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MANY THANKS TO BARBARA CHURCHLEY

Many thanks to Barbara Churchley a resident of my former homeland Colorado! Barbara is an artist of some magnificent fine art. If anyone makes a purchase from her WEBSITE please mention this website!

Barbara has made a very kind donation to my Paypal account on the sidebar of this website to help me fund this world run.

I would like to dedicate this current, and most difficult of mountain crossings all the way to Huancayo to you Barbara for your generosity Timing is everything and fittingly in the next few days I am due to climb up to SANTA BARBARA DE CARHUACAYAN which many locals tell me is over 4,400 metres high or well over 15,000 feet! Just like being back in good old Colorado! And with no support vehicle, this is the life of the dream!

If anyone else wants to sponsor a day or hotel night please feel free to make a donation on the side bar and I will acknowledge it in the blog!

Thanks to everyone for your great support and comments to the blog, it means a lot to me

SHORT UPDATE.

THINGS ARE REALLY REMOTE NOW! 2 DAYS AGO NO CARS PASSED ME ON THE ROAD, O I WAS NOT RUNNING FAST! YESTERDAY I LOST COUNT OT SURE IF IT WAS 8 OR 10! TODAY WAS A SHORT DAY JUST 13KM AS I RAN FROM WHERE I FINISHED YESTERDAY TO ACOS. THE COMMUTE DIDNT LEAVE TILL 11AM DUE TO ROAD WORKS, SO IT WAS TOO LATE TO RUN ON. I AM IN A SMALL VILLAGE WITH THIS LIMITED INTERNET SERVICE, SO BEST TO STAY ANOTHER NIGHT HERE AS I HOPE TO REACH PIRCA TOMORROW. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A HOTEL THERE. THEY WILL BE FAR APART FOR A WHILE, SO BEST TO TAKE ADVANTAGE WHEN POSSIBLE, EVEN IF SOME DAYS ARE SHORT.

ON MONDAY I STAYED WITH A VERY POOR ELDERLY COUPLE WHO OPENED UP THEIR VERY MODEST HOUSE TO ME AS THE HOTEL IN TOWN WAS CLOSED. I GAVE THEM MY FOOD AND HOTEL MONEY. I LOOK FORWARD WHEN POSSIBLE TO BLOG ABOUT THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES MOUNTAINS. I STILL HAVE ABOUT 2 WEEKS OF THE DESERT BLOG TO CATCH UP ON ALSO! IT´S ALL GO IN THE ANDES!!

THANKS TO EVERYONE AGAIN FOR YOUR WONDERFUL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT!

I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD TO HURRY UP AND FINISH ON THE INTERNET AS THEY ARE AFRAID WHEN THEY PUT ON THE LIGHTS IN THIS GROCERY STORE THAT THERE WILL BE A POWER SURGE!

¡ HASTA LUEGO!

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13 Responses to “MANY THANKS TO BARBARA CHURCHLEY”

Ann Says:
May 10th, 2012 at 11:51 pm
Fair play to Barbara, she is a true supporter, anything that helps you live your dream is wonderful. Take care with the height you are travelling at Tony. Glad to see you are enjoying. Take care Ann
Tony Says:
May 14th, 2012 at 12:19 am
Hi All! Things are incredibally rural and what a blast I am having. I have resigned myself to slow progress here. Am meeting the most wonderful people in the mountains. Today I was going over a mountain trail and there were about 100 llamas crossing my path. I got some incredible pictures. Total distance to date is 18,074km. I finished in santa barbara today altitude is about 4,400mts. but I have been over a couple of passes 4,880 mts and another around 4,800 on Saturday.
Tony Says:
May 14th, 2012 at 1:17 am
For my American friends thats over 16,000 feet all on 2 feet! I was comfortable with the altitude and was surprised when I read the markers.
kevin scanlon Says:
May 14th, 2012 at 9:20 am
hey tony, great to hear you are having a blast. looking forward to the photos!!! look after yourself, kevin.
Ann Says:
May 14th, 2012 at 10:36 am
Congratulations on over 18000kms. Fair play to you Tony, looking forward to the photos and update. Take care and continue to enjoy
Serena Says:
May 14th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Hey Tony,

Looks like you’re really getting to see how people live in the world. Look forward to seeing the photos. Learning so much about all of the different places you’re visiting. Keep on running, you’re doing great Serena
Mam Says:
May 14th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Well done Tony on running over 18,000kms. You are doing us all proud. Your blog is so interesting and your photographs are great. Looking forward to seeing the next ones. Take care of yourself, god bless and stay safe Mam
Andrés Montero Flores Says:
May 14th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
There´s no words to explain how deep feelings come up remaining this amaizing run of Tony….. everything is keeping up in the net memo.

god blest your steps-pads Tony.

The unforgettable super-Mangan.

Andrés Montero Flores
Nayarit México.
Hilary and Paul Says:
May 15th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Hi Tony
I’m sorry it has been a while since catching up with you but this weekend we were talking about your feats to fellow adventure runners in connemara.
Pat Staunton did the reek challenge with Paul last year and he is going to do a 24hr challenge this summer in England with his cousin. They will take it in turns to run 10km for 24hrs. I know it sounds like a walk in the park to what you are doing.
From your last post it sounds quite remote but the images from earlier Peru are amazing. keep living that dream and inspiring us all.
Stay safe
Hilary and Paul
theworldjog Says:
May 16th, 2012 at 1:55 am
Hi Hilary! Great to hear from you again.. I often think about our great time running in Colombia, what a blast that was and once again thanks to you and Paul for making such a big effort to come out to run with me. No, not at all a walk in the park.. The 24 hour is such a difficult event and fair play to Paul and Pat. Its great to see so many new runners trying the longer stuff in Ireland, 10 years ago there were hardly any! Keep up the great work and thanks again for your help.
Readers. Today Tues 50km finish in Tarma, Spot didnt update and has been patch lately. Mon 48km and Sun 41km.
stewart cochrane Says:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
hi tony….great reads…..god speed on the road
we’re just back from sunny and fantastic mexico.
what a great adventure we had!!!!!!!
i don’t know what all the trouble is about??
we never had a hitch..mayan area is very safe to travel…very hot at +40c
hope your doing well
and congrats on the 18,000km!!!!!!!!

your friends in newfoundland
stewart and bernie cochrane
pasadena
newfoundland
canada
Barb Churchley Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 3:44 am
Tony, just now checking your blog. Thanks for the thanks! Stay with it – we are with you each step – you are not alone!!
Thanks Barb! Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
Thanks Barb.. It always means a lot to me that people are rooting for me when the going gets tough!

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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...