High-flying Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley will do a warm-up with a difference by running the Dublin Marathon for charity on Sunday before being whisked by helicopter to a potential title decider away to second-placed Derry City.

The 40-year-old former player, who has previously coached his league leaders to four League of Ireland Premier Division titles, is hoping to make it around the course quickly together with his assistant Glenn Cronin before flying north to try to seal a fifth crown.

"It’s true, we're running the marathon on Sunday, hoping to do four hours or less, and then we get a helicopter up to Derry for the game," Bradley told Reuters via text message on Thursday.

Bradley and Cronin are hoping to raise 100,000 euros ($116,620) for cancer charity Oscar's Kids. Bradl

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