Discussion: Ultrarunning
in: Orienteering; General
Dec 12, 2012 10:26 PM
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bl:
Tony Mangan, the Irish ultrarunner, whose goal is to run around the world,
has come up here before. I don't know if any APer's have been following, so I thought I'd point out what he has done thus far as it's worth pondering. He ran in the Dublin marathon in Sept., 2010, then flew to St. John's, Newfoundland in November and thus far has run from there, across the US, down Central America & now the length of South America, recently arriving in the world's southernmost town, Usuhaia, Argentina. This was 596 running days, 25,140km, averaging about a marathon a day - with a high of 75 km, at 55 years old!
From South America, the route goes on to Fiji, then NZ, OZ, up the Malay peninsula thru Asia & Europe with a plan to run in the same Dublin marathon in 2014. His succeeding in running from St. John's to Usuhaia suggests he might make it. I find his blog accounts to be interesting/educational and inspiring. One can ponder the resiliency of his musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems or the psyche behind it all. Maybe some day should such and such a number of miles run seem more than enough, thinking of his running will be worth a few more.
His records/personal bests
has come up here before. I don't know if any APer's have been following, so I thought I'd point out what he has done thus far as it's worth pondering. He ran in the Dublin marathon in Sept., 2010, then flew to St. John's, Newfoundland in November and thus far has run from there, across the US, down Central America & now the length of South America, recently arriving in the world's southernmost town, Usuhaia, Argentina. This was 596 running days, 25,140km, averaging about a marathon a day - with a high of 75 km, at 55 years old!
From South America, the route goes on to Fiji, then NZ, OZ, up the Malay peninsula thru Asia & Europe with a plan to run in the same Dublin marathon in 2014. His succeeding in running from St. John's to Usuhaia suggests he might make it. I find his blog accounts to be interesting/educational and inspiring. One can ponder the resiliency of his musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems or the psyche behind it all. Maybe some day should such and such a number of miles run seem more than enough, thinking of his running will be worth a few more.
His records/personal bests
Dec 13, 2012 3:41 AM
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Will he get to Australia in time for the 6 inch trail marathon this weekend?
Nov 12, 2013 9:25 PM
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bl:
Tony Mangan (link above) is still at it, 37 months later, about 75% complete chronologically. He's run some 37,000K, 850 road days and now can say: "looks like 1000 marathons in a 1000 days is going to be a done deal". Since last posting, he's run a token piece of Oceania (Fiji), NZ north to south, then Hobart north, Melbourne to Darwin (Outback by night), hopped over to Indonesia, west to Jakarta, Singapore in a day, Malaysia, then Thailand & now Myanmar.
Recent challenges have more to do with obtaining appropriate visas ("visa minefield") & borders that may be closed. Myanmar recently just opened its borders. The world as experienced from this runner's roadside perspective makes for excellent reading. October 2014 Dublin marathon is the planned completion, eleven months away, luck & determination willing. Join the armchair contingent for the final lap? There is marvelous photography of so many faces along with down-to-earth commentary. Visit Myanmar then maybe scroll back on his amazing journey!
Recent challenges have more to do with obtaining appropriate visas ("visa minefield") & borders that may be closed. Myanmar recently just opened its borders. The world as experienced from this runner's roadside perspective makes for excellent reading. October 2014 Dublin marathon is the planned completion, eleven months away, luck & determination willing. Join the armchair contingent for the final lap? There is marvelous photography of so many faces along with down-to-earth commentary. Visit Myanmar then maybe scroll back on his amazing journey!
Nov 17, 2013 2:11 PM
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Thanks for the reminder about Tony's amazing journey. Reading about his recent exploits in Myanmar are a very pleasant way to spend an hour on a rainy Sunday morning. Too bad he couldn't get a visa to run China.
In consideration of the very enjoyable six months I spent living and working in Ireland many years ago, I made a PayPal contribution to Tony's run. During my time in Ireland, i never met a person I didn't like a lot! Tony's blog reminded me a bit of that experience.
In consideration of the very enjoyable six months I spent living and working in Ireland many years ago, I made a PayPal contribution to Tony's run. During my time in Ireland, i never met a person I didn't like a lot! Tony's blog reminded me a bit of that experience.
Nov 22, 2013 5:14 PM
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And in true Irish fashion, I received a nice note from Tony today:
Thank you so much for this kind donation Clark. I will have a nice
hotel night and a lovely meal on you, I wish you the best of luck with
living your dream, but don't wait 20 years till starting to live it
like I did!! Thanks again tony
Thank you so much for this kind donation Clark. I will have a nice
hotel night and a lovely meal on you, I wish you the best of luck with
living your dream, but don't wait 20 years till starting to live it
like I did!! Thanks again tony
Nov 2, 2014 9:07 PM
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bl:
Tony Mangan finished his world run at the Dublin marathon this past Monday - the same race he started with 4 years ago. It was 50,000 k to the meter, some 1200 marathon road days. The last part was a 1600k lap around Ireland. He passed over Pakistan for safety reasons. His two favorite countries were the US and Iran.
Four years of archives provide a roadside view and account of an amazing feat. He was the third person to complete such a run but the longest by 13,000 k - a comprehensive route -- seeing as we're not likely to figure out how to run on water. Although there is a a fellow who rode and rowed around the world.
Dublin marathon
Four years of archives provide a roadside view and account of an amazing feat. He was the third person to complete such a run but the longest by 13,000 k - a comprehensive route -- seeing as we're not likely to figure out how to run on water. Although there is a a fellow who rode and rowed around the world.
Dublin marathon
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