Meath man completes world’s longest race

A Meath man has become the first Irish person and only the 39th person in history to complete the world’s longest road race.

Nirbhasa Magee, from Summerhill, took 51 days and 12 hours to complete the Self Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, the largest certified road race in the world. In doing so, he became just the 39th person ever to complete the race and the first Irish person.

By comparison, over 4,000 people have climbed the world’s highest mountain Mount Everest.