‘Hardest Geezer’ Finishes Running the Length of Africa: Russ Cook of Britain overcame danger in a year of running from South Africa to Tunisia.
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Sudan is now a year into a war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has killed thousands ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudans-uprooted-millions-pay-price-year-long-war-2024-04-14/
Quick Glance: Sudan's Displaced Millions Suffer One-Year War Consequences
- After fleeing the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail's aspirations are limited to providing food for his five children from a meager monthly salary earned at a paper factory.
- A seven-year-old son sleeps in his arms due to trauma from explosions before fleeing Khartoum in January.
- Financial challenges lead some to return to the war-torn capital.
- Sudan's war began on April 15, 2023, over a planned political transition where the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, were competing to protect their interests.
He did it! 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook finishes gruelling challenge to run length of Africa
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Quick Glance: He Succeeded! 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook Completes Grueling Challenge of Running Length of Africa
- British Russ Cook, self-proclaimed 'Hardest Geezer,' has completed a nearly year-long grueling challenge of running the length of Africa. Starting from the most southern point in South Africa, Cape Agulhas, he finished at Ras Angela, Tunisia, the most northern point of the continent.
- During his journey through 16 countries, Cook faced extreme heat, physical exhaustion, and dangerous situations including armed robbery in Angola and separation from his supporters in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Utilizing social media, he secured a visa to cross the border from Mauritania into Algeria.
- Cook has raised over £600,000 for two charities and plans a celebration with a performance by the band Soft Play to mark his accomplishments. The funds collected will benefit The Running Charity and Sandblast. Despite Africa being his most significant challenge, it wasn't his first, having previously run from Asia to England.
- The 27-year-old invited his supporters to run the final marathon with him and arranged a finish line party featuring a live performance by Soft Play in Tunisia. Through this challenge, known as Project Africa, Cook not only pushed physical boundaries but also raised substantial funds for charitable causes supporting the mental health of young individuals and educating about Sahrawi culture.
These are the shoes the Hardest Geezer wore to run across Africa: Russ Cook rotated some of our favourite Hoka running shoes during his 16,000km run across ...
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UK man runs the length of Africa in 10,000 miles and 352 days | Africanews: “It’s quite hard to put into words, 352 days on the road, long time without seeing ...
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10,000 miles and 352 days later, a UK man reaches his goal of running the length of Africa
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The Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France in northern France celebrated Moroccan running champion Hicham El Guerrouj with a honorary doctorate ... Show more #france #hichamelguerrouj #moroccoworldnews #mwn
How fast do you need to run to get a Good for Age time at the London Marathon?: How fast do you need to run to get a Good for Age time at the London Marathon?
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Okpekpe Race Organisers Renew Partnership With Nigerian Breweries, Development Bank
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These are the road closures for the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town: The Totalsport Two Oceans 21km marathon will be held on Saturday, and the ultra marathon on ...
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Bus transporting pupils returning from athletics event crashes in Northern Cape: A group of pupils from the North West are undergoing medical check-ups after a ...
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Former President Jacob #Zuma has been barred from running in #SouthAfrica 's general election in May. His 2021 conviction, and jailing ... Show more
Quick Glance: Impact of Jacob Zuma's Election Exclusion on South Africa's Vote
- The exclusion of former President Jacob Zuma from the elections in May is heightening political tensions in South Africa as the country gears up for what is anticipated to be a fiercely competitive electoral battle.
- Zuma's opposition to the ANC challenges his previous party's dominance and might result in the ANC falling below the 50% vote mark for the first time.
- While this may dampen the MK's momentum, the 2021 protests indicate that barring him from the election could rally his loyal supporters.
- Following the announcement, the MK announced plans to challenge the decision. A potential court ruling in favor of Zuma's candidacy could revive his political prospects and present a significant obstacle to the ANC during a period of declining popularity.
Kiplimo and Chebet defend cross world championship titles: The defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and Beatrice Chebet secured the next world title at the World ...
