Couple go the distance with 50-mile trek

Possibly the fittest couple in Ireland stole the show at a gruelling 50-mile walk through the rugged countryside at the weekend.

Couple go the distance  with 50-mile trek

Kieran and Teresa Murphy from Sneem, Co Kerry, still had plenty in reserve when they almost casually crossed the finish line in the stamina-testing JFK memorial challenge.

The super-fit duo completed the 50 miles — or 80.46km — in a remarkable 10 hours, 58 minutes and 24 seconds which shaved over an hour off their own personal record set at the same event last year.

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