2nd Death Valley Expedition - Ray Zahab, Will Laughlin
In 2019 Ray Zahab and Will Laughlin traversed Death Valley National Park (DVNP) together for the 2nd time. In summer 2011 Ray Zahab and Will...
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Fastest Run Around The World - Kevin Carr
Jul 28, 2013
Haytor Dartmoor, UK
Apr 9, 2015
Haytor Dartmoor, UK
British ultra runner Kevin Carr ran around the world in 621 days and broke the World Record at age 34, after covering 26,232 km (16.300 miles). Kevin’s passion for running began at age 25 when he ran up a mountain to clear his head. After training and challenging himself for a few years, he set off for this experience of a lifetime at age 32. On April 9, 2015, Kevin reached Haytor Dartmoor, the exact same spot that he’d left some 621 days earlier. Continually running Eastwards he ran coast to coast across four continents and one sub-continent, the equivalent of 622 full...
World Run 2 - Jesper Olsen
Jul 1, 2008
North Cape, Norway
Jul 28, 2012
North Cape, Norway
Danish ultra runner Jesper Olsen ran around the world 2 times:“What fascinated me about doing such a long run was the opportunity to literally measure the world, not only by thought but by using my body as the medium to understand and experience the world. Step by step and continent by continent; to understand the world, its vastness, its diversity, its cultures, and its nature; and its unity, if such thing exists.What it really is beyond the books, television shows, documentaries and “snapshots” and “highlights” we usually experience,” Olsen describes in his book “The Runners Guide to the Planet.” ...
5000 Mile Project - Katharine & David Lowrie
Jul 28, 2012
Cape Froward, Chile
Oct 20, 2013
Carupano, Venezuela
Katharine and her husband David Lowrie are the first ones who ran the length of South America, unsupported, for its wilderness and wildlife.They had clear goals in mind when they set off for their 5000-mile project. On 28th July 2012, as the Olympic gun resonated through the streets of London, David & Katharine began their own Olympics. An epic journey to run the length of South America, the equivalent of 250 marathons in 15 months, through some of the most awe-inspiring and biologically rich ecosystems on earth. From Cabo Froward, the most southerly tip of the continent and the roaring...
