Russ Cook
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Hardest Geezer |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | March 13, 1997 Worthing, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Ultrarunning |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | First person to run the entire length of Africa Fastest marathon while pulling a car (9 hours 56 minutes) |
| Updated on 7 April 2024 | |
Russell Cook (born 13 March 1997), also known as Hardest Geezer, is a British endurance athlete from Worthing, West Sussex who holds several world records. As of April 2024[update], he is the only human to have run the entire length of Africa as part of Project Africa.[1][2][3][4]
Project Africa
On 22 April 2023, Cook began Project Africa, planning to run the entire length of the continent. He began in Cape Agulhas, South Africa and ended in Ras Angela, Tunisia on 7 April 2024.[5]
Achievements
- Running from Istanbul, Turkey to Worthing, England in 68 days.[6]
- Setting the world record for fastest Marathon run whilst pulling a car: 9 hours, 56 minutes.[7]
- Running the entire length of Africa, having covered 16,000km and crossed 16 countries.[8]
References
- ^ "Russ Cook: The man who ran the length of Africa". BBC News. 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Mo Farah shares support for Worthing man running length of Africa". BBC News. May 24, 2023.
- ^ Church, Ben (May 11, 2023). "How one man is attempting to run the length of Africa … in just 240 days". CNN.
- ^ "The 'Hardest Geezer' on why nothing will stop his Africa run: "Chop both my legs off, I'll crawl" | indy100". www.indy100.com.
- ^ "He did it! 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook finishes gruelling challenge to run length of Africa". Sky News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Heath, Jacob (2020-10-26). "The record-breaking Sussex runner known as 'The Hardest Geezer'". Sussex Live. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "The record-breaking Worthing runner known as 'The Hardest Geezer'". Sussex Live. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "He did it! 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook finishes gruelling challenge to run length of Africa". Sky News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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