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After running the length of Africa, British extreme athlete Russ Cook said he only considered quitting once during his near year-long odyssey -- after he got kidnapped in the Congo by a gang armed with machetes. Cook's 16,000-kilometre route took him up the continent's west coast, battling sandstorms and blistering heat, injuries and food poisoning, and his team were even robbed at gunpoint in Angola.

Russ Cook, a British adventurer, achieved an amazing feat on Sunday as he completed his remarkable quest to run the entire length of Africa

Russ Cook, known as the 'Hardest Geezer', has just completed a 10,000 mile run from South Africa to Tunisia across 16 countries.

Russ Cook accomplished his dream on Sunday of running the entire length of Africa - and to celebrate his triumph, the British extreme marathon runner was joined at the finish line by his supportive girlfriend.

Russ Cook claimed to be the first to complete the epic challenge after arriving at the finishing line in Tunisia on Sunday.