TWEETS AND VIDEO: Alex O'Shea attempts to run the length of Ireland for charity

Meet marathon man Alex O’ Shea from Ballineen, Cork. Alex is not your normal long-distance runner.

TWEETS AND VIDEO: Alex O'Shea attempts to run the length of Ireland for charity
Sun, 06 Sep, 2015 - 01:00
Robert McNamara

His latest challenge, starting Saturday, will involve him running roughly 13 marathons (an estimated 100 miles a day) in under four days from one end of the country to the other - Malin to Mizen Head.

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