Blind woman takes on marathon 7-day challenge

A visually-impaired Cork woman hopes to claim a Guinness World record by becoming the first officially blind person to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.

Sinéad Kane from Youghal, Co Cork, is one of 30 competitors contesting the third annual World Marathon Challenge next week.

The race begins in Antarctica on January 23, followed by South America (Chile), North America (Miami), Africa (Marrakech), Spain (Madrid), Asia (Dubai) and Australia (Sydney).