Exclusive: The Hardest Geezer Russ Cook Completes His 352 Day Run Raising Over £700K

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Today on Good Morning Britain, Russ Cook, also known as “The Hardest Geezer” joins us live from Tunisia for his first live interview after crossing the final finish line yesterday which saw him become the first man to ever run the entire length of Africa.
Since starting his journey 352 days ago, Russ has raised more than £700,000 for two charities, The Running Charity and Sandblast. The Hardest Geezer, Russ Cook will be live in the Good Morning Britain studio on Wednesday 10th April to continue the celebrations.
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@MRandomCommenterGuy Месяц назад

One of the greatest sporting achievements EVER - truly the Hardest Geezer of all time, and an absolute inspiration. Hats off to that living (and now forever a) legend

@moomountain Месяц назад

People really need to watch the journey on RU-vid one of the best things I’ve watched.

@ellisgrover Месяц назад

Olsen ran from Egypt to the southern tip, so yes he ran the length of Africa, but our boy Russ ran the ENTIRE length of Africa, tip to tip. One look at the routes and I reckon there’s no dispute. Man’s a legend!

@anton__84 Месяц назад

The record is still open because he got in a car at end of runs to go to a hotel then back to his last stop. If someone starts from the bottom to the top but camps in a tent every night and not get into a car then they are the true first so it’s there for the taking. The moment his feet were carried off the ground he lost the whole record.

@xNorth931 Месяц назад

@@anton__84 What are you waffling?? He tracked every meter on Strava. Where he finished for the day is where he started the next day. Did you expect him to fall asleep at the very spot he finished running for the day? He stayed in His van/truck more than hotels

@anton__84 Месяц назад

@@xNorth931 Yes you camp you don’t get in a car it doesn’t matter if you come back to the exact location it’s got to be uninterrupted to be a record. I give you another example people rowing the Atlantic cannot row for a day then get onto a yacht then start again the next day. In your head I can start running get into a helicopter at the end of the day fly to a hotel for a week if I want to then go back to where I finished and set off again. How is that a record?

@M1ntberrycrunch Месяц назад

Yeah fun idea, but completely unrealistic if you think about it for longer than a quarter of a second@@anton__84

@greedyboi011 Месяц назад

@@anton__84 bro it makes no difference to the difficulty of the run if you stay in one place and sleep in a tent/car (which he did most of the time fyi) vs getting in a car and driving to a hotel and then back the start point. At the end of the day running the length of Africa is a huge logistical challenge and as you can see from his experience often the running is the easiest part, the injuries, illness and borders are harder and he overcame all of them to stay the course. If you care about it being uninterrupted all you are waiting for, is someone with more money to throw at the logistical operation so that they can remain uninjured, illness free and have someone streamlining borders, which in my opinion is not even as impressive, tent or not.

@MadeOfStone02 Месяц назад

The people debating if he is the first to do this are clueless. No person has ever run from the southern most point of Africa to the northern most point of Africa. Fact.

@Lahfo Месяц назад

to add to this, no one's done it the other way round either!

@froghornleghorn Месяц назад

To add further, nobody has ran it quicker by any measure either, none of the others were just a mad lad from worthing either.

@LoganLommel Месяц назад

Commenting for the algorithm. The world needs to know this story!

@remcodejong9149 Месяц назад

Reply for the algorithm.

@chriscotonou7765 Месяц назад

Hate that they had to bring up this silly controversy while he’s trying to enjoy the moment

@greedyboi011 Месяц назад

Agreed. As for the other two attempts while both impressive, the British guy finished at the pyramids in Cairo, which is well short of russ's attempt and I can't find the official start point for the danish guy but again it was in Egypt and doesn't seem like a true length of Africa to me. Feel like World Runners Association are just begging for validation because which one of them decided the length of Africa was a debatable distance?

@Britishgeohistorian Месяц назад

Sadly for them they didnt run from the northernmost point to the southernmost point

@toutingthomas Месяц назад

Russ did right in giving them Kudos, though maybe he can have their names ready next time... Especially chap who did a north to south route (and another continent?!) but not really the 'whole' length

@greedyboi011 Месяц назад

@@toutingthomas I mean the tv station should have had their names tbf they put him on the spot.

@bradsays Месяц назад

wonderful sporting personality, and he did such a brilliant job....woeful presenters

@AtoZpod Месяц назад

The PM questions were quite awkward

@anuradhainamdar8967 Месяц назад

A very humble man.Hats off to him.Yes,I think they are truly stoical, and running in Africa! the most risky continent of all.

@mimmotaye580 Месяц назад

it looks like you never travel outside of your city bcz this nonsense comment comes from people who spread wrong information about Africa.

@Andrewpc2023 Месяц назад

Russ, don’t forget your back up team who were epic as well. We would be sad to see Gus and your team as well.

@Thatbasedbrit Месяц назад

Gus needs to start his own RU-vid channel, everyone loves him!

@craigbailey79 Месяц назад

With out doubt the best single achievement ever done and known to mankind 🤝🏻🇬🇧

@alisonward64 Месяц назад

Well done Russ and the whole team. Together you have achieved so much and inspired many.

