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Born | County Cavan | 30 November 1969||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Damien O'Reilly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Catherina McKiernan (born 30 November 1969 in Cornafean, County Cavan) is a former long-distance runner from Ireland, who competed in the marathon, 10,000 metres and cross country running.
McKiernan has held the Women's national record for the Marathon since 1998 when she achieved a time of 2:22.23 in the Amsterdam Marathon.[1][2] She has also held the national record for 15km and the half marathon since 1997.
As of 2012, McKiernan is a running instructor that offers workshops on the technique of ChiRunning.[3]
As well as appearing on the international stage Catherina has won national titles at: