While most of us are dusting off the gym gear and tentatively back to getting our steps in after the festive period, one man who is already in full swing on his fitness journey is Listowel native Eddie Horgan, who is facing into what is potentially the busiest 2026 of anyone in the entire country!

Fresh off a 2025 in which he successfully lost 30kg, completed a full marathon, a doubles hyrox sim, an official hyrox singles as well as an astonishingly fast 19 minute 25 seconds 5km, Eddie is set to push himself even further this year – all in honour of his four-year-old son Axel as well as the charity, Clíona’s Foundation.

Axel was born with a rare condition known as Cloves. This is a rare congenital lipomatous overgrowth condition – with no cure – that results in vascular, spinal, skin and joint abnormalities. The Kerry community have rallied around him and his mom and dad, Eddie and Sarah, in recent years with a number of amazing fundraising initiatives.

Now, in 2026, Eddie said that he wants to set an example to his two boys, Axel and his younger brother, Arlo, and show them that anything is possible.

Writing on the online fundraising page that he has set up for his busy 2026, Eddie said that not long after being born, he and Sarah were told Axel wouldn’t see three or four years old and would never walk. Fast forward to now, when he is running and, indeed, has just broken his femur.

So to prove anything is possible, Axel will be doing the Great Limerick Run full 26.2-mile marathon on May 3, the day after his fourth birthday party, with Eddie pushing him in his chair the whole way!

Then, as if this wasn’t enough, Eddie will also be doing:

  • The Tralee Marathon 50km on March 21
  • The Paris Marathon on April 12
  • Tralee 40 Mile Run on May 16
  • Cork Full Marathon on May 31
  • Tralee 100km Ultra Marathon on June 20
  • Dublin City Marathon on October 25

Explaining why he chose Cliona’s Foundation as his charity of choice, Eddie said that he it is one that is close to their hearts and that they have seen the essential service that they provide firsthand.

“During our fundraising for Axel, we were blown away by the generosity of people we knew but also complete strangers, so I really want to try to give back some of that kindness!” Eddie wrote.

If you want to donate to Eddie’s fundraiser, head to the link here: https://tinyurl.com/5appue22