Submitted photo: Patrick Sullivan of Fort Dodge competes in the marathon run portion of his Ironman Triathlon challenge on Saturday.

Patrick Sullivan succeeded beyond his wildest dreams during his “Coronaman 140.6” challenge on Saturday.

The 2002 Manson Northwest Webster graduate recorded a time he never would have expected during his own individual Ironman Triathlon around the Fort Dodge area. More importantly, though, the 36-year-old Sullivan will end up raising close to $18,000 for Team ZERO — an organization fighting to end prostate cancer.

Sullivan completed his trek in 11 hours, 22 minutes and 50 seconds of moving time, which was approximately 80 minutes better than his previous low mark. He finished his 2.4-mile swim in one hour and 20 minutes, his 112-mile bike in five hours and 40 minutes for a 19.8 mile per hour average, and wrapped up the day at the Fort Dodge Senior High parking lot before 7 p.m. with a 26.22-mile run in four hours and 22 minutes — a 9.58 minute per mile clip.

“During the race, the halfway point of each discipline was important to get to just to know I was on the downhill of that section,” said Sullivan, who works at Bemrich Electric in Fort Dodge. “The last 1,000 yards of the swim was very challenging, because of the limited training I got in (before the race) when the pools were shut down.

“The friends and family who were cheering on the side of the road during the bike were amazing. Having my brother, Travis, ride the hilly 30 miles in the middle was great. It’s the first time we’d rode bikes together since we were kids riding to grandma and pa’s house in Barnum.”

Submitted photo: The shirt and medal given to Patrick Sullivan after finishing his ‘Coronaman 140.6’ challenge on Saturday came from his mother, Nancy, and trainer/coach, Katie Silfies, respecitvely.

Sullivan began piecing together his plan after a number of events had been canceled for the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. He then decided to raise money for the same group he had supported during his Ironman Wisconsin experience in 2017.

Sullivan’s original goal — which he thought was almost unobtainable at the onset — was to collect $10,000 for the cancer cause. As of Monday, he has almost doubled that amount.

“The crowd at my house that welcomed me back from the bike to start the run was amazing,” Sullivan said. “The finish line was the best. Friends, family and everyone supporting … all I could do was smile.

“Everyone from the community has been incredible in (rallying behind) me and Team ZERO. I’m very thankful.”

In addition to the crowds of people who helped will Sullivan to the finish line along the way, St. Edmond senior cross country runner Rick Xu flanked Sullivan for the long run.

Submitted photo: Patrick Sullivan of Fort Dodge and his wife, Jennifer.

“He ran the entire marathon with me,” Sullivan said. “He definitely made me a better runner on Saturday.”

Sullivan thanked his trainer and coach, Katie Silfies from Speed Sherpa Nation — “she put a great training plan together for me — and his wife, Jennifer, “for meeting me everywhere on the bike and riding to each aid station on the run, making sure they had ready what I needed for fluids.”

Sullivan’s next challenge has yet to be determined.

“I’m just going to hit the gym for now and gain some body strength back.”

For now, the focus is recuperation.

“I laid around all day (Sunday),” Sullivan. “I could kind of walk — but stairs were quite a challenge.”