Guns, machetes and illness: the perils of running the length of Africa

The Straits Times - Sports·2024-04-09 19:00

NEW YORK – Going for a run can get a bit more difficult when it lasts for a year and is complicated by robbery, illness and men with machetes.

Russ Cook, a 27-year-old Englishman, completed his south-to-north run across the continent of Africa on April 7 in Cape Angela, Tunisia. He had set off from Cape Agulhas, South Africa, on April 22, 2023.

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