@Zapata85 Месяц назад

One of the extraordinary achievements of human physical endurance. Belongs in the history books. First man to run from the Southernmost point to Northernmost point of Africa. Absolute legend - and so are Stan, Guus, and co. Seriously inspiring stuff! Well, well done!! 😃

@gh0stm0nst3r6 Месяц назад

"celebrated with strawberry daiquri" lol what a legend

@alexdelvento1273 Месяц назад

Dear god I hate main stream media personalities

@4ajustpeace Месяц назад

struggled to watch 4 mins before giving up and reading the comments. The Africa Project was a team effort, all the crew need to be interviewed together. It was an extraordinary achievement all round.

@thedramaticcharismatic5664 Месяц назад

Amazing job, Russ.

@esgee3829 Месяц назад

over £800K now. On On

@PS3GamingScotland Месяц назад

He's got to be Sports Personality of the year 2024. What an incredible achievement! Well done Russ!!!

@ChrispyChrisco Месяц назад

That's crazy awesome yo 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@luke-ti3fu Месяц назад

Proepr gutter press question about those who have done something similar before. Give the man his flowers. Built a brand and an audience whilst taking this on. Any of them achieve that?

@boxing1583 Месяц назад

What a guy

@mayakahahe3723 Месяц назад

Been following him for last 8 months. Incredible mind blowing achievement. Proper geezer too. Funny fella. Congrats Russ you savage!

@DeqzNW Месяц назад

Legend

@damiantosd8720 Месяц назад

Well done mate

@FilthyRich247 Месяц назад

Legend.

@AlexMorrison-te2cd Месяц назад

🎉🎉🎉😊😊 well-done

@archie7218 Месяц назад

Crazy stuff

@MrFirefox Месяц назад

pretty crazy achievement

@maxpiplat8765 Месяц назад

Insane Effort!

@airsofter2247 Месяц назад

Not to much to be proud of lately in Britain; Thanks for changing that Russ you legend!

@Ross201189 Месяц назад

🙌🙌🙌

@JasonAllan Месяц назад

The best human sporting achievement.

@fik99football28 Месяц назад

Top quality guy russ

@peakyblunder Месяц назад

See you in three years . After your lap of honour .

@anthonymurphy5850 Месяц назад

Strait up VIKING ⚔🛡

@Godfrey_first_tarnished Месяц назад

Before he left he could have sworn he was starting to grow a beard 😂

@markifi Месяц назад

first time your presenters here didn't cut into every other sentence. i guess they are able to learn!

@anjaporter Месяц назад

Absolutely love him but NO ONE needs to see his feet hahahaha

@kylem9476 Месяц назад

Auction off the hair for charity!

@Lainsday50 Месяц назад

Exactly what I was thinking too!

@user-ry5sx6jp6g Месяц назад

Congratulations that was a long joourney.

@AtoZpod Месяц назад

Certainly not as dangerous but running through America would be interesting

@rxktv2706 Месяц назад

@LONDONMARATHON you’re missing a trick if you don’t get him involved even if it’s just the start gun!!!

@tcarlberg Месяц назад

He's running it I believe

@Bickle121 Месяц назад

Congrats Ed on making it awkward

@frogg9835 Месяц назад

When he said Forest Gump met the president, didn't Russ meet a president of an African state? or am I mistaken with the level of the authority he met.

@chonkyvoid Месяц назад

He met ambassadors, but had special permission from the president

@MrHeat24 Месяц назад

Only guy Chuck Norris is afraid of

@EEscapeTheMatrix Месяц назад

The real Forrest Gump

@osh886 Месяц назад

Is 16,000 miles so hard to say you round down?

@ChairmanAntelope Месяц назад

It was 16,000km, which is around 10,000 miles.

@sinopulence Месяц назад

These TV programs really are garbage.

@Ineedahandle75 Месяц назад

Not convinced he actually did this. Just a bit sceptical

@EscapeTheMatrix...... Месяц назад

Top Fella! Proper ENGLISHMAN! THATS what makes the English the Toughest Race in the world! Overcome and Achieve ANYTHING we put our minds to, or have to face! Amazing Feat of (both) Mental and Physical Toughness. 💪👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@harryjackson9685 Месяц назад

English isn't a race, but agree with the rest 🤣

@EscapeTheMatrix...... Месяц назад

@@harryjackson9685 YES WE ARE A "RACE" MUPPET 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@dorianrichards924 Месяц назад

Shill bot

@JamesBiggins-xb4wo Месяц назад

@@EscapeTheMatrix......nope

@EscapeTheMatrix...... Месяц назад

@@JamesBiggins-xb4wo yep!

@user-qb1sm3rk9r Месяц назад

Genuine charity is done without any publicity. This is really just glorified virtue signaling.

@nathanb4306 Месяц назад

Without the publicity he had no chance of even starting the run

@alastairs3727 Месяц назад

Man runs the entire length of Africa in less than a year…… virtue signalling ? 😂😂 good one

@user-qb1sm3rk9r Месяц назад

I give to charity. Unwanted items around the house I bring to local charity shops, relating to both people, animals and the environment. I donate £20 a month to the Royal Society for Prevention Cruelty to Animals. When I buy stamps at the post office I always say they can keep the change and that change goes to charity. But I don't phone the newspapers about it and tell a camera crew to start running the cameras because I'm buying stamps. Highly publicized charity that's uploaded to every corner of the internet isn't really charity at all, it's all done for someone's ego.

@alastairs3727 Месяц назад

@@user-qb1sm3rk9r calm down mate, have you raised a million?