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Many thanks to John Buckley Sports in Cork

I am very grateful to John Buckley Sports in Cork,

John has been a great supporter of my running even before this world run began.

He has mentioned that if I ever needed help to contact him.

When I was in the Tennants Creek area I realized I needed another pair of shoes on my Indonesian route as my equipment has been shipped on ahead as very soon I will be back to running with my backpack. I had difficulty sorting it from that part of the Outback till John stepped in and mailed me a pair of shoes to my contact in Kuta, Indonesia

Thank you John Buckley. The place to get great shoes and bargains in Ireland!

Please visit his website.

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3 Responses to “Many thanks to John Buckley Sports in Cork”

Tony Says:
May 28th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
I just had a lovely meal, my last supper in Australia also here were Alan and Janette Murray the raw vegans I mentioned that are running around Australia. They are in great shape and tell me they get 1,000km out of their barefoot Vibram 5 Fingers. We are all staying in Terry’s house. The meeting of the crazies as he says when I asked them about the mental strength about running by an ice cream peddler. ” And you got no mental strength Mangan just because you stop for an ice cream! ” We treat kilometres like lollies he says!
In the morning Michael will drive me to the airport for my flight to Dili, East Timor or Timor-Leste as they prefer to be called. I may take another couple days to get up and running. I cant thank Michael enough also the wonderful help and hospitality from Terry. G’day Mateys I’m coming up!Talk soon.
Ann Says:
May 28th, 2013 at 4:06 pm
Fair play to John Buckley Sports “stepping in” when needed. Many happy kms in Asia Tony
kevin scanlon Says:
May 28th, 2013 at 8:02 pm
tony, its definitely “onwards and upwards”. you are going great. looking forward to the next leg. kevin

since Tony began his World Run on 25th October 2010

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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...