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Enter Michael Gillan! And the rest of my Ireland route

Friday 17th   37km Dungarvin to Waterford

Saturday 18th   50km  Waterford to Kilkenny.

Total 49,748.8km   for 1,148  road days.

Kilkenny to Dublin Marathon start line in Fitzwilliam Place =  209km as per my route.

Dublin Marathon = 42,2km  Total on marathon finish line = 50,000km

Press  HERE  for my route.

People may be wondering why Kilkenny is on my Irish route as it is inland. Reason being I got relatives here and promised before the run even began that I would run in and out of the city! So to keep family peace I had to keep that promise :)

Michael Gillan my support driver for the Australian leg has joined my support crew!

Michael has perfected  world famous recovery technique for athletes. His methods helped me cross Australia in a record time. His first assessment is that my leg and muscle condition is more or less exactly the same as it was almost a year and a half ago.

Welcome and thank you so much Michael Gillan to Ireland :)

Michael arrived near Youghal looking different without the beard.

6 Road days to the marathon finish!

19/10/2014  Sunday,  Rest Day in Kilkenny

20/10/2014  Kilkenny to Wexford

21/10/2014  Wexford to New Ross

22/10/2014 New Ross to Gorey.

23/10/2014  Gorey to Rathdrum via Arklow

24/10/2014  Rathdrum to Bray.

25/2014   Bray to Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin,(Dublin City Marathon start line)

26/10/2014  Rest day in Dublin

27/10/2014  Dublin City Marathon Start Fitzwilliam Place to Merrion Square North = Finish and 50,000 km  :)

Please press Here for route map for the remainder of my Ireland route. Please note my route is subject to change.

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3 Responses to “Enter Michael Gillan! And the rest of my Ireland route”

  1. Ann Says:

    Good news about your leg and muscle condition from Michael. Nice photo. Not long now to finish line :-)

  2. kevin scanlon Says:

    Tony, it’s great to see Michael I am sure this will be a special week and a bit well done Kevin

  3. Kerry Says:

    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.
    Note from Tony: Thank you Kerry and well done Kevin. Kevin is a truly nice guy who is making a very honest and amazing world run. Please google his name for more info.
    Kevin Carr from Devon, Uk will be the fourth document runner to run around the world. It is likely that having satisfied the World Runners Association with his documentation he will be invited to become a member of the World Runners Association after Jesper Olsen from Denmark has run the world twice. Jesper will join the run from Wexford all the way to the finish. He will join on Tuesday. Tom Deniss fastest world run 21 months, 26,000km , Australia and Tony Mangan, longest run 50,000km
    Kevin is scheduled to finish in about six months and will cross Ireland near the end. His route will be from Shannon to Dublin.

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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...

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