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Week 18 – Days 120-126 – Reasons to be cheerful: the wonders of NHS dental care, avoiding rabies and back on the road
Week 17 – Days 113-119 – The dog bite and a tooth infection, Marathons 39, 40 and 41, Mauritania, Algeria and Tunisia
Week 16 – Days 106-112 – London Marathon, Casablanca, Morocco, Marathon 38 and really, really bad toothache
Week 15 – Days 99-105 – Not the Boston Marathon, homeward-bound and the Bratton Fleming Community Primary School
Week 14 – Days 92-98 – Running in North Korea, the Achilles injury, the Equator and on to Boston

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Day 315 - Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Marathon 87 — Makeup, live tv, 300 kids, £750 donation, several new friends, 3 accidents, a pizza, a new cap, and oh yeah, another marathon. — Praise the lord our JC! Jean Christoph triumphs again! — Beginning in the car from rural Luxembourg into the city centre we talked through agenda for today’s day of activities. Not just another marathon day that’s for sure. Here’s my notes I made over breakfast before leaving to start day 315 of the expedition. — Leave at 09:00 School visit 09:45 Speak/Run with kids 10:00 Run Marathon at 10:45 Finish Marathon at 16:00 Change at 16:30 Snack 17:00 TV Makeup 6:15 Live RTL TV 19:00 Finish TV 19:30 Dinner 20:00 Home 22:00 Bed 23:00 — Writing this when tired and feeling like all I want to do is sleep is pretty daunting and even exhausting actually. But having now completed that list and finally in bed I feel like today has been a day I’ll never forget. — I always want to squeeze every second out of each day. Sometimes it just feels too much - but when I think of Kev and all the other people suffering with cancer, and who are facing a shortened life - I realise days like today are extra special. — DON’T COUNT THE DAYS, MAKE THE DAYS COUNT. — JC - If Kev could have seen the amount of effort you went to, to make today as brilliant and full as it was - Kev would have certainly cried with thanks or at least given you a look and hug of extreme gratitude. — The trip is about raising money for Prostate Cancer U.K. - and in turn help raise awareness for the charity and ultimately stop men dying for the disease. In the process I try to have fun, enjoy every day, and value my time I have on the planet. Today was that, and more. — A shout out to the running gang Fat Betty Run, the lovely ladies of Think Pink, Kristy, all of the reporters, schools kids, ambassador, and teachers... there are so many more! — I ran with kids this morning, had several newspaper interviews in 3 different languages, ran 26.2 miles in beautiful sunshine, chatted to some very inspiring people including the British Ambassador and various friends and friends of friends that have come out to support the cause. Thank you all! #running

Day 314 - Switzerland 🇨🇭to Luxembourg 🇱🇺 — Another passport - another journey - another day on the road. (Actually on a train) Oh and I got to see my parents today. Yay. Before I go any further - here’s a big thank you to Jon and all the gang in Switzerland. A brilliant few days. — Ugh - I need to sleep please. Don’t know what’s up with me lately - I’m tired to the point of shutting my eyes standing up and nearly nodding off. — Sad to say bye to Jon and the gang in Zurich; seeing friends is always great but it’s extra special when they introduce you to even more lovely people that become friends. Nevertheless goodbyes must be done. — I woke up in Zurich, and tonight I’m falling asleep in the outskirts of Luxembourg city. — After the pit stop in London a while ago, my passport and visa for Russia 🇷🇺 has now been finalised and returned. A huge thank you to my endlessly patient parents for flying from the U.K. to Zurich just to drop off my passport. We had a quick 20 minute early lunch, exchanged some necessary administrative chats regarding the upcoming journey and swapped my passports over. They went home and I continued to Luxembourg by train. — 5 hours later and here I am. I was met off the train by Jean Christoph (aka JC), Nelson and Nico. JC has not only been donating throughout the year, been following, and generally being a great supporter of the cause, but he’s also arranged more or less everything for my 48 hour stay in Luxembourg. A shame to missed Tessy, but we’ll catch up another time - @tessy_from_luxembourg you travel more than me. Oh and happy birthday to Noah. 👍🏼🎉🎁 — Today has been full on. I’ve said bye to Jon, seen my parents, met with JC and co, and on top of all that, I’ve finally got to meet Kristy and had an interview with Luxembourg’s top newspaper. Kristy - a huge pleasure to meet you finally. For those of you who don’t know - Kristy and I have crossed paths a number of times this year but never managed to meet up; until now! Yay. Kristy is a brilliant runner - check her out! I think you plan to run with me tomorrow. See you there. — My belly now full I’m in bed having over eaten again thanks to Nico and JC.

