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COLORADO BY THURSDAY! THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY RUN AROUND THE WORLD!!

I should make it to the highlight of my world run other than the finish :)   Colorado… Rocky Mountain High Colorado on Thursday.

Tuesday night I am about half an hours run past Trenton.

The state line is just 59 miles circa 95km away.

I have endured the longest and toughest winter of my life to be able to run thru the Rocky mountain state. When I was in Maine last December I could have headed directly south to the warmth of Florida and continued thru the Caribean thereby cutting significant time and distance off this journey. I am not dreading the mountains, I can hardly wait :)   I am so thankful and happy to have lived in the most beautiful place I have ever been to!

AS I mentioned before I lived there from 1994 -2002. The towns I lived in were Fort Morgan, Brush, Gunnison, Crested Butte and Lake City. I honestly hope it will be the same as I have loved and remembered it from before. It seems all my friends have moved on.

I am still craving to be able to get my hands on a Colorado State flag to carry over the state line on Thursday (provided I don’t take a rest day and I don’t expect to!)

Perhaps someone can help me get one if they know of any driving east to Nebraska in the next few days?

I have emailed the nearest Colorado town Wray twice and sent a post card but no responce yet :( I would love to have some local runners at the state line when I run over :)

If  anyone knows of anyone that can put me up for a night anywhere along my route or can get the Colo flag please text me 978 875 4154

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MY ROUTE TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE  >> PRESS HERE

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4 Responses to “COLORADO BY THURSDAY! THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY RUN AROUND THE WORLD!!”

  1. Ann Says:

    Hi Tony, You are so near your beloved Colorado now, see you are in Trenton now. You are doing fab. Take care and I hope you get that Colorado flag your hoping for. Ann and all the gang

  2. Stephanie Revennaugh Says:

    Hey Tony! I’ve been following you. Glad you are nearly to Colorado!! I am flying to Denver Saturday and will be there for a month. I hope to run with you again! ~ ~ Stephanie from Coshocton, OH

  3. theworldjog Says:

    Hi Stephanie! Nice to hear from you and it would be nice to run with you again. I am not sure if I am going to Denver though I am going close. See you on the road. Tony.

  4. Jane Ridpath Says:

    I started watching your progress after our brief chat in Oxford. It’s an amazing thing you’re doing, and looks as if you are making good time. I hope the weather continues to get better as you head into Colorado.

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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...

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