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Kinlough triathlete Mark McGowan completes 10 Ironmans in 10 days

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Kinlough triathlete Mark McGowan completes 10 Ironmans in 10 days

A Kinlough triathlete has finished second overall in the gruelling Deca Ironman Challenge in the UK.

Mark McGowan completed 10 triathlons in 10 days - a total of 151 hours.

The Deca Ironman Challenge is a long-distance triathlon consisting of approximately 18 hours of swimming, cycling and running every day for 10 days.

Mark spoke to Ocean FM Sport after the race:

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This year's event was held at Allerthorpe lakeland park near York.

Another Irishman, Gerry Duffy from Mullingar, won the event in 2011.

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