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‘I’m a little bit tired’: Briton becomes first person to run the length of Africa (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by fivemmvegemite@aussie.zone to c/running@lemmy.world

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Russ Cook from Worthing reaches Ras Angela, Tunisia, after covering more than 9,900 miles in 352 days

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[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The dude ran a fucking marathon every day for a year...that is absolutely insane!

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, he didn't run. 45km a day, when you walk 8 hours per day, is about 5.6kmh, which is absolutely doable for humans. Still, doing that every fucking day for an entire year is a stunning effort. I've been on hiking trips where we did 40-50km each day for three days and I needed a few days to recover. Oh, and I didn't hike through the continent known for its heat and deserts and wars.

Edit: I stand corrected. The guy is even more of a beast.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can follow him on Strava and see all his runs, looks like he was doing up to 80km a day. On the 3rd of April he did 85km and the next day 81km. Insane!

Edit: his longest run according to Strava was 110km

[–] rarkgrames@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I love that his quote was so perfectly British. I imagine he had a nice cup of tea after he finished too.