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400km Week

Total run to date 27,916km in 655 road days

Not much to report in the last week as it’s all been pretty intense on the road. I will insert photos later. Not much internet and very tired as its after midnight.

The weather is holding up for me with some overcast days mixing with a couple of bearable hot days. As always I continue to meet wonderful people everywhere I go.

March 18th 64km Thanks to runners Susie and Patrick for hosting us in Horsham. Thanks to Kieran for meeting me on the road and bringing out 2 cases of cokes before running 10km with me! He had heard of me by accident as Michael had to stop in some Govt agency to do personal business where Kieran’s father worked. His father followed him outside saying his son Kieran was an ultra runner, Get on yer shoes man!

It was also nice meeting Steve who is married to a Dublin woman from Malahide. Steve pulled up to say ‘ hi ‘ wearing a Dubs shirt, still wearing it after St. Patrick’s Day. Not sure if I mentioned it but I celebrated our great day by running 52km, and then a burger!

Mar 19th Nice running with Susie and Patrick also meeting their club before running out of Horsham. One of the members Gary sponsored a night in a hotel in Nhill a tough 73km day.

Mar 20th routine 50km day!

Mar. 21st 58km Tough day, wind, rain, dust storm and crossed into South Australia state.

Mar 22. A 53km day, met Tara, a flagger on a road crew. She is originally from Galway and is here on a 12 month visa. We had a good chat for a few minutes before I ran on with two of her museli bars and a bottle of ice cold water. Pity we didn’t met on St. Patrick’s Day she said,

Michael is doing a wonderful job crewing me also cooking.

Mar 23rd. 50km camped at railroad.

Mar 24th A tough 50km, hot, humid, some rain and a headwind for 30km but wonderful to run with my host Robyn who along with her husband Jeremy will be hosting us in their hotel in Murray Bridge tonight. We commuted there from today’s finish in Tailem Bend. I ran the last 3km with a huge smile, every day like this is a day closer to the finish, Even now I am very excited by it.

First shower in about 250km! A delicious meal spent with other athletes and interesting guests

I started the day with an interview for State radio broadcaster ABC and it seemed to have gone down well as I got extra honks on the road!

Total run to date 27,916km in 655 road days

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4 Responses to “400km Week”

Fergus Says:
March 24th, 2013 at 2:56 pm
Good Man Tony, This performance is brilliant. And it must be just great to get so much support along the route. Travelling through an english speaking country and meeting some Irish has to be a bonus. Wonderful report Tony – hope it continues.
stewart cochrane Says:
March 25th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
hello tony….we continue to follow you on your run!!!
keep up the great effort

your friends
in newfoundland

stewart and bernie cochrane
newfoundland
canada
Ann Says:
March 25th, 2013 at 2:55 pm
Hi Tony, glad to see that all going so well for you and you are meeting so many irish on your route. Continue to enjoy and take care
Ronan Says:
April 8th, 2013 at 10:14 am
Hi Tony,

Great running! My girlfriend and I are just back from a road-trip around Oz. We gave you a hoot somewhere around Horsham, had we realised what you were doing we would have stopped to say hi.

Enjoy the Outback,

Ronan, Dublin

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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...