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Photos from India

Moulding the cow turd

    This particular day I used my gps and ran on some backroads. A pleasant change from a busy highway but you can never be sure about road conditions! I reckon I saved about a half week in India using my gps to find more direct routes than some of the meandering highways. Despite what I have said on the blog about smart phones and gps devices, I am now a believer! I just don’t know how I would have gotten through India and plan for the future with it’s lack of internet cafes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A close shave in the Punjab!

 

 

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7 Responses to “Photos from India”

  1. Ann Says:

    Great photos Tony, a lot of poverty and filth and dirt are obvious, a real insight into Indian life :-)

  2. tony Says:

    Hi everyone. I am in Tehran bus station waiting for the bus to Kerman my restart place. I have been advised not to get too close to the Pakistani border which you will see when I start running on Sunday its a couple hundred km away. It will be a 12 hour bus journey. Many thanks to Ali an economics lecturer living in Coventry, UK and back home here for the Iranian new year. He helped me so much in the airport getting money changed, a data and call sim, and we split the cost of a 12 euro taxi to the bus station before he helped sort a sim activation problem. This is the way I remember bye wonderful people of Iran. Much more to tell but have get on bus.
    Talk soon Tony

  3. kevin scanlon Says:

    crazy photos from a slightly crazy place. good luck with the restart. kevin

  4. tony Says:

    Hi everyone. My second day on the road in Iran. Not sure if the spot tracker is updating as map not loading ditto for Google maps. Some websites including Facebook are banned in Iran so will have to wait and see. Am 35km before Rafsanjan.
    As mentioned before the Iranian people are extremely hospitable people… These people really mean it when they ask how may I help you and none of the Indian bull of just trying to get their noses into your face for their satisfaction and curiosity. I mentioned about Ali and how he helped me in airport and onto bus to Kerman. Many people keep offering me small pieces of candy. This morning a shop opened even though they were closed for the new year here band ten minutes later a family of nine who were picnicking invited me to breakfast with tea bread cheese and wall nut sandwiches and a big bag of fruit a sandwich sweets and nuts for the road.
    No road rage four lane divided highway a wide shoulder respectful drivers and no madness or harassment.
    Yes I am login Iran So clean too, almost like Europe with proper running water and the luxury of soap and mirrors.
    A bit more expensive but you get what you pay for as they say :)
    No gawkers either as they are intelligent people. Pls let me know if spot is updating
    Tony

  5. john clarke Says:

    its updating alright

  6. Ed Says:

    Amazing as always Tony, glad to see those dots continuously approaching home.

  7. Ann for Tony Says:

    Hi Ann this is tony. I don’t have good reception here in Iran desert. pls post 41,837km run 1,000th marathon in a weeks time :-)

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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...

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