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UPDATE…..SPONSORS WANTED!

I HAVE NOW EXTENDED MY TIMEOUT IN DUBLIN TILL DECEMBER 31ST WHEN I FLY BACK TO PANAMA. THE OFFER OF THE SUPPORT CAR AND DRIVER FOR THE NEXT 5 MONTHS RUNNING IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS IS BACK ON THE TABLE

IN ORDER TO AVAIL OF THIS I HAVE DECIDED TO STAY IN DUBLIN TO TRY TO DO SOME SERIOUS FUNDRAISING AS I NEED $2,000 US PER MONTH TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE,,DRIVER,FUEL,TOLLS ETC. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DONATE ON THE SIDEBAR! I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PAYPAL ACCOUNT , BUT THE BANK ACCOUNT IS IN ORDER!

MY FUTURE PLANS ARE: DEC 31 I RETURN TO PANAMA CITY. AS I AM ARRIVING AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN THE WORLD WILL BE RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR :( I EXPECT TO RESUME RUNNING FROM MY FINISHING SPOT FROM WHERE I FINISHED UP A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO RUN THE LAST 300KM IN PANAMA (AND NORTH AMERICA.)

AROUND 11/12TH JANUARY I FLY TO COLOMBIA (NO ROAD CONNECTING CENTRAL AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA AS EXPLAINED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO)

13/14TH JAN I WILL START RUNNING FROM PUERTO NUEVO, NORTH OF NEOCOLI, WHICH IS A LOCATION FURTHER NORTH THAN MY FINISHING LOCATION IN NORTH AMERICA (YAVIZA,PANAMA). SEE MAP > HERE < I WILL THEN START RUNNING SOUTH THROUGH COLOMBIA AND SOUTH AMERICA

THIS IS MY PLANNED COLOMBIAN ROUTE HERE

MY FRIEND JESPER OLSEN AS WE SPEAK IS CURRENTLY RUNNING ON THIS ROUTE. JESPER SAYS ITS INCREDIABLY HOT AND WITH HUMIDITY IN THE NINETIES. HE ALSO SAYS HE IS CONSUMING MORE WATER THAN WHEN HE RAN ACROSS THE SAHARA! IT IS JESPERS SUPPORT VEHICLE I AM HOPEFUL OF OBTAINING. THIS IS ONE GREAT THING ABOUT OUR SPORT OF ULTRA RUNNING, WE ALL HELP EACH OTHER, EVEN OUR RIVALS, IT’S TOO BAD OUR TIMING DIDN’T WORK OUT AND MEET UP ON THE ROAD FOR A RUN. BY THE TIME I GET TO COLOMBIA HE WILL BE IN CUBA!

JUST A REMINDER ABOUT WHY THERE IS NO ROAD CONNECTING NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA INFORMATION HERE AS YOU CAN SEE ITS A JUNGLE, NO ROAD, BUSHWHACKING, SNAKES, KIDNAPPERS, TERRORISTS AND DRUG CARTEL HANGOUT/HIDEOUT. GUIDES MAY BE NECESSARY IN SOME SWAMP, CROCIDILE INFESTED AREAS. SOME OF THE GUIDES FIND IT EASIER TO PUT A BULLET IN YOUR BACK, TAKE YOUR MONEY THAN TO MAKE THE CROSSING AND THE POLICE ARE NOT EXACTLY EAGER TO GO IN AND INVESTIGATE!!!

I HAVE READ THE 3 BOOKS BY THE 3 CROSSERS MENTIONED. KARL BUSHBY IS ALSO A FRIEND OF MINE. IT TOOK HIM 4 WEEKS TO CROSS THE 160KM/100 MILE, SO THIS IS NOT RUNNING! THERE IS NO ROAD, SO I AM ENTITLED TO TREAT IT AS AN OCEAN.

