Marathon man Alex O'Shea completes 32 marathons in 16 days


His crewman, Garda Ollie O’ Sullivan, also completed a minimum of a marathon each day alongside Alex, while having the task of driving him from venue to venue while preparing the runner’s kit and meals throughout the challenge – as well as devising the routes and keeping the mile count.

“Once we had 10 marathons to go, I felt we were on the countdown and I knew it was within sight. For me, this all really finished in Kilkenny on Saturday when I completed marathon 30.