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Trans Europe Run - Richard Donovan
Jun 21, 2016
Istanbul, Turkey
Aug 29, 2016
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In Summer 2016 Irish ultrarunner and race director Richard Donovan completed a 3,000 km Trans Europe Run from Istanbul to Rotterdam, running up to 40 miles a day through western Turkey, Greece, then Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. The original plan had been to run from Istanbul to San Sebastian, Spain in April, but planning long expeditions like this comes with changes. “On the last day, I felt better than every single other day. It took about 2 months, 2 pairs of running shoes and almost 2000 miles of running to have a 40-mile day feel relatively easy....


