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A wonderful day in Munster

So much to report I dont know where to start. Today I ran 50km from Sixmilebridge where I was greeted by the mayor Sean Crowe yesterday. I ran to Charleville and noted once again my progress was only partially updated by my frustrating and unreliable Spot ‘ tracking ‘ device. It seems I have to put new batteries in it every second day whereas before it was every 10 days.

I was accompanied every step of the way by at least one athlete starting with Kate Flynn, and Richard as far as Limerick. In Limerick Ciara took over and we had a great chat about her work in the Middle-East, amongst many other interesting stories.

Siobhan Stapleton also joined in at Cratloe am really enjoying myself now!

Then after a shelter from a downpour in Patrickswell where I stopped for a chicken and chips lunch I was joined by Tom Enright a great supporter of the blog since the start. Tom was riding his bicycle and accompanied me to the finish. On the way he tried to convince me I mistimed my Irish run as I ran by Lisdoonvarna a few days after the famed ‘ Match makers festival! On the way we were joined by another couple of tough runners John and Michael ‘ curly ‘ Cunningham, the latter an Irish hill running international in the masters class.

Shortly after these lads departed I had a bit of an energy crisis for I didn’t sleep well the previous night due to a lot of computer work. I need my recovery sleep more than ever now!

However I was run out of Limerick county by members of Kilmallock AC namely Jerry Sheedy and Michael Reynolds. While Simon Reynolds and Ed Hannon drove on ahead with flashing lights on those pretty hilly backroads. Many local runners including young children joined in as we ran to the Co. Cork ‘ border ‘

At the Cork ' border '

What a reception I got there for there were dozens of people standing out n the road and in their driveways. I stopped many times to shake their hands and talk about the run. Then North Cork AC joined in, the banter was mighty! I was like a pied piper, surely this was one of the best welcomes I had gotten on the whole run. More stopping, more children and runners joining in. Eventually I reached the church in Charleville where I finished my day. A short commute to Kilmallock where I was guest of the Deebert House Hotel as described in the last post, Thanks to everyone for their fantastic support and help.

All this wonderful help gave Siobhan Clifford an easy day in my support vehicle so she was able to catch up on some logistics. In all in Ireland I will be running in 20 counties of the 32 on the island of Ireland. Am past the halfway mark. This time three weeks the Ireland lap will be completed. I will just have the Dublin marathon to run. Ah yes, October 28th and a much dreamt of sleep in

Anyone that wants to join in the fun I plan to start from the church in Charleville tomorrow, Sunday at nine am ish! I will run to Bally Desmond via Newmarket

For further information on the run, contact Blue Bubble Marketing.

siobhanclifford42@gmail.com
or
087-2931029

Route for the next few days:

05/10/2014 Sun Charleville to Bally Desmond via newmarket
06/10/2014 Mon Ballydesmond toTralee
07/10/2014 Tue Tralee to Killarney (49 via Kilorgan TFB)
08/10/2014 Wed Killarney to Kenmare
09/10/2014 Thu Kenmare to Bantry
10/10/2014 Fri Bantry to Mizen Head
11/10/2014 Sat Mizen Head to Ballydehob
12/10/2014 Sun Ballydehob to Clonakilty

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6 Responses to “A wonderful day in Munster”

kevin scanlon Says:
October 5th, 2014 at 1:21 pm
well done tony. its great to hear you are getting a great reception. kevin
Siobhan stapleton Says:
October 5th, 2014 at 2:34 pm
Pleasure running into Limerick with you Sat morning – glad to hear you are getting such a great welcome in Munster – best wishes for remainder of your run around the world
Siobhan Says:
October 5th, 2014 at 7:48 pm
Delighted to hear you got such a warm welcome in Munster – well deserved too. Enjoyed the run in from Cratloe with you Sat morning. Best wishes for the remainder of your run around the world, Siobhan
Kevin Ryan Says:
October 5th, 2014 at 11:33 pm
Tony, it was a pleasure running with you on Friday. I hope the weather improves for you and that you have better success with sachets of mustard.
Ann Says:
October 6th, 2014 at 6:33 am
Great to see you are receiving such warm hospitality in Munster and have runners joining you.
Kerry Says:
October 18th, 2014 at 2:37 am
Tony, congrats on such an amazing feat! I had the honour of having Kevin Carr stay with me for a couple nights here in northern Canada. What you guys are doing is inspiring. Great job.

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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...