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As admirers of Russ Cook (a.k.a. 'Hardest Geezer') celebrated his monumental run across Africa, Cook joked at the finish line he was 'a bit tired' after his 352-day run.
“It’s quite hard to put into words, 352 days on the road, long time without seeing family, my girlfriend,” Cook told Sky News as he started running Sunday, accompanied by supporters who’d come from far and wide to run the final stretch with him. “My body is in a lot of pain.
Cook, who is known on social media by his nickname, Hardest Geezer, said he planned to celebrate with a strawberry daquiri.
Briton Russ Cook had hoped to jog the length of Africa in 240 days, the equivalent of more than a marathon every day. Sandstorms and robberies intervened.
Russ Cook from Worthing, West Sussex, is set to complete his mammoth challenge on Sunday, becoming the first person to run the length of Africa.