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‘I hugged my kids and had a Guinness at the finish line’: Meet the woman who smashed the record for running the length of Ireland

Sophie Power endured sleep deprivation, hallucinations, injury and the Irish ‘summer’ to become the fastest woman to run from Malin to Mizen

Running from Malin Head to Mizen Head: To beat the most recent record, Sophie Power had to run just under 170km every day for a number of days. Photograph: SportpicturesCymru
Running from Malin Head to Mizen Head: To beat the most recent record, Sophie Power had to run just under 170km every day for a number of days. Photograph: SportpicturesCymru
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Fri Jun 07 2024 - 12:19
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