Russ Cook, who calls himself "Hardest Geezer" on social media, has run from the tip of South Africa to Tunisia, clocking up more than 16,000km over 350 days.
A British man who calls himself the "Hardest Geezer" has finished running the length of Africa after a gruelling challenge that has taken nearly a year.
A British man, Russ Cook, has run the length of Africa after a gruelling challenge that has taken nearly a year. Russ Cook, from Worthing, West Sussex, was joined by supporters as he crossed the finish line in Ras Angela, Tunisia, the most northern point of the African continent on Sunday. Cook, who calls himself the "Hardest Geezer" had set off on Sunday, his final day of the challenge in Tunisia. He had been running for more than 350 days and completed the equivalent of 385 marathons.
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