Doubts over 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook's 'record breaking' African run

Doubts have been raised over whether 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook can really claim to be the first person to ever run the full length of Africa.

Made up of just seven members, the World Runners Association claimed that one of its founders Jesper Olsen actually deserved the title over Cook The WRA said that as the length of Africa 'is calculated at 8,000km as the crow flies', it does not matter that Cook's distance was longer. ' Serge Girard in his world run crossed five continents and completed his run without one single day off during the entire run.

Cook from Worthing, West Sussex, was embraced by loved ones and supporters as he crossed the finish line at Tunisia's most northerly point today. Originally he had hoped to achieve the mega distance in 240 days, but different obstacles have delayed his finish by around 100 days

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