Firefighters and fundraisers blaze a trail as thousands take to the streets for marathon

Wearing steel-toed reinforced boots, fire-retardant pants and jacket, as well as his 3lb helmet and visor Alex completed the Cork City Marathon in a time of 3 hours, 41 minutes and 10 seconds, destroying the previous record in London earlier this year.
He raised money for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind and his local Ballineen Enniskeane District Association’s playground development fund.