'Life doesn’t stop': Runner, 30, with early-onset dementia starts first of 32 marathons 

Jordan Adams is set to run 32 marathons in 32 days across all 32 counties on the island of Ireland to raise money for charity.

Jordan Adams is set to run 32 marathons in 32 days across all 32 counties on the island of Ireland to raise money for charity.

A man diagnosed with ‘early-onset’ frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is set to start an extraordinary endurance challenge across Ireland, just one day after completing the London Marathon while carrying at 25kg fridge on his back.

Jordan Adams, who is 30 and one half of The FTD Brothers, will push himself to the limits of endurance as he runs a full marathon (26.2 miles) a day for 32 days, across all 32 counties in Ireland.

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