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Many thanks to Upraising Beach Resort, Pacific Harbor.

Hi everyone todays report will have to be brief as I have had a long and very hot, humid 50km from Suva Harbor to this wonderful resort. I am extremely tired and need to get to bed early. Its already 11.00pm and would be wise to get going early in the morning, if only I could manage that. At the end of my day I was greeted at the door by James the operations manager and later by Alfred another manager. The lads gave me a complimentary room in this beautiful ocean front resort. They just couldn’t do enough for me. I arrived with a list of problems and one by one the hassles I had were sorted by a serious of phone calls including locating a tub of Vaseline for my bad chaffing. Chaffing is usually a problem in hot humid weather. All this while I enjoyed a large steak dinner on the house, followed by desert and cappuccino… It beats tea and biscuits.

The Fijians continue to amaze with their incredible friendship, stopping me on many occasions for handshakes. I made a lot of stops today to talk with the people not to mention many rest breaks under well positioned shady bus shelters.

Pau, my support driver from Pacific Horizonz picked me up from my hotel in Nadi for the 3 hour drive to my Oceania start location in Suva Harbour. I finally got running just before 8am and was relieved that there was no media gathered as that would have easily added an hour to my start time.That first hour was tough. After that it was a battle for every single kilometer as the morning opened up its uncompromising furnace.

I stopped to talk to some school children who were running after me, I admired their energy!

On and on I ran, stopping at another bus shelter where some women were selling crabs.

I noted they were barefooted and had pristine white teeth. Upon questioning them they told me they use a bark of a particular tree. Then I was told that was a joke.I believed it as I have seen this many years ago in India.

Then one of the ladies told me it was because they dont eat junk food. They like it but dont eat it and the villages stores dont even sell junk food as its an obvious luxury.

I wondered about all the rotten teeth I have seen in Latin America and am sure they are just as poor as these people. I didnt get to the bottom of this story as it was time to run.

So the first day in Oceania has been run, my third continent.

I am very sorry for the jaded nature of this posting, I am shattered.

Photos to follow.

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8 Responses to “Many thanks to Upraising Beach Resort, Pacific Harbor.”

kevin scanlon Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
well done tony. jaded or not, it sounds great. kevin
Ash Says:
January 9th, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Delighted to hear its going well. Sounds like an amazing experience. Say ‘Bula’ to Fiji for me and send along my regards to James and the gang!
Ann Says:
January 10th, 2013 at 1:45 am
Congratulations Tony on your return to the road after your Christmas break, I can understand why you are so tired as I can testify you did no running here unless it was out to the kitchen for food. Take care and enjoy Ann
theworldjog Says:
January 10th, 2013 at 2:44 pm
First time I have had internet in over a day. Another long tough day yesterday, 46km, support driver didnt turn up and am told I wont have it anymore! I have made arrangements for my large baggage to go on ahead. I enjoyed yesterday better on my own anyway, I will always survive whatever challenges are put in my way! Looks like I have a long tough duel today as I am booked into Hotel Fiji and thats at least 60km if not more away
theworldjog Says:
January 10th, 2013 at 3:01 pm
PS Many thanks to Kala the duty manager at the lovely resort I stayed in last night ” Warwick Fiji Resort and Spa ” Kala and all the friendly staff who really looked after me and gave me a complimentary delicious Mex-Tex buffet dinner Also breakfast delivered to the room at 3am also on the house:)
I was unable to update or get online as they were doing work on the line last night. I will give all due thanks properly when I have service again but after todays massive day ahead of me I may be too shattered. I will do this when I reach Nadi on Saturday.
Greg Havely Says:
January 10th, 2013 at 9:49 pm
Hey Tony—Steaks????—gotta have the seafood–some of the best around—You must be enjoying the tropical scenery after the long haul in Argentina!!!—Glad the Fijian people are being so hospitable—enjoy enjoy—-good running–Greg
theworldjog Says:
January 11th, 2013 at 8:48 am
MESSAGE BELOW FROM JOE FEJES, THE RECENT ACROSS THE YEARS 3 DAY RACE WINNER, ONE OF MY FAVORITE RACES IN MY COMPETITIVE CAREER!

Tony! Mad respect to Eoin for his ATY performance and also to you for all your accomplishments. Hope to see both of y’all at some multidays in 2013.

Joe Fejes
theworldjog Says:
January 11th, 2013 at 8:57 am
Hi Joe! What a blast to get an email from you and megga congrats for such a stunning race smashing Yianis Kouris course record I was out in a bar watching it on my sisters iphone on New Years Eve while with the family.
I also read your very methodical study of the past winners and your race plan.
On the road here one of the day dreams I had was wondering how you would do in 6 day races!! I am sure you would make a huge impact and await the day. thanks for the offer but my competitive career is well over because now it takes me all day to do what I used to do all night… Run a marathon
Once again huge respect to you and Eoin and hope you stay on the blog for the run 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...