The hard-working old man may already have his sights set on his next record-breaking challenge, as he just spent a year running across Africa.
Russ Cook, 27, lived up to his reputation by running 9,940 miles in 352 days and raising more than £865,000 for charity.
The runner began his quest in South Africa and when he reached his final destination, Tunisia, he celebrated sitting on a luxurious golden throne and drinking a strawberry daiquiri.
These sites were chosen because they are home to the southernmost and northernmost points of Africa.
Despite only completing his run on Sunday (April 7), Russ revealed today that he is already thinking about his next challenge.
Cook, from West Sussex, told reporters: “I’m not sure what’s going to happen next but I will be looking to push the envelope further.” good morning britain.
“I don’t want to give up my cards too soon. Traveling around the world is difficult. [A few people claim to have done it], but the sea is big, and I’m not Jesus. ”
Although the prospect of South America was raised with Cook, he admitted it seemed like a “too easy” challenge and he wanted to go bigger.
Russ said he was motivated by his longing for home during the epic journey, which was equivalent to the length of more than 360 marathons.
He’s motivated to keep going by his girlfriend, sausage rolls and the prospect of going out for curry with friends – the latter planned for this weekend.
“I got off the plane yesterday and ate sausage rolls, double cheeseburgers, pizza and ice cream in one sitting,” he joked.
If Russ does take on another, bigger challenge, it won’t be the first time he’s done so.
After realizing he was good at running, he set off from Istanbul to London, which is when he came up with the idea of running across Africa.
But before embarking on his next journey, Lars hopes his initial journey fundraiser Will break the million pound mark.
He said: “We are raising money for two charities, the first is a running charity which tries to get Brits involved in sport.
“The second one is Sandblast, they work in the Sahara desert – there is a refugee camp there with 100,000 people in it, but no one knows it, and they do educational and cultural projects there.”
Although Lars claimed to be the first person to run across Africa, this claim was disputed by the World Runners Association (WRA).
They claim that member Jesper Kenn Olsen from Denmark achieved the feat in 2010.
However, his journey from Taba, Egypt to the Cape of Good Hope was undoubtedly shorter than Cook’s, at 7,948 miles.
“It’s more about getting the facts right, so it’s nice that a lot of the media quickly realized that there was something that needed to be looked at,” Olson said.
“For me it doesn’t matter if I’m number one or number two or what have you, because obviously the most important thing for us is traveling around the world.
“Keeping the honor is more important than whether you are first, second or third.
“But from what I understand, he’s definitely the fastest.”
Olson added that he also did not claim to be the first person to run across Africa.
That honor may belong to Briton Nick Bourne, who ran a distance of 6,200 miles from South Africa to Egypt in 1998, the BBC reported at the time.
