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LATEST….TUESDAY 29TH IN ACROS..

THE ROAD TO CUZCO IS A TOUGH ROCK ROAD.. TOTAL 18,653KM FOR 449 ROAD DAYS.

ITS VERY COLD IN THE EVENINGS AND EARLY MORNING. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE COMMUTE SYSTEM AS ITS TOO FAR ON BAD ROADS WITH NO SUPPORT VEHICLE.

YESTERDAY I DID NOT PASS A SINGLE HOUSE,SHOP OR VILLAGE BUT AS ALWAYS MY LUCK HELD AS THERE WAS A MAJOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT GOING ON. THE CREW FED ME BOTH DAYS ON THE ROAD AND GAVE ME WATER. OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS 80KM AND NADA!!

ALSO STAYED IN ANOTHER PERUVIAN HOME. ITS VITAL I GET A ROOF OVER MY HEAD EVERY NIGHT AS I AM RUNNING WITH JUST 3KGS AND NO TENT OR SLEEPING BAG, JUST MY LIGHT WEIGHT TARP. NOT MUCH INTERNET TIME… THIS IS THE TOUGHEST SEGMENT OF THE ENTIRE RUN THAT IS FROM AYACUCHO TO CUZCO.

I FEED ON ALL YOUR GREAT SUPPORT AND COMMENTS WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH… THANKS SO MUCH IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE EVEN ONE COMMENT TO THE BLOG FROM MY RUNNING CLUB MSB WHO HAVE NOT SENT EVEN A SINGLE COMMENT IN OVER A YEAR TO THE BLOG… THAT HURTS I WEAR THEIR SINGLET EVERY DAY WITH PRIDE.

KEEPING MY SPIRITS HIGH IN THE ANDES!

26 MAY.

HI ALL AM IN AYACUCHO AND ITS BEEN 6 DAYS SINCE LAST INTERNET AND MAY BE FEW MORE TILL NEXT. BEING KICKED OUT OF INTERNET CAFE IN 5 MINS!

TOTAL = 18,546KM FOR 446 ROAD DAYS.

LAZY UNMOTIVATED MON = 17KM AND LATE START AND THEN TUES WAS 27 DUE TO RAIN

I DECIDED TO PICK UP THE PACE AND WED WAS 50KM, THURS = 57KM, FRI 65KM, TIRED SAT, WONDER WHY SO ONLY 44KM TO AYACUCHO.. WANT TO PUSH THE PACE FROM NOW ON AND MAKE UP LOST TIME IN THE ANDES…. aM RUNNING WITH JUST 3KGS TOTAL INCLUDING MY PACK AND MAKING IT TO ACCOM EVERY NIGHT WITHOUT COMMUTE.

I CARRY ANOTHER ALMOST 2 KGS OF GEAR IN MY POCKETS OF RUNNING TOP AND HIGH VIZ VEST. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST RUNNING WEIGHT FOR ME AFTER MUCH TRIAL AND ERROR!

THE DRIVERS ARE AS BAD AS COLOMBIA AND SO TOO ARE THE DOGS!!

DAYS ARE HOT AND HUMID, EVENINGS NOT BAD.

HEADING FOR MACHU PICHU AND CUZCO SUNDAY…

THANKS FOR SUPPORT

GOTTA RUN! TONY

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4 Responses to “quick update”

Ann Says:
May 27th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Great kms Tony. Andes are certainly interesting with lots of new experiences. Keep on running
kevin scanlon Says:
May 30th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
tony, keep warm and safe on these nights…………there’s a bit of a heatwave here in wicklow….long may it last. keep up the great work!!!kevin
Matt Wade Says:
May 31st, 2012 at 9:48 pm
Hi Tony
Thanks for your reply. On reading the above i am wondering do you have many back up people at home helping you out ? I think there should be if not already a Team Mangan to give you any assistance needed and to promote your amazing journey around the world. Also not just MSB but all of Irelands running clubs as well as the AAI should be emailing you and offering support. Let me know if there is a back up team and anyway i can offer assistance.
BEST OF LUCK TONY
theworldjog Says:
May 31st, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Hi Matt. No I have no Team Mangan.. It seems everyone is very busy. I have had several people like you email me eager to help but they NEVER last.. They tend to slip away after a few weeks. I waste more energy that I don’t have explaining what I need done!

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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...