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Saturday is my D Day, Dublin Day!

Homeward Bound!

Thanks to Mick in Kidderminster for a great chat and a bed for the night. A great lad who drives a truck Mon to Fri does his running from his truck and breathes running at the weekend! Nice he could run me out of town for five miles, a typical ‘ salt of the earth ‘ Yorkshire man who couldn’t do enough for me!

Thanks also to Billy’s sister Maureen who we stayed with in Dudley. I had an interesting chat with her husband who is a shrink!

Hi Everyone! I cant believe I will be arriving in Dublin Port from Holyhead, Wales on Saturday! Hoping as many runners as possible will come out and meet me, of course non runners also welcome

Tomorrow Sunday I hope to finish running England and cross to Wales. 48,199km run in 1,108 road days. Thanks so much to Siobhan Clifford husband Billy and not forgetting Fifi their dog for crewing for me since Dover. It has been so much fun.

They are gone home now to prepare for my homecoming and six week /1,622km/ 1,000 mile lap of Ireland which will begin after breakfast on Saturday. This will be a fundraiser for Aware and details of how to donate will follow later.

Siobhan, Billy, Kevin Scanlon and Tom Enright will travel over to Holyhead as foot passengers on Friday. No doubt we will all have a celebration somewhere and will all return together on Saturday

The first days running in Ireland will be from the port to the official starting location of the Ireland lap at the start line of the Dublin City Marathon in Fitzwilliam Place. to the Liberties where I grew up and took my first steps including…. The Coombe, Ardee St, Grey Street, Meath Street, Thomas Street then out towards The Gravediggers pub in Glasnevin to pay respect to the Kavanagh Striders. To Finglas Village and run the 16km/10 mile from there to Ashbourne. This last segment was an old training route of mine when I tried so hard to win the Finglas marathon in my earlier days. This was my very first competitive ambition, which I never achieved.

I will be hosted by Fergus Owens that night, thank you Fergus who has promised a massive steak

See you in Dublin on Saturday!!!!!!

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6 Responses to “Saturday is my D Day, Dublin Day!”

Greg Havely Says:
September 7th, 2014 at 4:16 am
Tony—wow–Dublin in less then a week—-and no doubt a BIG STEAK dinner awaits you!!!—
Enjoy the moment—
Good running–Greg
kevin scanlon Says:
September 7th, 2014 at 12:45 pm
great work tony. well done to siobhan and anybody who can help along the way. talk soon, kevin
Ann Says:
September 7th, 2014 at 3:44 pm
Wow, 2nd last country today Wales. Almost here now Tony. Take care and see you on Saturday
John Geesler Says:
September 9th, 2014 at 7:38 pm
Hard to believe it’s almost over, Great job, wish I was there.
Greg Havely Says:
September 11th, 2014 at 12:04 am
Tony—Wales—only one more country to go—hard to believe—wish I could be there to shake your hand when you get off the boat in Ireland—-but hopefully will be there to shake it when you cross the 50,000KM finish line at the marathon—
Must have a lot of thoughts running through your head now–so close to finishing “the world jog”—would love to hear some of them in a blog–although I imagine you are feeling pretty knackered at the moment–and excited as well—OK man–GOOD RUNNING
Greg
Lyndon Mullan Says:
September 11th, 2014 at 6:24 am
Tony – truly astounding
Wish I could be there to see your finish in Dublin
Best wishes from us all in Singapore
Lyndon Mullan

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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...