‘I was never going to quit’: UK man becomes 1st person to run entire length of Africa
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‘I was never going to quit’: UK man becomes 1st person to run entire length of Africa
Description
April 8, 2024
An extreme marathon runner from the U.K. finished his near-year-long goal of running the entire length of Africa on Sunday. On the final leg of his 352-day run, 27-year-old Russ Cook was joined by dozens of supporters to celebrate the end of a more than 16-thousand-kilometer trek across 16 countries.
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‘Justice has been done’: Man who set Ugandan Olympian on fire dies from his own burns01:29 | September 10, 2024
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‘Justice has been done’: Man who set Ugandan Olympian on fire dies from his own burns01:29 | September 10, 2024
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‘He was everything’: Gaudreau brothers tearfully mourned at funeral01:59 | September 9, 2024
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Matthew Gaudreau’s wife Madeline reflects on late husband’s love: ‘Born to be a dad’05:38 | September 9, 2024
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Description
April 8, 2024
An extreme marathon runner from the U.K. finished his near-year-long goal of running the entire length of Africa on Sunday. On the final leg of his 352-day run, 27-year-old Russ Cook was joined by dozens of supporters to celebrate the end of a more than 16-thousand-kilometer trek across 16 countries.
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