STAGGERING story of the week was of Horwich's Shaun Babar - a triathlete with a difference.
He is preparing for the world's toughest competition which will require him to swim 24 miles, cycle 1,120 miles and round it all off with a 262-mile run.
Of course it's held in the Mexican heat and the 27-year-old, who runs a marathon every day, fancies winning it which will mean completing the course in eight days with a maximum 90 minutes sleep every night.
One guy who's done it told him he had to have a year's complete rest after it when he succumbed to every infection and bug going.
Shaun says his mates call him a nutter and a psychopath. That's a bit unfair...he just sounds like a nutter to me.
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