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MARATHON MAN

Alan Corcoran recently released his book, Marathon Man, sharing his journey of becoming the first person to run a lap of Ireland. As a 21-year-old student, he ran around the coastline by completing a marathon (26.2 miles) every day for 35 consecutive days. Here are four things he learned from pushing himself to the absolute limits…

01. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail

I was a track sprinter growing up. I’d represented Ireland

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