Maltese ultra endurance athlete Fabio Spiteri continues to push through one of the toughest endurance events on the planet, a brutal Double Deca challenge made up of 20 full Ironmans back-to-back.Now on Day 14 of the event, Fabio currently sits in second place overall after covering staggering distances across swimming, cycling and running.The challenge began with an exhausting 76km swim spread across the first two days before Fabio moved onto the cycling leg, where he consistently averaged well over 350km a day for more than a week straight.His bike splits alone are difficult to comprehend:Day 3 — 390kmDay 4 — 354kmDay 5 — 360kmDay 6 — 358kmDay 7 — 375kmDay 8 — 360kmDay 9 — 354kmDay 10 — 346kmDay 11 — 360kmBy Day 12, Fabio completed the final stretch of cycling with another 300km ride before immediately transitioning into the running stage with an additional 20km run.Since then, he has already clocked another 81km on Day 13 and 76km on Day 14 as he grinds through the final phase of the challenge.In total so far, Fabio has completed:76km swimmingMore than 3,100km cyclingNearly 180km runningFabio is also taking on the challenge to raise donations and awareness for animal shelters through Project 100.In a post shared earlier today, Fabio revealed that donations have just exceeded €9,000, while also opening up about the physical and mental toll the challenge is taking on him.“Very low this year,” he wrote, adding that he is currently going through significant fatigue and mental stress during the event.Members of the public can contribute through Revolut on +356 99816248, via PayPal on rarmalta@gmail.com or through the official PayPal link.Donations can also be made through SMS on:50617312 (€2.33)50618075 (€4.66)50618923 (€6.99)50619260 (€11.65)Or by bank transfer using IBAN: MT40VALL22013000000050010082877.Do you think Fabio can finish first overall?•