Marathon Man - Alan Corcoran
ON MAY 27th 2012, Alan Corcoran set off from Waterford City with the support of family and friends to run a lap of Ireland, consisting of 35 marathons in 35 consecutive days. This meant he was running 26.2 miles every day, or 184 miles each week for five gruelling weeks. Many people thought what he was attempting was impossible, since prior to that his furthest run was one ten-mile run and his first ever marathon was the Dublin City Marathon on October 31. In 2017 He attempted to swim the length of Ireland, from the Giant\u2019s Causeway to Waterford. It far surpassed the anticipated difficulty, primarily due to his limited cold sea swimming experience at that time. Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t go swimmingly, and the support boat sank just shy of the boarder, ending the attempt some 200km in. Nonetheless, it was an attempt he is proud of, feeling he gave it his best and raising \u20ac13,000 for the charities! In 2019 he avenged his past failure and fulfilled his commitment to swim the length of Ireland in memory of his dad. Alan and his support team completed the swim from the Giant\u2019s Causeway to Waterford in 53 days and raised \u20ac16,000 for the Irish Heart Foundation and Solas Cancer Support Centre, taking his total fundraised to date to \u20ac45,000.