Three cousins... Simon Hutchinson from Bailieborough with Ken Whitelaw, one of the two main participants completing a marathon every day, and his brother Barry, at the Kerry Marathon. Kerry footballer Colm 'Gooch' Cooper (in background) was the celebrity runner for the marathon in the King

32 Marathons in 32 Days

Published: Wed 28 Jul 2010, 5:00 PM

Ken Whitelaw and Gerry Duffy are making good progress in their challenge to run a marathon a day - one in each of the 32 counties - for 32 consecutive days. They started on July 2 in Longford and will finish running on Monday, August 2 in Mullingar. The Cavan leg is this Saturday, July 31. The endurance feat is in aid of Irish Autism Action, Autism Northern Ireland and the Irish Cancer Society and runners and walkers have been joining the two lads every day; if you can walk, run or jog a half or full marathon, go and join the fun at Breffni Park and raise money for worthy causes. They are running today Wednesday, July 28 in Castleblayney; tomorrow Thursday, July 29 in Drogheda; on Friday, July 30 in Navan; on Saturday, July 31 in Cavan town; on Sunday, August 1 at Lough Rynn Castle, Mohill; and on Monday, August 2 in Mullingar... the homecoming and grand finale marathon! You can see how the guys are getting on, register or make a donation at 32marathons.com, or call the following numbers for more details: 046-9773356, 086-8584144 - the Cavan captain is Pauline Hutchinson, 086-0843948. • Cavan marathon: registration in Breifne Park from 8.30-9.30am; warm-up with Ken and Gerry for 10 minutes; run starts at 10am. The route goes from the running track out by the Radisson and in by Ballinagh (a loop of 13 miles).