'Sky is the limit' for ever
Irish runner Nichola Sheridan achieved a personal best time at the Melbourne Marathon, finishing third in the women's race. Despite initial doubts and a difficult training period, she successfully completed the course in under two hours and thirty minutes.
Why it matters
Highlights the career progression of an emerging athlete in the international marathon circuit.
By finishing third in the women's race at the Melbourne Marathon, Nichola Sheridan's graph continues on an upward curve, this for a competitor who only made her marathon debut in 2024.
A native of Co Meath, 29-year-old Sheridan is now settled in Sydney and Sunday's race saw her clock a personal-best time of 2:29.13, improving on her previous personal best by four minutes.
Ahead of her in Melbourne was Mayo-born Sinead Diver, who has represented Australia for over a decade now.
A year ago, Sheridan posted 2:39:56 in the Dublin Marathon and this summer in the Gold Coast Marathon, she came home in 2:33:26. And now she has achieved a sub-2:30 finish.
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