Briton becomes first person to run length of Africa

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The extreme marathon runner travelled through 16 countries on the 352-day odyssey.

Extreme marathon runner Russ Cook completed his run across the entire length of Africa in Tunisia on April 7 after travelling through 16 countries, with the 352-day odyssey including being robbed at gunpoint and suffering food poisoning.

"The first person ever to run the entire length of Africa. Mission complete," Cook posted on social media platform X. The endurance athlete, who calls himself the"Hardest Geezer", has also raised more than half a million pounds for charity along the way. "Simultaneously raise a lot of money for some really important causes, that's happening on the Givestar platform, so we are very privileged to have that happening there.

 

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