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Having a lovely stay in Macliam Lodge in Clonakilty!

Having a great time here in Clonakilty where I got a great reception. Thanking everyone for all their help especially the proprietors of the Macliam Lodge John and Maeve O’Grady for this, I am having a nice relaxing evening. Also to the local Marathon Club for massive help. Also to Martin Kelleher for sponsoring dinner in a local hotel. And to Meadbh O’ Leary a local physical therapist for a much needed rub down. Meadbh did a good job on this old creaking carcass. She tells me there are at least 500km left in me before my legs fall off. She would not accept payment except a bowl of soup and a pot of tea when I invited her out to dinner on Martin’s voucher, Ah yes cheap skate Mangan

I will run 500! Thanks Meadbh.

So its two weeks to Dublin and I need to ease down for the marathon on the 27th!

Think I am over trained! My easing down will consist of approx 400 road kilometres and three rest days en route

Living on a prayer

My concrete legs seem to have lightened enormously since I made the great psychological turning at Mizen Head when I made a right turn for DUBLIN!!!!

It is as if I had a leg shaving and someone with a kango knocked lumps off my two concrete leg blocks. Yes I can even run a bit faster these last few days

Today I finished 12 kilometres beyond Clonakilty on the road to Cork. I will arrive in the rebel county’s capital, Ireland’s second city tomorrow and take a rest day on Tuesday.

Before leaving Clonakilty in the morning I will be greeted by the local mayor, media and area runners. In the afternoon I will run with Jerry Forde an athlete I have heard so much about as he closes in on his 300th marathon! I look forward to this so much Jerry

Thanks so much to James Tobin who ran with me for four days and to Siobhan for commuting him and other runners back and forth. And for finding a pizza joint near Mizen Head!

Siobhan delivers the pizza near Mizen Head

I see my Spot tracker did not update for long periods and as regular readers know Spot the so called world leader in tracking does not work after 50 clicks!! Imagine that. I suspect Spot have edited my Wikipedia page to say I am being tracked by their ‘ state of the art ‘ device. They make it sound like I am endorsing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did not set this Wikipedia page up and do not have a wiki account. If anyone does have an account and would like to do me a favour please edit this to ” Tony Mangan is tracked by a very unreliable and frustrating device which he promises he will throw into the river Liffey when he finishes his world run He says it reminds him of a Neil Young song…. ” Piece of Crap! ”

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One Response to “Having a lovely stay in Macliam Lodge in Clonakilty!”

adair cowan Says:
October 13th, 2014 at 4:43 pm
hi tony
where you staying in kilkenny on sunday

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...