BESIDES MY LATEST RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT BOTH THE COLOMBIAN AND PANAMIAN GOVERNMENTS NO LONGER ALLOW CROSSINGS EVEN IF I WANTED TO, DUE TO THE BAD PUBLICITY FROM KIDNAPPINGS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PANAMANIAN GOVERNMENT ARE RESISTING BUILDING A ROAD THROUGH THIS SECTION, WHICH IS THE ONLY SECTION OF THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY STRETCHING FROM ALASKA TO TIERRA DEL FUEGO, SOME 30,000KM. THE REASON THEY ARE RESISTING BUILDING THIS ROAD IS TO KEEP DRUGS OUT OF PANAMA AND MANY OTHER NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES ARE IN FULL SUPPORT.

MANY THANKS TO LARRY DOHERTY WHO CONTACTED ME TO OFFER HIS SERVICES TO SET UP A SUPPORT GROUP.

HE IS HELPING ME ALONG WITH MY SISTER ANN SALMON WITH AN APPEAL FOR MORE PUBLICITY FOR THE RUN AND SPONSORS.

HERE IS LARRY’S APPEAL

6th December 2011

A little over a year ago Irishman, and Dubliner, Tony Mangan ran the Dublin Marathon and just kept running! He has been running since!

That marathon marked the start of Tony’s mind-blowing attempt to run all around the world. He plans to complete the trip by running the Dublin Marathon in October 2014. By then he will have run an unbelievable 50,000km or 31,000 miles!

Already Tony has completed a run across Ireland, followed by a run from Newfoundland down through and across the USA all the way to California. Then on he went down through Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

406 days into his colossal undertaking he has covered over 14,000km or 8700 miles in 323 ‘run days’! That is an average of over 43km or 26.9 miles per run day! Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you, Tony has completed over a Marathon per run day!! That is over 323 marathons in a little over a year!! Can you believe that!!

Yes you can!! Because in many ways that should not surprise us as Tony Mangan is an ‘Extreme Runner’ or ‘Ultra Runner’! He is the current holder of two world 48 hour running records. Tony broke the world indoors track record in a race in the Czech Republic in 2007 running 426km almost non stop. He followed up on this performance by breaking the world treadmill record with 405km in Longford in 2008.

So Tony Mangan definitely has the pedigree for this world run and is very determined to complete his life’s ambition, but it is a gigantic undertaking. He has experienced some amazing, wonderful and weird situations and people on his travels. He is currently in Ireland on a very short break as a surprise 50th birthday visit for his sister Ann, but on December 31st, he will return to recommence his epic journey by running the length of South America.

He has financed himself fully to date, except for a couple of small and loyal sponsors but now he needs some more sponsorship to help him in his task. He needs to employ a support vehicle for the 5 month ardous South American leg over the Andes Mountains and there is a cost associated with that. He is appealing for some corporate sponsorship and also for private donations to help him achieve his dream. Tony is aware that it is not a great time to be asking for support but every little will help. He has opened a bank account for donations:

Tony Mangan
Permanent TSB, 70, Grafton Street, Dublin, Ireland.
Sort Code: 990610
Account: 19980028
Donations can also be done on his website blog: www.theworldjog.com/blog

Tony is also supporting the charity AWARE and has been raising money for that great charity from the start.

The Andes will present a fierce challenge for him as he will be running for 5 months in the mountains climbing up to 4,500 meters over dozens of peaks. A support vehicle will be essential for that section. This will cost €1,500 per month including the hire of a driver, use of vehicle, fuel and daily expenses. Tony already has a driver and vehicle lined up but requires urgent funding to go ahead. He desperately needs some publicity to help generate support and sponsorship.

December 31st he returns Panama to continue on his truly epic run. While we are all celebrating the New Year, Tony will be running marathon after marathon down through South America. But he wouldn’t have it any other way. Tony’s email address: theworldjog@gmail.com and/or contact me by email or phone and I will arrange for Tony to revert to you asap.

Thanking you sincerely
Larry Doherty (087 2671066)
Tony Mangan Support Group
www.theworldjog.com/blog

The Most Daring Expedition of the Millennium .

The World 48 hour record-holder running over 30,000 miles around the world.

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One Response to “UPDATE…..SPONSORS WANTED!”

kevin scanlon Says:
December 7th, 2011 at 9:19 am
larry, tony good luck with the sponsorship drive i keep spreading the word here in wicklow and maybe somebody will donate.

since Tony began his World Run on 25th October 2010

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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...