Europe….. It’s the final countdown!
Today I ran across the Bosphorous Bridge in Istanbul. This bridge connects Europe and Asia.
Thanks to Erok in the Irish Embassy for helping me secure a permit for running across this non pedestrian bridge.
Also it was great to run with six local runners. Including my host Baris and great helper Ercan.
Thank you all for making this a most enjoyable experience, Four continents have now been run. North America, South America, Oceania and now Asia the toughest of them all.
Approx 44,900km have been run since October 25th 2010. Only a little over 5,000 to runm thats all just the same distance from New York to LA! My finish will include a full 1,600 km lap of Ireland before the grand finale at the finish line of the Dublin City Marathon on October 27th 2014.
Please stay tuned and tham
Thanks for your support
June 8th, 2014 at 1:01 am
Congratulations Tony on this round trip. So close to the finish line. You are like Pope John Paul kissing the ground. Roll on the lap of Ireland. Take care Ann -:)
June 9th, 2014 at 8:15 am
well done tony. i hope you are taking it easy for a few days after the huge effort to reach europe. kevin
June 9th, 2014 at 10:51 am
Good Man Tony, It’s just so rewarding that you could cross that huge bridge. You have traversed so much of the world already it is totally appropriate that you were allowed across. It’s another significant milestone on the most daring expedition of the millennium . More congrats , well done and take care.
June 10th, 2014 at 10:09 am
Making slow progress towards Bulgaria as am pushing Nirvana my cart. Hope to be there by weekend. Left wrist is very sore. I may even ditch Nirvana.. Will wait a bit and see. With luck I may run 45,000th kilometre today but more than likely on Wednesday.
June 11th, 2014 at 9:52 am
Tuesday 49km run total is 45,007 kilometres about 28,000 miles.
Have now 139km to Bulgarian border.
June 11th, 2014 at 3:33 pm
You’re amazing Tony – all the way! Best wishes from your fiends in Singapore!
June 12th, 2014 at 8:56 pm
only 5000k to go!
June 13th, 2014 at 9:56 pm
Congratulations on running over 45,000 kms, well done Tony -:)
June 14th, 2014 at 4:28 pm
Tony—just watching your spot tracker and see you have crossed into Bulgaria—-woohoo—another milestone—Hope your wrist gets better–would hate to have you ditch old Nirvana—maybe if you decide to do without you could post her on home as she did accompany you on a lot of KMs—-
Anyway–getting cloooooooosssser to the finish–
Good running–Greg
June 14th, 2014 at 6:27 pm
Greetings from Bulgaria and the European Union
Camping in a petrol station for my first night
May be in Bulgaria for about eight days them its Romania
Lovely people.
Europe is going to be a bit like central America… A country a week for about 13 weeks! Bulgaria is country number 29.
Talk soon
Back in the EU… You don’t know how lucky you are boys..
Back in the EU… Back in the EU
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out they leave the west behind
And Munster girls make me scream and shout!
OK tony enough of that!
July 1st, 2014 at 6:24 pm
Since México; we,re sending Tony our encouragement and admiratión because the Asian route is done, now Tony almost is in home…Great EU.
Greetings
Andrés Montero & Family
Ahuacatlán Nayarit, México.