Day 313 - Switzerland🇨🇭to Litchensutein and back! Marathon 86 — What a day! — Several kilos of cheese, 42.195km in the running shoes, a few cows, 2 countries, some wind 💨 (mostly from Jon), and blue skies. Oh and another brilliant chap by the name of Marcel. — While the sun was still sleeping Jon and I convened in the kitchen to gather some food for breakfast and stuff our bags with everything we need for the day. It was cold outside and we had an hour on a train ahead of us to reach Litchensutein. We packed our post run clothes to ensure we weren’t shivering and miserable on the journey back. I’ve seen so many people shiver for hours post race as a result of not packing clothes to change into. This is something Jon and I had both experienced; and wouldn’t be repeating. — I decided to run with my Osprey bag today. Along with my 3 litres of water in my nifty bladder (the bags not mine), I stuffed my warm gear, a few emergency Pulsin Bars, some pain killers, a spare hat and leggings in my bag. A few more mouth falls of food, jackets on, watches on and off we went. Day 313 had begun. — Short walk to the station, a €75 ticket to Zurich central station, quick pit stop for Jon’s morning coffee during our 11 minute connection #winning... and before we knew it we were in sunny Litchensutein. — Jon’s good friend Marcel met us off the train and drove us to the boarder from Sargans station, just inside Switzerland. As always on this trip - I seem to meet incredibly humble and lovely people. Today was no exception. Marcel - thank you for helping, chatting, running and generally be a bloody lovely bloke. — A shout out to Marcel’s 15 year old son who recently completed his first marathon. Huge respect... time for another one I think. — After our seemingly quick 5 hour jog along the river with a slight detour into Vaduz we were done. Easy. Change into our warm puffer jackets, a few swigz of water and off we went back to Zurich. The sun was with us most of the way. — Writing this - I’ve just got in from Jacks famous fondue. 2 days ago Jack was a random stranger - and just a few hours ago I was eating cheese and petting a few of his horses. (Not a euphemism 🙈) #running #run

Day 312 - Switzerland 🇨🇭 Zurich — The second best outdoor shop in the world, travel books, and a chilled foggy day in Zurich. — I was supposed to spend the day writing more of the book today - but instead I slept till 11:30, munched down a tasty bagel and cream cheese, and on with some jobs. — Being in Zurich for a couple of days was just what I needed to switch off; obviously I haven’t really switched off - but I did have today to chill and explore the city at a relatively slowly pace. I spent 2 hours in a book shop (love book shops) and then discovered the wonderland that is Transa. This place sells all my favourite things... expect chocolate actually. It was a travellers wet dream. Jackets, hand made skis, a huge bags section, books, gadgets that I have no idea what they do, and of course Swiss-army knives. Massive ones. — I met another couple of Jon’s mates tonight - who were also my kinda people; such a nice evening. I now understand how Vegans manage to eat enough food. Just have two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners. Easy. — Every country from now till the end of the year is gunna get colder with Russia topping out at -8°c. Ideally with no snow. — Tomorrow Jon and I head to Litchensutein for a day trip to tick off marathon 86. It’s getting late - so time for bed me thinks. — #running #adventure #marathon #run #runner #travel #marathonman #europe #blogger #runnersofinstagram #instarunner #runningtheworld #runtheworld #runningtheworld196 #worldrecord #bbc #netflix #mountains #traveller #adventurer #world

