Tom Garrod is bustin’ for a record breaking 344-mile run from Cork to Donegal

Cancer survivor Tom Garrod is hoping to set a Guinness World Record when he sets off on Thursday to run the length of Ireland from Mizen Head in Co Cork to Malin Head in Co Donegal.

The 40-year-old London-based ultramarathon runner is taking on the gruelling 344-mile challenge to raise awareness for testicular cancer.

“My mantra has become ‘Never, never give up’ — be it sport or illness, you just have to push as hard as possible to reach your target. If it’s something you truly believe in, you will do anything to achieve it,” said Tom, who was diagnosed with stage four testicular cancer when he was 27.