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All Is Good…. On New Years Day!

Saturday Jan. 1st. To: Kittery. 52.2km / 32.4 miles

Sunday Jan 2nd. To: Kingston, New Hampshire 41.8km / 26 miles

Monday Jan 3rd. To: Lowell, Ma 45.8km / 28.5 Miles.

Total for 58 Road Days = 2,608 km / 1,621 miles. = 61.8Marathons

Had a glorious run today, New Years day..

The couple I am staying with said they would pick me up at Mc Donalds in Kittery some 52 plus km away and return me back there in the morning.

These double night breaks – when my friends don”t mind a bit of driving are always lovely to run free

I had a spring in my step enjoying this luxury. Vary my stride length. Run hands free. Vary my footfall: One two three four five left foot! One two three four five right foot. To vary my stride length and a few fast strides are all things I like to do.

It was a beautiful mild morning – almost spring like. So I ran on for a couple of hours feeling overdressed in my windbreaker, hat and gloves. The hat and gloves were soon off and stashed inside my jacket.

I arrived at a convenience store in Kennebunk . Outside a large sign displayed: ” Free Coffee On The First Day Of Every Month! ”

Too good to pass by I had my large fill of Peppermint Cocoa Cappuccino! Then I grabbed a 6 pack of Chocolate ring donuts and scoffed off 4 while sitting on a bucket of ice melt solution while talking to the assistant.

I celebrate the New Year with coffee and donuts on a bucket of ice melt in a conveniece store during my New Years run.

This area of Maine unlike the desolate north is very congested. The traffic was heavy along route 1 all day long. The small towns are very spread out and often running into each other separated by the usual auto dealerships, fast food joints and lobster restaurants.

People were walking to and from the many beautiful beaches. A jogger or two even left me for dead, too busy to question the World Jog logo on my back. I ran through the picturesque town of Wells. Stopped in Oguniquit for another coffee and bought a Tracphone for $10. Not a bad deal. Along with the phone it included a sim card, charger and 10 minutes of talk time. 60 minutes can be bought for $20 and they have a onetime double your minutes card for $30. This double all your purchase time for a year. I believe it’s 10 cent a minute flat rate to call anywhere in the country. Over here you also get charged for incoming calls.

After about 32km/ 20 miles I was feeling a bit tired…. Sometimes you don’t realize you are getting tired.. It just creeps up on you. Often you just subconsciously accept it and run with it. Today I fought it..

I strengthened my mind, my resolve and didn’t accept fatigue. I used the techniques that served me so well in competition. The techniques that got me my world and Irish records. Experience will get me around the world….I have never been surer of anything in my life. It was a slog for about 5km before York.. Then I was revitalized! I flew up the steep hill enjoying every stride. Then down the other side.

Then on into Kittery. Half way through the town there is a plaza… Yes there are the golden arches! New Years day, McDonalds and running around the world… I’m lovin’ it!

52.2km/ 32.4 miles… Not bad for the first day of the year. I looked at the map. Today or the first time. I could say.. ” I will be finished my world run the year after next. “ Ah Yes! At last I feel I am making some progress.

I arrived about ten minutes before my hosts Alex and Dennis.

Alex and Denis were a great help to me during my 2 nights in Saco over the New Year.

They are members of Maine Outdoors Adventure Club. They have hiked the Appalachian Trail CLICK FOR DETAILS a circa 3,500km/ 2,200 trail that stretches north to south through 14 states from the Canadian border to Georgia. I have got to go over a bit of the pass on the road in a couple of weeks time. Alex and Dennis spent 5 months hiking it. Sometimes they spend their weekend feeding the hikers on a section of the trail they just set up a marque and provide huge amounts of food. They say they put a sign up a few miles before their aid station saying ” Free Food! ” That motivates the hikers says Alex.

” When you receive something like this it’s called ” trail magic ” says Dennis.

” We like to give back. ” says Alex.. That’s why the MOAC people have looked after you so well and passed you on in the last week. ” She added.

NOTE: Sorry I am so far behind with my blog as I have had many issues to deal with in the last couple of weeks and have been so busy.

I will gradually update these and give credit to the wonderful people that have hosted me and are making this world run happen.

Thanks a million MOAC

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10 Responses to “All Is Good…. On New Years Day!”