Day 311 - Switzerland 🇨🇭 Zürich - Marathon 85 of 196 — Marathon 85 is done, and in the company of super lovely people in glorious sunshine. Not a lot more I could have asked for today. — The deep reds, oranges and yellows covered the landscape ahead, behind and above us as we twisted through the hills to the summit. Reaching the top of the Zürich mountains after about 11 miles the view was spectacular. The fluffy clouds hung just below the tree line, the snow capped peaks blanketed the horizon line and the crisp morning was warming by every minute. We all shared a moment staring out at the snowy peaks in the distance. The city was starting to come to life and with it, the mist of lake Zürich rising too. — Jack, Jon, Julia, and Marieke went up the hill to fetch a... massive pretzel. A big thanks to the Running gang today. — When I woke up this morning Jack and Marieke were complete strangers. After spending several hours running through the Swiss hills, I now have new friends. Brilliant people. A pleasure to run with you guys. — Talking of waking up; my phone decided to forget to update the time zone and so I woke up an hour late 🙈 - Jon had to knock on the door. You know those mornings when bed is the only place you want to be? This was one of them; but as always the more you don’t wanna get up, the better it feels when you crack on with the day doing what you love. — Today can be broken down like so: — Breakfast - Porridge 🥣 and banana 🍌 Walk to train - 👣 Train - 🚂 Walk to tram - 👣 Tram - 🚃 Another tram - 🚃 Run - 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ Shop - ⚠️ (while hungry) Dinner - Ravioli 🍝 and pizza 🍕 yum 😋 Film - 🎥 Sleep - 💤 — What a fab day. Day after tomorrow we take a day trip to run again in Litchensutein. Huge thanks to all who made today brilliant! — #switzerland #zurich #mountains #autumn #running #runners #run #jumphoto #runner #marathon #guy #runnersofinstagram #instarunners #rehband #travel #adventure #runningtheworld196 #world #blogger #hot

Day 310 - United Kingdom 🇬🇧 London Heathrow to Switzerland 🇨🇭 Zürich — Flight, Friends and Fondue — A painless travel day concluding with a tasty dinner with friends in country number 85, Switzerland was a brilliant way to kick start the last leg of this year. 14 countries, 6 weeks, and then Christmas. Then it’s just 1 year and 96 countries to go. — I said goodbye to the lovely little hotel just around the corner from Heathrow at about 09:00. Take off was at 11:50, but not before a full English breakfast in the American Express lounge of terminal 2. — At 11:00 everyone stood to observe the 2 minutes silence while watch the London proceedings on the TV. A few people were entirely oblivious to all goings on, but the majority were respectful and stood together. It’s strange how 2 minutes can make you reflect so deeply. Maybe we should ‘remember them’ more often, or at least consider our own days more so. — An easy flight, of which I slept the entire way, resulted in the need to be woken by a fellow passenger post landing. I was fast asleep. A quick jolt of awakens and I grabbed my things, trundled down the steps of the plane, went to collect my bags and within a few minutes I was in Zurich. — Tonight and for the next 2 days in staying with Jon and Julia. I met these guys when I was part of the ASICS Frontrunner community in the U.K. a couple of years ago. Pascal their friend also joined us for dinner. It’s such a pleasure to be around my mates, even Pascal who I only got to know this evening was such a like minded guy. When the word ‘only’ is put before ‘a marathon’ - I know I’m in good company. — Jon and Julia made a outrageously tasty Raclette supper with all the trimmings. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the tradition Swiss (some may say French, sorry Pascal) dish, it involves heating the cheese and scraping off the melted remains. (FYI ‘racler’ which is French for scrape being the origin of the word Raclette... so it’s French! Ha! — Anyway, it’s late, I’m super sleepy and have a cheese belly; marathon tomorrow. Let’s hope for good weather. Thanks folks. — #switzerland #zurich #mountains #autumn #running #runners #run #runner #marathon

