Irish ultrarunner Nirbhasa Magee: 'Give me a 3,100-mile race any day over a 24-hour race'

Meath man Nirbhasa Magee was the first Irishman to compete in the longest certified road race in the world. He loved the experience so much that he has gone back twice and finished second last year.

Nirbhasa Magee. Picture: Sri Chinmoy Ultra

The alarm clock went at 5:37am, right as the sun was beginning its ascent over the New York skyline.

Nirbhasa Magee would pull himself up from his bed and shake himself down, then hop in a car for the short drive to the start line.