Russ Cook, from Worthing, West Sussex, finished his gruelling 352-day run from South Africa to Tunisia on Sunday. But claims he is the first to run the length of Africa have been contested by the World Runners Association.
Russ Cook, a marathon runner who refers to himself as the Hardest Geezer completed a 10,100-mile run from Cape Agulhas in South Africa to Ras Angela, Tunisia, in 352 days.