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Ultramarathon runner Russ Cook’s epic run across Africa nears finish line; all eyes on April 7
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Kiplimo delivers cross country hat-trick for Uganda : Kenya's Benson Kiplangat took bronze, two seconds adrift of Aregawi -- Cheptegei finished a disappointing ...
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The Incredible Journey Behind Two of the Army’s Fastest Athletes: A new book shines light on the journey of Shadrack Kipchirchir and Elvin Kibet ...
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Zambia Debt: Finance Minister Musokotwane Sees Commercial Creditor Deal Soon: Zambia has made good progress in concluding a marathon debt restructuring and is ...
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Distance queen Gerda Steyn breaks record again in fifth Two Oceans win: Gerda Steyn proved once again that she indeed is the queen of ultra marathon in the ...
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'Hardest Geezer' who ran length of Africa reveals next challenge is London Marathon
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Marathon pro Amanal Petros: Germany's fastest runner is now also German champion for the first time
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Athletic evolution will soon eclipse South Africa’s sprint revolution: Distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt leads a new breed of stars at the national ...
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Hanover Marathon: Top favorite Amanal Petros's faith also gives him a lot of strength
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Sudan’s uprooted millions pay price for yearlong war: CAIRO: After fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to ...
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Ugandans conquer South Africa’s Two Oceans: A senior tourism officer at the Ministry of Tourism, Ssali powered home in Cape Town in 4.21.29 ...
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Photo essay: A melting pot of cultures on Marafi Street in Abu Dhabi: The vibrant thoroughfare is located in Madinat Zayed, one of the oldest parts of the ...
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Windy Weather: Ministry Calls on Moroccan Drivers to Exercise Caution: The Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Water has called on all drivers to be cautious as ...
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Irvette van Zyl puts spotlight on mental health before Two Oceans: Among thousands of elite and social runners taking part in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape ...
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Gerda Steyn playing cards close to her chest chasing fifth Two Oceans in a row: Few outside her family and friends had heard of Gerda Steyn when she first lined ...
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Paris Games: Cheptegei 'hungry' for Olympic 10,000m gold
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Forfeiture unit moves against company allegedly running Ponzi scheme: The Asset Forfeiture Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority has been granted an order ...
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Russ Cook: Colchester man joins in for final stretch of Project Africa: 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook was joined by hundreds when he completed his challenge of ...
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Parkinson’s campaigner who drove from UK to South Africa to hold talk at castle: A 60-year-old man who drove 18,000 miles to raise awareness of Parkinson’s ...
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Quibbling about the Hardest Geezer’s achievement completely misses the point: Why all the nitpicking?
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Breaking the eggshells: offspring among the carrier pigeons: This is what tinnitus must feel like - a single beeping in the ear. Triggered by around 50 newly ...
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The Ministry of Equipment and Water issued an alert today, calling on all road and highway users to exercise caution and vigilance due to low or absent ... Show more www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/04/361896/dust-and-wind-storms-ministry-calls-on-moroccan-drivers-to-exercise-caution #morocco #world #news #windstorm #mwn #moroccoworldnews
Blast from the past: Hosea Tjale wins the 56km Two Oceans ultra-marathon: Today in South African sport history: April 5
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Goitom Kifle from Eritrea wins the men's race, but the desired improvement in the course record was not possible due to the high temperatures ... Show more
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Marines defend Calayan, Batan Islands in simulated attack: The Philippine Marine Corps, through the Marine Battalion Landing Team-10, conducted Exercise ...
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The Best African Athletes Going To Paris 2024: The Olympic Games are right around the corner, and Paris, France, is making the final preparations to host this ...
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From Cape to China, here’s the top 5 most beautiful marathon routes: The beauty of taking part in a marathon is not only the finish line, but the views you catch ...
