‘Hardest Geezer’ completes momentous run along length of Africa
British athlete Russ Cook has completed his momentous run along the entire length of Africa covering over 10,100 miles (16,300km) in 352 days.
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Mr Cook – nicknamed the “Hardest Geezer” – crossed 16 countries while running the equivalent of 385 marathons.
Along the way, the 27-year-old from Worthing, West Sussex, survived machete-wielding villagers, armed robbers and crippling bouts of food poisoning.
At the finish line he said phlegmatically: “I’m a little tired.”
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10 comments
Fantastic 👋🏻👍🏻
Good on him 🎉
Lucky he diddnt get the farmers treatment
Wow. That is something, 16000 kilometers.
Safety in number eh😂p
Who does he think he is – Forrest Gump?
That's a tough dude
Reminds me of an Athlete issue, enlarged heart.
…the hardest geezer…I like that🫵🇬🇧🇳🇿
Now what ? " I think i will go home now". 😮
No actual African in sight. Shocker.