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Wednesday 21 October 2020
Between gift shopping and making the perfect dinner, burnout is easily felt this time of year.
There were also impressive finishes from Ireland’s Lizzie Lee and Mick Clohisey on Sunday.
We test your knowledge on the well-known personalities who have pushed themselves to the limit.
The Kildare-born explorer’s ship sank under the ice in 1915.
Catherina McKiernan took another second place in her build-up to next month’s Dublin Marathon.
It was the last throw of the dice for Ernest Shackleton and his men, stranded at the end of the Earth.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Four years later, Simon Hutchinson doesn’t want to be known for just one epic cycle and he’s lining up a journey across Europe.
Robbie Dowling says the experience pushed him “to the abyss, and then some”. His next adventure sounds even more daunting…
For the past month, observant Muslims in Ireland have been getting up before 3am and fasting until around 10 at night.
Sean Conway’s incredible journey ends in Cornwall later.
Letterkenny native Sean McFadden was the winner of the men’s race while Waterford’s Diane Behan picked up the women’s title.
Endurance challenges are becoming more commonplace, but what are we trying to prove?
You’re gonna need a hose-down after looking at these.
With just days to go, Pat Divilly is back to help you get those final preparations in.
We’re only ten days away from the big day so Pat Divilly is here to take you through those final preparations.
You don’t need to have a degree in sports science to excel in endurance sport, but it helps.
The former teacher of his nephew has been diagnosed with mixed cell lymphoma, a very rare form of cancer, and he’s hoping to help cover the cost of her treatment.
Pat Divilly is back to help you prepare ahead of the event on 4&5 October.
Pat Divilly takes us through a step-by-step programme ahead of the event on 4&5 October.
How two lads from Ennis, County Clare recently broke a Guinness World Record.
Just in case you fancy lending your support or a bed to the mad men.
Donncha Cuttriss has completed the ultra-cycle three times. Here, he explains how it’s done.
Organisers of The Race do not expect all of the 100 competitors to complete the challenging yet gruelling course.
Leo Varadkar announced today that the world famous endurance race will take place in Ireland in 2015 and 2016.
The world famous obstacle course comes to Dublin in October.
Kersley Appou turns 44 on April 24
Ricky Geoghegan said he is frustrated at how “useless” he feels about the proliferation of suicide and lack of awareness around it.
Nyad’s latest attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage has been abandoned.
Frenchman Phillippe Croizon braved near-freezing temperatures to swim the 4k stretch that links America and Asia.
The Australian photographer travelled to Antarctica six times, including as part of the ill-fated Endurance expedition led by Shackleton.
Steve Redmond completed the challenge of swimming the ‘seven summits of the sea’ in Japan yesterday and will return home to Cork tomorrow.
Check in on how Ireland’s triathletes fared in our weekly round-up.
The French boat, with Kerryman Damian Foxall on board, ended the eight month race with victory in the west.
While Tour de France participants put their feet up after a tough day’s slog, Duncan McKenzie will power on into the wee hours of the night and beyond.
The 21-year-old has completed his 917-mile roundtrip to raise funds for stroke awareness.
The victory marks the first occasion in the event’s 79-year history that a team using a hybrid car has claimed the top prize.
Alan Corcoran is hoping to raise money for the Irish Heart Foundation’s stroke awareness campaign and already has the backing of one famous sportsman.
Five countries, three deserts and one mountain range will be crossed by the fundraising duo by the time they reach the east coast of China.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
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Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
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