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India, US undertake joint exercise as part of 'Tiger Triumph-24' in Andhra's Kakinada
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Jacob Zuma barred from running in South Africa elections: South Africa's ex-president is barred from standing in May's general election, it is announced.
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African Games 2023: Nigeria’s James Through To Women’s 800m Final
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China lags in efforts to achieve 2025 green steel goals, analysts say: China is falling short when it comes to decarbonising its huge steel industry ...
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From Left: Winner of the 2nd edition of the Lukenya University 10 million trees 42 km marathon, Wilson Cheruiyot, receives the Ksh500 ... Show more #Lukenyamarathon
A Navy Dentist Trained for and Ran a Marathon While Out at Sea—All on a Treadmill
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Paid articlePaid Comrades Marathon 2024 route the shortest in history … due to roadworks: The last time the race finished at the Scottsville Racecourse, the race distance was 86 ...
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🪶 From dusters to boa scarves, about 70 percent of ostrich products globally originate from South Africa.
Most come from Oudtshoorn, in the little Karoo ... Show more #southafrica #ostrichfeathers
🇪🇬 In #Egypt , families hoping to break fast during the holy month of #Ramadan have to face record-high #inflation and rising food prices.
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Missing skiers tried to dig 'snow caves' before they died in Swiss Alps, says rescuer
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She filmed it by chance: Alica Schmidt stolen from monkey on the beach | Sports: Shocking moment for track and field star Alica Schmidt (25). The sprinter was ...
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Young Vohra eager to honour late dad at Safari Rally: Vohra feels he is still on the learning curve after only racing in five rallies.
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#ManifestoCheck: Verifying 9 claims from the Democratic Alliance’s ‘Rescue Plan for South Africa’
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Sixes Social Cricket club opens new site in London Bridge: A venue reimagining the classic game of Cricket for modern socialites has launched its new site in ...
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Visa unveils Amusan, Nwachukwu as global ambassadors: Visa, the Worldwide Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ...
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Use multipronged method to tackle obesity problem: While it can hardly be described as meticulous and patient work, the government’s move to impress upon its ...
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Civil servants to undergo weekly physical exercise session: It is believed that the two-hour weekly exercises will play a great role in ensuring that NCD cases ...
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Govt employees to undergo weekly physical exercises: This is aimed at fighting overweight and Obesity, which are linked to the risk of common diseases such as ...
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INS Sujata and INS Tir enters harbour phase of IMT Trilateral Exercise: This edition of the exercise is planned in two phases i.e. Harbour phase and Sea phase.
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Hanif Abdurraqib on His New Book, ‘There’s Always This Year’: Hanif Abdurraqib’s unclassifiable new book ‘There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension’ ...
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'Major incident' to be staged in Cheshire town centre: The exercise, simulating an emergency incident at a large office block, will include actors playing ...
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Nakaayi exudes class for African 800m silver: “Of course, I am hard working then persistence and consistency,” she said, in a brief chat
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Tiger Triumph: India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins: The close maritime relationship between the United States and Indian navies can be ...
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👉 The African Games, running from March 8-23 in 🇬🇭 Accra, Ghana, feature men's & women's individual ... Show more #Accra2023 #AfricanGames
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👏 @joshuacheptege1 , the 5,000m and 10,000m world record holder, sealed his seat for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games ... Show more
Simple Steps to Keep Your Bones Strong: Your bones tend to weaken as you age. But it’s not unavoidable. Here are things you can do to keep them as strong as ...
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Muddy roads, angry farmers and civil war: one man’s epic run from Cape Town to London
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From Alaska to Northern Norway: Will Practice Rapid Deployment of US Paratroopers
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Cape Epic: Nino Schurter is one of the favorites with his Danish teammate: The Cape Epic goes into the next round. From March 17th to 24th, the longest and ...
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Ivorian sprinter Cisse joins Omanyala's camp: Omanyala had beaten Cisse for the first time in the 60m indoor in Italy in May 2022.
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