Day 309 - France 🇫🇷 Toulouse to United Kingdom 🇬🇧 London — LESS THAN A YEAR TO GO — Here we go - quick pit stop at Heathrow and I’m heading for marathon 85 in Switzerland 🇨🇭 — I left Toulouse at 08:00 this morning, made my way to the airport, arrived in Stansted, picked up my bag, and then coached to Heathrow. From Heathrow I then taxied to this beautiful little hotel for a long nights sleep before tomorrow. — I’m staying with Jon @jonbaguley in Switzerland for 4 days; in that time we will be ticking off both the Swiss marathon in the mountains, and also the tiny principality of Litchensutein too. Jon is a member of the fab ASICS @asicsfrontrunner running community and is a bloody brilliant runner. I will be hosted, driven around and no doubt beasted in the Swiss mountains. Bring it on. Oh sorry legs. Oh and advance thanks to Jon’s better half Julia - thanks for accommodating me - will be so nice to hang out with you guys. — As I write this, I’m scoffing down a yummy fish pie and greens. This little restaurant and hotel, The Swan, is not only cosy and well run but it’s just around the corner from the airport. A perfect stop over. Will be using this again. Thanks for the complimentary night guys. Really nice to be in a cosy pub hotel in England. — A BIG THANK YOU: As we approach the end of the year. I want to thank everyone for the support In so many ways. From tomorrow till the end of the year I will begin to thank the individuals that have made this first year possible. Less than a year remaining. — Here’s the last few marathons this year before another 96 next year. Checkout my blog for more info. Link in bio. — SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭 Buchs 11 Nov 2018, LIECHTENSTEIN 🇱🇮 Vaduz 14 Nov 2018, LUXEMBOURG 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 15 Nov 2018, DENMARK 🇩🇰 Copenhagen 17 Nov 2018, NORWAY 🇳🇴 Oslo 20 Nov 2018, SWEDEN 🇸🇪 Stockholm 23 Nov 2018, FINLAND 🇫🇮 Helsinki 26 Nov 2018, RUSSIA 🇷🇺 St Petersburg 29 Nov 2018, ESTONIA 🇪🇪 Talin 2 Dec 2018, LATVIA 🇱🇻 Riga 5 Dec 2018, LITHUANIA 🇱🇹Vilnius 8 Dec 2018, BELARUS 🇧🇾 Minsk 11 Dec 2018, UKRAINE 🇺🇦 Kiev 13 Dec 2018, MOLDOVA 🇲🇩 Chisinau 15 Dec 2018, ROMANIA 🇷🇴 Bucharest 17 Dec 2018, POLAND 🇵🇱 Warsaw 20 Dec 2018 — #adventure #running

Day 308 - United Kingdom 🇬🇧 London to France 🇫🇷 Toulouse — Following on from my late arrival into Stansted last night - today started with 4 cold and uncomfortable hours on the floor of the poorly organised departures area of the airport. Rant coming - warning ⚠️ — Having spoken to a few security guards I ascertained that between the hours of 23:00 and 04:00 the departures area is closed. Not because of cleaning or anything useful but because the transport links to the airport were leading to hundreds of passengers arriving too early and sprawling across the airport. — Rather than supporting passengers the airport simply shut the departures area and pushed all passengers to a tiny area with under 100 seats. When I arrived there were at least 500 people. The number grew substantially the closer 04:00 came. — Not only this but passengers weren’t allowed to lie down. Why? It made everyone very uncomfortable and irritated. Apparently this happens every day. Stansted - one of the worst experiences of an airport to date.that includes Africa, just saying. Sort it out. — I was only popping over to Toulouse for the day and one night so I left my luggage in the storage area. Brilliant price of £12.50 for 24 hours. Shame about the extremely rude gentleman that served me. — So after my unacceptable sleep in the airport till 07:00 i jumped on the plane at 9 and landed in Toulouse at 11:00. — A quick BBC interview, some time with friends, great food, a nap, and I met with Candice. — A fellow runner - Candice went for a run while I rested - this felt very odd! I didn’t have my gear with me and to be honest I really needed to sleep. I slept like a baby. — I’m certainly running on empty at the moment. Perfect for another 12 countries and as many marathons this year. — By the time the new year comes around I will have run 100 marathons in 100 different countries. I’ll start next year with less than half to complete. Just 96 to go. — A fantastic dinner, and then early bed. — Please keep donating. @Justgiving — A reminder - I am speaking at the National Running show @nationalrunningshow in Jan (19th and 20th) so please come along. — #adventure #running

Expedition Finish

Running The World 196November 11th, 2019

11 months to go.

RTW196 Closing EventMarch 30th, 2020

16 months to go.

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