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Timeout coming soon!

Hi All.

Total is 20,942km for 504 road days.

My Spot tracker didnt update today, yet again! Nothing much missed only 28km due to late start and tiredness.

I am planning a timeout for about 3 weeks which I had in mind for after the Andes. I will then have a chance to fully catch up on the blog and photos :)

Am almost over them now.

My dates have not been worked out yet but plan on taking this timeout within 7-10 days time.

Will inform you all when I book the  flight from BA.

When I return to the same location I will be running with Nirvana after almost a year!

Thanks to all for support.

Also thanks to Anne Donaldson, Daniel Kelleher for sponsoring meals and hotel nights in expensive Argentina :)

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8 Responses to “Timeout coming soon!”

  1. fergus Says:

    Good Man Tony, Great to see your tracker moving along despite a few technical blips. And the prospect of a timeout is totally in order. And the very mention of Nirvana is so evocative to this fantastic story. Great stuff.

  2. fergus Says:

    Good Man Tony, Great to see your tracker moving along despite a few technical blips. And the prospect of a timeout is totally in order. And the very mention of Nirvana is so evocative to this fantastic story. Great stuff !!

  3. Matt Wade Says:

    Well Done Tony, dont suppose you get to see or hear much about the London Olympics ? BOLT has won the 100m tonight and in GAA the Dubs are in the Semi-finals again to play Mayo. I hope all your followers bought the Irish Indo last Thursday with you on the Front page and a great 4 page article in FIT magazine by Gerry Duffy.
    Best regards
    Matt

  4. kevin scanlon Says:

    tony, great to hear you are taking a well earned rest. keep motoring till then. talk to you soon. kevin

  5. john Boyle Says:

    Reading the above posts tells me its time to get my Mayo Jersey out of the wardrobe.
    See you in Buenos Aires

  6. Ann Says:

    Great running Tony and glad to see your tracker working today. Hope you getting plenty of those famous steaks. You certainly deserve a timeout after those long months in the Andes. Take care and continue to run until then. You doing Ireland proud :)

  7. stewart cochrane Says:

    enjoy your time out tony!!!
    we continue to follow your amazing progress daily

    take care

    your friends in newfoundland

    stewart and bernie cochrane
    pasadena
    newfoundland
    canada

  8. Tony Mangan Says:

    Things mad busy now 50km last 3 days and 500 marathons achieved Wednesday.
    Think total is 21,198 for 509 road days..
    Still working on timeout details ..
    Tony

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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...

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