Donovan does it - ultra runner breaks own record

An Irish ultra runner has broken his own record by running seven marathons on seven continents in under five days.

Forty-five-year-old Richard Donovan completed his epic journey in Sydney this morning, setting a new time of four days, 22 hours and three minutes.

Donovan previously set a record for running the distance in under seven days. Today, he smashed that record by about 12 hours.