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INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
The winner of the International Recognition Award for 2025 is Caitríona Jennings, Letterkenny A.C.
In 2025,Caitríona firmly established herself among the world’s elite ultra-distance runners with a series of extraordinary achievements. In November, she broke the women’s 100-mile world record at the Tunnel Hill 100 Mile in Illinois, running 12 hours, 37 minutes and 4 seconds on her debut at the distance and eclipsing the previous mark by more than five minutes; a performance that also earned her Sport Ireland’s Sportswoman of the Month and the Ultra Runner of the Year honours.
Earlier in the year, Caitríona set a new Irish 50km record at the Donadea 50km National Championships with an impressive time of 3:16:33, reaffirming her dominance across ultra-distances. This will be Caitríona’s third Donegal Sports Star Award.
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