Ciara Mageean obituary: Resilient runner who became one of Ireland’s greatest athletes

The running life and times of Ciara Mageean are easily measured in all the medals she won and the records she broke, but it was her competitive and fearless spirit, her desire to get the absolute best of her herself, that set her apart from the word go.

By the time Mageean’s memoir My Greatest Race was published in June, her running achievements had already carved out her unique place in Irish sporting history. What she’ll also be remembered for is her love of living right until the end.