Ultra marathon runner running the length of Ireland for charity

An attempt by a cancer survivor to run the length of Ireland in the fastest time ever will begin at Mizen Head in Co Cork this Thursday, writes Rob McNamara.

Tom Garrod, a 40-year-old London-based ultra marathoner, will try to beat the Guinness World Record currently held by Mimi Anderson of running from Ireland's most southerly point in Cork to Malin in Donegal – a distance of 344 miles.