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'Hardest Geezer' says he's 'f***ing off for a strawberry daiquiri' after running length of Africa

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Updated 17:36 7 Apr 2024 GMT+1Published 17:21 7 Apr 2024 GMT+1

'Hardest Geezer' says he's 'f***ing off for a strawberry daiquiri' after running length of Africa

After running 385 marathons, Russ Cook said he was 'a bit tired'

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Russ Cook has run the entire length of Africa.

The man known as the 'Hardest Geezer' set off from the southern tip of South Africa in April 2023 and has now completed his 16,000km+ journey.

Cook crossed the line at Ras Angela in Tunisia today (7 April) and was greeted by chants of 'geezer, geezer, geezer' after making it over the finish line.

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He made over 19 million steps and passed through 16 countries - all for the name of charity.

The 27-year-old arrived in Ras Angela, Tunisia’s at around 4.40pm on Sunday after making his way into the Mediterranean for a quick dip.

Shortly after, he told Sky News he was 'a little bit tired' and saying he was going to 'f**k off'.

You can watch the hilarious moment below:

Someone said: "Let's get you a daiquiri, man," and the runner replies: "Yeah, let's f**k off."

Russ has an afterparty all lined up and what he's clearly been looking forward to is a strawberry daiquiri.

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Despite facing visa complications, health scares and an armed robbery, he finally completed the mammoth task.

Cook was held at gunpoint last year when he was robbed by two men in Angola.

He said: "First things first, we’re grateful to make it out alive.

“We lost a few thousand quids worth of stuff which is a big problem for us, but we will endeavour to soldier on and get things sorted."

Just weeks later, Cook was kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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"On day 102 I was separated from the boys & the support van after some impassable roads in the planned route," Cook wrote on X.

LADbible/Dominic Smithers

"In an attempt to find the boys at a village on the plan B route, I stumbled into a rural settlement where the chief told me I must give him money. I had none. So that went down well.

"Pretty soon I found myself surrounded by lots of game blokes with machetes. Was escorted out the village into the bush.

"Emptied my bag to show I had nothing but a half eaten biscuit. Gave it to them, and ran.

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"Spent the next few hours bushwhacking through overgrown jungle paths. Trying to stay off any tracks until I was far away.

"What happened next was a seven-hour motorbike ride deeper into the jungle. In my head I thought this was it. Me. The self-proclaimed hardest geezer. About to get held in a Congo gulag before being ripped apart limb by limb and eaten."

Thankfully, he somehow made it out in one piece.

You can donate to his fundraiser here.

Featured Image Credit: Sky News
Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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