Russ Cook ran the length of the African continent in 352 days (9,940 miles).

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Apr 9, 2024
12:36:48am

BringYourUltimate All-American

Russ Cook ran the length of the African continent in 352 days (9,940 miles).

Whether he ran every day or not, he averaged more miles than a marathon every day for those 352 days. That’s incredible and makes me very grateful for planes, trains, and automobiles.

After more than 9,940 miles (16,000km) over 352 days across 16 countries, Russ Cook, aka the “Hardest Geezer”, just became the first person to run the entire length of Africa.

The 27-year-old endurance athlete from Worthing, West Sussex, UK, crossed the finish line in Tunisia on… pic.twitter.com/C8USAykrD9
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 8, 2024

https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1777266224667222225

Crazy to think how much he ran pic.twitter.com/q5Bz4cQmNV
— MissFacto (@missfacto) April 8, 2024

https://twitter.com/missfacto/status/1777266899451265185

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Russ Cook ran the length of the African continent in 352 days (9,940 miles).

BringYourUltimate

Apr 9, 12:36am

Especially impressive when you see that he ran uphill.

garyfan

Apr 9, 12:45am

Yeah, shoulda run south. Downhill all the way.

bruincoug

Apr 9, 6:39am

That was the original plan. But he couldn't get a visa to cross from Algeria into Mauritania. He worked for 300+ days

Spiff

Apr 9, 7:46am

RE: Russ Cook ran the length of the African continent in 352 days (9,940 miles).

yahtzee

Apr 9, 1:09am

Hopefully he does a book or series of podcasts, lots of stories

Kevin Arnold

Apr 9, 6:04am

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