Driven to the power of 10

Seeing himself in a photograph taken with his childhood idol sparked Gerry Duffy to transform his life. Now he is taking on 10 Ironman challenges — a 2.4 mile swim, 112-mile cycle and a marathon — in 10 days

THE best place to begin Gerry Duffy’s story is where he begins it himself. 18 months ago he was lying on an examination table when the doctor made casual conversation about the latest challenge the then 41-year-old had set for himself.

“So, how many years are you planning to do these 32 marathons over anyway?” “It’s not over a few years,” Duffy corrected her.