Irish Paralympian, Patrick Monahan, finished second at the Dubai Marathon on Friday morning.
Winner of the Dublin Marathon for the last three years the Kildare man was involved in a thrilling finish as he came home just three seconds behind the winner Rafa Botello in a time of 1:31:32.
La imagen de #DubaiMarathon el español ★Rafa Botello★ cruzando el primero la meta en silla de ruedas. 👏🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/gNR4mpfxXm
— Iñaki Martinez (@bilbaoatletismo) January 20, 2017
Monahan, who's pb is 1:29: 41, next plans to compete in the Lisbon half-marathon in March.
He then faces a busy schedule in April with marathons in Paris, London and Seoul.
