Self-proclaimed Hardest Geezer Russ Cook, 27, went through various stages of appearances as he conquered his 10,000 mile epic marathon across Africa - but keeping his beard the while time.
Russ Cook crossed 16 countries over the equivalent of 385 marathons – more than 16,300 kilometres – surviving machete-wielding villagers, desert sandstorms and crippling bouts of food poisoning.
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