The Goggins Challenge: Could you run four miles every four hours for two days?

How much punishment can you take in 48 hours? Could you run four miles every four hours for two days? Our reporter loaded up on carbs and set off to find out if she could complete the Goggins challenge

Emily Crowley, journalist, finding her love again with walking and jogging, in Killarney National Park. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

WITH job titles including former US Navy SEAL, triathlete, ultra-runner, public speaker, and author, David Goggins has a lot on his CV.

Famed for his mental resilience and motivational words, he boasts 12m followers on Instagram, while the #davidgoggins tag has nearly 480,000 hits on TikTok and 531,000 on Instagram. He also once held a Guinness World Record for completing 4,030 push-ups in 17 hours.