Eoin Says:
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Great going Tony. It’s great following your progress, seeing how effectively you’re running, and hearing of how well you’re being looked after en-route. It makes for inspriational reading. Keep living the dream and have a great 2011.
Best wishes,
Eoin
Jason Bui Says:
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:44 pm
MOAC’s, nice job taking care of a fellow runner! Hurry up and get to Mass and the Greater Lowell Road Runners will do our part to help out Tony! See you in a few days!
theworldjog Says:
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:24 am
Hi Jason! What you mean ‘ a few days time ‘ I will be running into Mass and Lowell is my finishing stop tomorrow! I am being taken care of by local volunteer fireman Bill and his wife Nathalie tonight in Kingston, New Hampshire.
Thanks also Eoin…I am sure this will be your year too…Happy running and cycling Tony.
Alex and Denis Says:
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:33 am
Hi Tony-
We’re glad to hear that your made your goal and found a place to stay tonight. We enjoyed having you, Run safe!
Alex, Denis and the dogs!
theworldjog Says:
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:37 am
Thanks very much for all your help from Saco to Kittery Alex, Denis and dogs!
Dave Says:
January 3rd, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Tony,

When do you expect to be in Worcester?
theworldjog Says:
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:40 pm
What day is it Dave! Every day is the same to me! I think Friday but will confirm if that is ok? Thanks for the offer. Tony
Dan Kavanagh Says:
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:52 pm
Hi Tony, being following your progress and reading your daily dispatches. I definitely feel a book in the offing but by the time you finish, should run into multiple volumes (Ha!) Anyway Happy New Year from all your club colleagues at MSB.
Dave Says:
January 4th, 2011 at 1:56 am
OK, let me know if it’s Friday… love to snap your photo for the newspaper if you can let us know your route, stopping places.
Kent and Kerin Doyle Says:
January 8th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
Hi There, We are in western Mass (Ludlow) and saw you should be in our area soon, if you need a place to stay in the Springfield area you are welcome here.
Best of luck,
Kent and Kerin Doyle

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About Tony

I have always considered myself to be an average runner. In school, I was even bullied for I was a sports wimp. Through hard work, dedication, perseverance, self-belief and a strong mind I succeeded in not only running around the world but breaking four ultra running world records during my competitive career. Having previously cycled around the world I didn't start running until I was almost 30. Then I had a dream of running around the world. For many reasons, I waited for over 20 years. One reason was to establish my pedigree as an endurance athlete. I started and finished my world run as the current World Record-Holder for 48 Hours Indoor Track 426 kilometres (265 miles), a record I have held since 2007. I also broke and still hold the World Record for 48 hours on a Treadmill 405 kilometres (251 miles) in 2008. When I retired from competition, more pleasing than any of my world, European or Irish records I had the respect of my fellow athletes from all over the world - in my opinion, sports greatest reward - an achievement I am most proud of. Then I finally put myself out to pasture, to live my ultimate dream to run around the world! This blog was written on the road while I struggled to find places to sleep and to recover from running an average of 43.3 kilometres or 27 miles per day for 1,165 road days. There were many nights I typed this blog on a smart phone, so fatigued my eyes closed. Many journalists and endurance athletes have referred to my world run as the most difficult endurance challenge ever attempted. During my expedition I rarely had any support vehicles, running mostly with a backpack. In the more desolate areas I pushed my gear, food and water in a cart which I called Nirvana, then I sent her on ahead to run with my backpack once again over altitudes of almost 5,000 metres in the Andes. I stayed in remote villages where many people had never seen a white person before. I literally met the most wonderful people of this world in their own backyard and share many of those amazing experiences in this blog. My run around the world took 4 years. There were no short cuts, I ran every single metre on the road while seeking out the most comprehensive route across 41 countries, 5 continents, I used 50 pair of running shoes and my final footstep of the run was exactly 50,000 kilometres, (almost 31,000 miles) I eventually finished this tongue in cheek named world jog where I started, at the finish line of my city marathon. I started my global run with the Dublin Marathon on October 25th 2010 and finished with the Dublin Marathon on October 27th 2014 at 3 05pm! Thank you for your support, I hope you can share my unique way of seeing the world, the ultimate endurance challenge! Read more...