An Irish ultra-runner has revealed a bottle of beer helped him become the only man on the planet to run 7 marathons on 7 continents in less than 5 days.
Richard Donovan broke his own record by completing his final run in Sydney in 4 days – 22 hours – 3 minutes.
He was the first marathoner at both the North and South Poles and broke his previos record of 5 days – 10 hours – 8 minutes.
The 45-year-old downed a beer before and after his final marathon.
He says it was the first thing he had kept down in days.
Richard says the travel alone was an endurance test.
He spoke with Lunchtime here on Newstalk.
