Olympic marathon runner Sinead Diver’s ‘unique’ story: From running for fitness to Tokyo Games

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In 2016, Diver missed out on Rio as a result of harm, however returned to type in 2018, breaking the course report on a “horrible day” for a sizzling, windy Melbourne marathon.

“I knew that I might go loads quicker,” she stated. 

“That is what received me excited and actually hyped as much as proceed with marathons and get to the Olympics.

She then completed seventh on the illustrious London Marathon in 2019, working a private finest time of two:24.

It was within the aftermath of that race the place Diver received pissed off concerning the concentrate on her age, writing within the AthletesVoice that, whereas different runners had been referred to by their names, she was solely known as “the 42-year-old”.

Sinead Diver runs past Buckingham Palace in London
A seventh-placed end on the crowd-less 2020 London Marathon positioned Sinead Diver amongst distance-running royalty. (Getty: Ian Walton/Pool

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