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WATCH OUT FOR INTERVIEW IN THE MAIL ON SUNDAY.

Hi All,

I guess its about time I posted something! I have been very busy working on logistics for Oceana: Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.

Not to mention putting some supplies in place along my Asian route in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand and that’s just the shortened ‘ Readers Digest version! ‘ A lot more besides as well as just being pure lazy and having a lovely Christmas with my family!

Mam still continues to worry about me as she does when I am running across blizzards in the USA, deserts, bandit country, across 4,5000 metre mountains in the winter with no sleeping bag or the balmy winds of Patagonia, so fierce the wind actually blew apple chewings from my mouth across the road. Yes Mam worried even when I was standing in the kitchen beside her drying the dishes!

“Son I am afraid you will hit your head off that open press door”

Please watch out for an interview in this Sundays ‘ Mail on Sunday ‘ newspaper. I am told it is going to press as planned, but things can change. Update.. Not in paper today, perhaps next week or another day..

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5 Responses to “WATCH OUT FOR INTERVIEW IN THE MAIL ON SUNDAY.”

Ann Says:
December 29th, 2012 at 1:31 am
Tony, You have to realize that mam will always worry about us! It’s her nature. Looking forward to the article in The Mail On Sunday. I’m sure I will have to drive you up to shop to buy the paper as I know you wont walk the 100 meters if the distance doesn’t count in the run! I was shocked when leaving mams last Friday when you knocked on my car window to ask if I was going over to my house 2 mins walk away and could I give you a lift. I was going to drive off but when i saw your lazy despondent face I reluctantly gave you a lift all the way around the corner. Please motivate yourself as you have another 25,000 kms left to run!! Ha! Ha!
kevin scanlon Says:
December 30th, 2012 at 11:34 am
tony, isn’t it great how irish mammies worry about their sons!!! just heading to get the mail on sunday. great to hear you in high spirits. kevin
Barb Churchley Says:
December 30th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Happy New Year beginning “Down Under” Tony! I know it will be a terrific year. Every time I feel like shirking a long run, I think of you and your daily long run under every type of weather. What an inspiration you are. All the best!! Barb
Mike Keller Says:
January 2nd, 2013 at 1:30 pm
Tony,

I am an ultrarunner of 6 years, living in Shenzhen, China. If you are coming to Hong Kong or nearby, I would love the chance to run a day or two with you. Also, if I can help you out in any way if you are near here, that is a standing offer as well. Lynn David Newton of ATY affiliation turned me onto your story and blog, and I will be starting now at the oldest post I can find, and trying to catch up to you. Thanks for giving me something good to do at my computer instead of just playing games!

Mike Keller
theworldjog Says:
January 11th, 2013 at 8:39 am
Hi Mike, Thanks for the nice words! I am glad you are joining the run! Dont have much time to explain now but need some ‘ inside info ‘ on mailing packages to China,
1. Is it reliable/slow
2. Safe?
3 Do you know about General Delivery/Poste Restaurnte?
4 In South America I was able to go to bus stations and send my 20 kg ‘ heavy bag ‘ as I called it on to a city further on down my route and so on so as I could then restock shoes clothes etc. The beauty of that ‘ encomiendas ‘ as they call it there or baggage sent as cargo was they held it in the terminal for 30 days! I am trying to find out if its possible to send baggage on as cargo in China and most importantly for how long and if so whats the service called there. If foreigners can do this?
So if you are passing a bus terminal I would appreciate this info. Sorry not going to HK but may just have to make a ‘ visa run ‘ from Bangkok but will decide later. Thanks again for offer I appreciate it and keep in touch! happy running to you too Hope to run with you sometime 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...