Russ Cook has crossed 16 countries in a 16,000 kilometre journey which he began on April 22 last year.
A Brit nicknamed 'Hardest Geezer' has finished an epic challenge of running the length of Africa, having faced machetes and being kidnapped at gunpoint.
Speaking at the finish line, the 27-year-old endurance athlete said, understandably: "I'm pretty tired." "The realisation that my wife got pregnant, had a baby and we now have a two month old in the time he's done this really put it into perspective," shared an awe-struck supporter who joined Russ for a segment of his final run. "I did 22km and I had to pull the pin. He did 16,000km. It's left me speechless."
Initially, his goal was to traverse from Tunisia to South Africa, completing 360 marathons in 240 days without breaks. However, his plans were thwarted early on by difficulties in securing an Algerian visa. However, the journey took a perilous turn when, during the fundraising challenge, he found himself in a remote settlement confronted by machete-wielding men demanding money. Recounting the incident, he said: "Emptied my bag to show I had nothing but a half-eaten biscuit. Gave it to them, and ran. Spent the next few hours bushwhacking through overgrown jungle paths."
Reflecting on the harrowing experience, he added: "What happened next was a seven-hour motorbike ride deeper into the jungle. In my head, I thought this was it. Me. The self-proclaimed hardest geezer. About to get held in a Congo gulag before being ripped apart limb by limb and eaten."
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