Seven marathons on seven continents in seven days for Irish runner

An Irish ultra distance runner today became the first athlete to crack the world’s ultimate endurance race – seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.

Richard Donovan began the epic challenge at minus 20C (-4F) in Antarctica on January 31 before battling snowstorms in London and the searing heat of Dubai and Chile to run 183 miles (295km) and fly 26,719 miles (43,000km).