Beaten and broken...can’t wait to do it all over again

making their way there.” IT expert Eoin, who trains in the Wicklow mountains close to his Dublin home, said he was in “pretty good shape” starting the race as his preparation had gone well.

But he added navigating the unmarked course using only a compass in brutal weather conditions took its toll.

But despite the handicap of being a “newbie”, he finished the first 32km loop of the race in 12 hours – keeping on target to complete the course within the deadline of 60 hours. He said: “Physically I was in pretty