JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I GOT THE SPOT TRACKING DEVICE SORTED OUT WITH MUCH THANKS TO STEPHEN HERE IN PANAMA, MY FRIEND GREG, EDUARDO AND ERNESTO.
HOWEVER I AM STILL WORKING ON GETTING THE SPOT TRACKS SUPERIMPOSED ON THE GOOGLE MAP AS BEFORE.
TO SEE MY WHEREABOUTS ONCE I START RUNNING PLEASE CLICK ON ” TONY’S SHARED MAP ” JUST BELOW THE GOOGLE MAP.
NOT A GREAT MAP I KNOW.
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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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January 2nd, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Happy New Year Tony!! hope you will be able to connect spot device to the Google map as before on your site as it was great. Glad to see you are rolling along with all that extra weight you are carrying. Take care and continued success in 2012. Keep on running. I have a lot of catching up to do as I couldn’t get near the computer with you while you were home. Once again thanks so much for surprising me with your vist, it was really great having you home and a bonus that you stayed for Christmas. Take care Ann
January 3rd, 2012 at 7:49 am
Hey Tony, great to see you’re still truckin’… for any of your fans who have never heard “The Ballad of Tony Mangan” I thought I’d post it again here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdftgEDx5HA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Be well!
Keep the rubber side down!
January 5th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Hey Tony—ahhhh–finally back in action so I have something to occupy all that free time I have ha ha ha!!!–Great that SPOT is up and running—glad you had a good time with your mum and family over the holidays–Don’t worry to much about the extra weight–that will be gone in a flash—–Haven’t received your broken camera yet??? WIll check it out once it arrives—–cheers for now—good running–Greg
January 6th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Good luck with the next leg of your journey Tony: South America. We’re still following along and thinking back a year ago when you rolled in during the “I’m lovin’ it” blizzard in Maine!
January 6th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
BTW, our Outside Mag just arrived today. Very small blurb on Page 24 in conjunction with article about Aussie Pat Farmer running Pole to Pole.