‘Hardest Geezer’ finishes 16,300km run across 16 countries in 352 days
Mehdi El Arem
Ras Angela, Tunisia | Sore and sandblasted but triumphant, runner Russ Cook reached the northernmost point of Africa on Sunday local time, almost a year after he set off from its southern tip on a quest to run the length of the continent.
Dozens of supporters gathered on a rocky outcrop beside the Mediterranean in northern Tunisia, cheering on the British charity fundraiser, who has run 16,300 kilometres across 16 countries in 352 days.
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