completng the half narathon, finishing 9th overall in a good time of 1:17:18.

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