Deca Ironman - Immensely inspiring feat

Back in 1995 Gerry Duffy was overweight when he met his idol — the golfing great Seve Ballesteros.

He was thrilled to have his photograph taken with his hero.

The next day, however, he was horrified by his own image beside that of the trim athletic Spaniard. For the first time he realised how others saw him. “What are you doing with your life?” he asked himself.