Through the medium of this blog, I felt I had to give a big shout out for another crazy Englishman - namely Mr Russell Cook (aka "Hardest Geezer"). Today he reached the northernmost tip of Africa having run from the continent's most southerly tip down in South Africa.
He has run the equivalent of 360 marathons or 10,000 miles in less than a year on a journey that took him through sixteen countries, several pairs of running shoes and also saw him attacked and robbed and hospitalised. He was supported by a small back-up team run on a shoestring budget.
At the time of writing this blogpost, he has raised £733,000 for his two chosen charities which are Sandblast Ltd and The Running Charity. The first of these supports the Saharawi people of the western Sahara - many thousands of whom currently live in refugee camps.
The Running Charity delivers mental health support and innovative youth work programmes to young people aged 16-25 who are dealing with homelessness or complex personal needs.
In awe of what Russ Cook has accomplished, I donated to his charity appeal earlier today. You can find a link here at givestar. Leaving the charities aside, one cannot help simply applauding the audacity of the man, his strength, his courage and his single-mindedness. Just - Wow!
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