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TIMEOUT DATES

Arriving in Dublin on Saturday morning 18th. Plan to stay till 10 Sept. Thanks to John Boyle for his incredible help in BA.

I really need this timeout as I am physically shattered after the Andes mountains!

The Andes stretch the entire length of South America which roughly would be across Europe, then across the Atlantic, and then across the USA!!

I took the easy 7,000km and 7 month route!

My rest days have long since been office days, and it looks like that for this time out. I got so much work and blogging to catch up on that I am frightened to even think about it.

It will be great to see my family again, have a good fry-up, don´t forget the mushrooms Mam, a strong cup of Irish tea and perhaps someone might even bake me a Shepherds Pie as this is something I have been salivating for, for many a week as I pick up my tongue from the hard shoulder!

Perhaps timeouts take from the quality/integrity of the run, we are all different and for me this is what works best.

Cormac Byrne can you please send me an email address that works! I tried responding to your query but it bounced back twice after putting a lot of work into your reply I would like to have it delivered!

Pls email me at theworldjog@gmail.com

I plan to leave my route on Tuesday after running and make my way to BA = Buenos Aires for the 18/20 hour bus ride. I thank John Boyle and the Irish community who I understand are planning to take me out for a meal.. John asked me do I like to eat!! Yes he did

You know the answer to that!

Talk soon, rough distance so far is 21,260km …. Need to confirm from log book later.

See you Dublin soon,

Thanks for tuning in… Please stay tuned for the blog/photo updates during timeout,

Tony

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8 Responses to “TIMEOUT DATES”

kevin scanlon Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 8:46 am
tony, it’s great to hear you are coming home for a “rest”…………enjoy the trip to BA and onwards home. kevin
Ann Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Hi Tony, we are all looking forward to seeing you on 18th. Asking you if you like to eat is like asking “does the cat like milk”. John Boyle will soon discover. Take care and great kms completed especially in the Andes.

Ann
Mam Says:
August 14th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Great news Tony, we are all looking forward to your timeout. Lots of mushrooms and shephards pie for you, we will have to build you back up for next part of your journey. Love and god bless Mam
kieran Says:
August 14th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
hi Tony looking forward to seeing you again. safe flight home.
Tony Mangan Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Hi All. In BA now… My friend John Boyle and family taking care of me. I had my first glimpse of Nirvana in almost a year .. Fergus I think you have a “fancy ” for her! All is well.. I finished up in J B Alberdie 103 km south of Tucuman and at km marker 711 yesterday, Tuesday and see my Spot tracker didnt update yet again.. What can I say about that…Very frustrating.. Total so far is 21,366km for 513 road days..
Will be in touch really soon. looking forward to seeing family and friends again Take care and thanks for support
Tony
Brendan Curran Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Hello, Tony,

As I write this here in Maine, USA, the weather outside is acting like Ireland (just a wee bit of rain) and I am sitting inside waiting for the tea kettle to whistle. Very glad that you will soon enjoy the same luxuries! Hope that your visit home with friends, family, and food restores all your energies, physical and emotional. We continue to track your progress, admire your tenacity, and send you encouragement. Travel safe and be well!

Brendan and Sandie
Tony Mangan Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Hi Brendan AND Sandie! Great to hear from you again! Actually as I sit here and wait for my flight here in Buenos Aires it’s like Ireland, miserable grey sky and rain! My first rain since Ecuador about 4 or 5 months back! Ah yes some nice tea awaits! Please keep in touch, Tony
Fergus Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Good Man Tony, Well done on your travel arrangements. As I predicted about two years ago, yes , there is a corner in the National Museum for Nirvana together with the documentation of the world jog. Bon voyage 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...