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HOME AND AWAY: RÓISÍN McGETTIGAN : IAN O’RIORDAN talks to the Wicklow athlete who is still based in Providence, Rhode Island, 10 years after leaving home following her Leaving Cert
It’s the summertime when the Wicklow countryside is in full bloom that Róisín McGettigan starts to miss home. Luckily for her it’s the time of year she does actually get home, although there’s not much time to enjoy the endless delights of the Garden of Ireland.
Although born and raised in Wicklow town, McGettigan now considers her home-from-home as Providence, Rhode Island – where for the past 10 years she’s been part of the increasingly strong Irish running community that includes Mary Cullen, Keith Kelly and Mark Carroll. Not that it feels like 10 years. click here to read more…
Kim Smith at end of race
Kim Smith post race interview
Third fastest woman’s time in race history.
