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In San Antonio Oeste – 2nd anniversary of the run this Thursday

Hi All! Still making great progress through Patagonia.

Unconfirmed total till I get log book out is 23,064km for 550 road days = 41.93km per road day or`546.6 marathons!

Tues 23rd = 36km

Mon 22nd 62km

Sun 50km

Sat 66km

My arrival in this small town of San Antonio Oeste population 30,000 caused a bit of a stir. A radio and television interview and tomorrow morning I give a talk in a local school, then an asado bar b q! I still hope to run but depart late and with a decent day and one big day on Thursday the second anniversary I may even make Sierra Grande 122km away and have a nice steak dinner and place to stay, thanks to Tom Denniss for sponsoring that Check out Toms site www.tomsnextstep.com

Tom will be making his way to Chile in a few days time and looking forward t the Andes!

Many thanks to Natalio and Monica for hosting me here in San Antonio Oeste.

Monica and Natalio

They stopped on Sunday to talk to me on the road north of General Conesa while I was sitting on a guard rail having a snack and gave me an invite to stay in their home. Natalio just happens to be the presenter for the radio interview! Press HERE to listen.

I took out my camera to take some photos of the television crew in Natalio and Monicas house and noticed that a fault developed. Their friend Daniela and her very helpful son Luciano just happened to be there. When they told Danielas brother Facundo of the faulty camera. Facundo just said thats no problem, and sent them out to buy me a beautiful camera! Incredible people, I just keep saying it!

I took this photo of Natalio,Daniela,Milena,Luciano and Monica with the new camera!

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11 Responses to “In San Antonio Oeste – 2nd anniversary of the run this Thursday”

kevin scanlon Says:
October 24th, 2012 at 8:15 am
tony, that is savage progress the last few weeks. the anniversary reminds me of my 1st marathon in 2010…………hopefully the locals will keep treating you well as you pass through their areas. kevin
Mam Says:
October 24th, 2012 at 11:12 am
Hi Tony,
Congratulations on your 2nd Anniversary of the start of the run tomorrow. Great people you are meeting. Really good of them to look after you so well and give you a new camera. Enjoy and we look forward to many more great pictures. Take care and god bless Mam
Fergus Says:
October 24th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
Good Man Tony, Continueing congrats to you on your progress. It’s just great to hear you are having some good fortune – you deserve every bit of it. I must get myself in shape for the Dublin marathon in two years time.
stewart cochrane Says:
October 24th, 2012 at 7:39 pm
many congrats on your 2nd anniversary TONY!!!!!
seemed like yesterday when you stayed with us in newfoundland..

i have a lead for you re: new zealand ….there is a newfoundland couple from pasadena living there ….when i get the details i will forward to you…what are your approx dates for new zealand ???

e-mail the details to me and i will get back to you

again

congrats

your friends in newfoundland

stewart and bernie cochrane
pasadena
newfoundland
canada
Ann Says:
October 24th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Hi Tony, congratulations on 2 great achievements. 23,000 kms and two years running your dream in a few hours time. Well done on both counts. Glad you are having such a great time in Argentina and enjoying the food and hospitality. Fair play to you. You are a great credit to yourself, us your family, your running club and your country. Take care Ann and all the family
Fergus Desmond Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Hey Tony 2 years on the road. Congrats. Extraordinary achievement. Keep on keeping on!
kevin scanlon Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
tony, congrats on the 2 year milestone. it has been a great trip and i wish you a great 2nd half to the run. hopefully we can get you some more help along the way. kevin
Gary Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Hi Tony. Congrats on reaching a great milestone. It’s hard to believe its 2 years since myself and Mark ran the first few steps with you when you left my nanas house. Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to us all.
Gary
Serena Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Congratulations Tony on an amazing feat! 2 years of solid running, hard work, adventures, memories and commitment! You must be so proud to have achieved all you have in these past two years and we are all very proud of you back home! Halfway there perhaps and the spirits are as high as ever! Keep up the amazing work and stay safe! Here’s to another 2 years of challenging but fun filled road days to come Serena x
vincent Says:
October 25th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Hi Tony, congrats on making it to 2 years on the road and still going strong by the looks of it.

Vincent
Natalio y Mónica Says:
October 26th, 2012 at 12:04 am
Con Mónica estamos encantados de haberte conocido y haber compartido tus experiencias durante tu visita a nuestra casa.Te deseamos lo mejor.Te lo mereces por tu filosofía de vida.Un fuerte abrazo.Mónica y Natalio

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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...