Meet the endurance junkies who thrive on taking it up a notch

It’s one thing to be fit and active — but some people take it to extremes. Karen Murray speaks to two adventure fanatics who thrive on taking it up a notch and act as an inspiration to others.

Next time you feel like complaining about aches and pains after a tough workout, spare a thought for Shane Finn’s punishing training schedule. Affectionately dubbed the Marathon Man in his native Dingle, Co Kerry, over the past seven years the highly driven 26-year-old has travelled all over the world to compete in marathons and ironman triathlons with races across the US, Spain, and Australia.