Peter Lynch managed 44th in the half marathon at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen today.
Lynch crossed the line in a time of 1:02:10, with Sweden's Andreas Almgren first in 58:06.
Hiko Tonosa finished 71st in a time of 1:03:27 to bring interest in the meet to an end following yesteday's action, which saw Darragh McElhinney set a new national record in the 5km.
Today, Agnes Ngetich set a new world record in the women-only half marathon.
Ngetich started 2026 with a comprehensive 42-second victory in Tallahassee to claim a first individual global title with a World Cross County Championship triumph.
The Kenyan long-distance runner backed up that win in the United States at the start of this year with an even better showing in Denmark.
A new women's-only half marathon time of 1:05:15 was recorded by Ngetich, who also won the team half marathon event in Copenhagen, finishing 50 seconds ahead of nearest rival Veronica Loleo.
Addtional reporting: PA
