Triathlon triumph for Kiernan

After over 12 days of competition, an Irishman has finished 10th in the world’s most gruelling ultra triathlon.

Desmond Kiernan completed a 24-mile swim, a 1,120-mile cycle and a 262-mile run in the Hawaii Deca Triathlon in 12 days, 9 hours, 9 minutes, 35 seconds.

He finished the 24-mile swim in 16 hours 20 mins, in 12th place. Then he began the mammoth bike run, managing four or five hours sleep each day. He finished this leg in just over 160 hours.