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  1. Original post
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    Apoligies for running content - but hoping any of you Great cyclists
    might be able to help!

    On the 17th October 2005, Danish World Runner, Jesper Olsen will arrive
    in Liverpool after completing almost 25,700km in his quest to become
    the first person to properly run around the world. You can view his web
    site at www.worldrun.org

    He left London on Jan 1st 2004 and has travelled through Europe,
    Russia, Siberia, Japan, Australia, most of USA( getting close to New
    York and Canada.

    Jesper is aiming to finish at the Greenwich Observatory on the 23rd of
    October. His schedule from Liverpool to London is:

    Depart Belfast ferry terminal, Liverpool - 17th Oct
    Arrive, Duddon, Bulls Head Public House - 17 Oct - 47.4km

    Arrive, Stoke on Trent - 18 Oct - 101.2km

    Arrive, Derby Service Area -19 Oct - 155.2km

    Arrive, Kibworth - 20 Oct - 206.6km

    Arrive Kettering Travelodge (junction 13) - 21 Oct 250.4km

    Arrive Baldock travelodge - (roundabout prior) - 22 Oct 303.4km

    HURRAY!!!!!!GMT - 23 Oct - 389.1km and 26,000 plus klms.

    (This schedule was created with the help of www.theaa.com. Starting
    point is Belfast ferry terminal in Liverpool and finishing point is
    Greenwich Observatory in London. I beleive there are flaws in it, like
    a tunnel towards the end. Can anyone help with a better route plan?)

    How can people help?

    Jesper would love to have company of any runners/cyclists that would
    love to join him on the road for any of his run in England. He is also
    going to need crew help for the last week. He is very tired and wont
    make it from Liverpool to London in a week if he has to push his own
    running jogger. Jesper will help look after expenses for any crew that
    helps him. He would especially love to see and meet any of his fellow
    countrymen in the last week of his run

    This is a Great sporting achievement and I personally hope that his
    people give him the recognition that he deserves.

    If you can help him in any way or you know someone that might be able
    to help him, please send me an email to [email hidden].

    Yours in running,

    Phil
    Phil Essam
    0407830263
    http://worldultranews.blogspot.com/ and
    http://sixdayrace.org.au/colac/index.php

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  2. Simon Mason
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    Quoted message said:

    On the 17th October 2005, Danish World Runner, Jesper Olsen will arrive
    in Liverpool after completing almost 25,700km in his quest to become
    the first person to properly run around the world. You can view his web
    site at www.worldrun.org

    He left London on Jan 1st 2004 and has travelled through Europe,
    Russia, Siberia, Japan, Australia, most of USA( getting close to New
    York and Canada.

    I don't wish to decry his feat, but having "only" covered 16000 miles when
    the Earth's circumference is 24000 miles, I don't think he can claim to have
    run "around the world" . Our local lad Karl is doing 36000 miles however in
    ten years from the tip of S America to Alaska, across the ice to Russia and
    back to Hull.
    http://www.earthtrekuk.net/

    --
    Simon Mason
    Anlaby
    East Yorkshire.
    http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

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  3. vernon
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    Quoted message said:

    I don't wish to decry his feat, but having "only" covered 16000 miles when
    the Earth's circumference is 24000 miles, I don't think he can claim to


    have

    Quoted message said:

    run "around the world" . Our local lad Karl is doing 36000 miles however


    in

    Quoted message said:

    ten years from the tip of S America to Alaska, across the ice to Russia


    and

    Quoted message said:

    back to Hull.

    I don't think he wants to incorporate 8000 miles of water into his route to
    satisfy the 'circumference rule' and on the other hand not wanting to decry
    Karl, it's possible to do 36000 miles without having to go to the expense of
    foreign travel and at 3500 miles per year I could probably do it, keep my
    job and not eat into my holidays ;-)

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  4. Simon Mason
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    "vernon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I don't wish to decry his feat, but having "only" covered 16000 miles
    when
    the Earth's circumference is 24000 miles, I don't think he can claim to


    have

    Quoted message said:

    run "around the world" . Our local lad Karl is doing 36000 miles however


    in

    Quoted message said:

    ten years from the tip of S America to Alaska, across the ice to Russia


    and

    Quoted message said:

    back to Hull.

    I don't think he wants to incorporate 8000 miles of water into his route
    to
    satisfy the 'circumference rule' and on the other hand not wanting to
    decry
    Karl, it's possible to do 36000 miles without having to go to the expense
    of
    foreign travel and at 3500 miles per year I could probably do it, keep my
    job and not eat into my holidays ;-)

    Well I suppose it depends on what set of criteria you wish to use. The round
    the world Vendee yacht race does indeed cover about 24000 miles and the
    first round the world non stop flight (Voyager) also fulfilled the
    circumference rule by travelling nearly 25000 miles. A run over solid ground
    missing out any seas or oceans can be any distance you like really.

    A narrow bit of central Africa, bits of Indonesia and the top bit of S.
    America would cross the world on the Equator missing out the water, but
    would cover only 6000 miles and of course if the criterion was to cut
    through all the meridians you can do that in a few metres at the poles. I
    know what you mean though, a lot of these round the world bike rides and so
    on I could do easily enough if I had the time and money.

    --
    Simon Mason
    http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

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  5. Jim Ley
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    Simon Mason said:

    I
    know what you mean though, a lot of these round the world bike rides and so
    on I could do easily enough if I had the time and money.

    Yes but that's the real achievement, getting the time and money to
    actually do it.

    Jim.

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  6. Keith Willoughby
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    Simon Mason said:

    Well I suppose it depends on what set of criteria you wish to use. The
    round the world Vendee yacht race does indeed cover about 24000 miles
    and the first round the world non stop flight (Voyager) also fulfilled
    the circumference rule by travelling nearly 25000 miles. A run over
    solid ground missing out any seas or oceans can be any distance you
    like really.

    roundtheworldbybike.com guy is doing 50,000 miles. He's done Africa and
    the Americas lengthways.

    He's in Istanbul now, btw. Phenomenal stuff.

    --
    Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
    "Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can't establish truth."
    - Martin Luther King

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  7. Tony Raven
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    vernon said:
    Quoted message said:

    I don't wish to decry his feat, but having "only" covered 16000 miles when
    the Earth's circumference is 24000 miles, I don't think he can claim to


    have

    Quoted message said:

    run "around the world" . Our local lad Karl is doing 36000 miles however


    in

    Quoted message said:

    ten years from the tip of S America to Alaska, across the ice to Russia


    and

    Quoted message said:

    back to Hull.

    I don't think he wants to incorporate 8000 miles of water into his route to
    satisfy the 'circumference rule' and on the other hand not wanting to decry
    Karl, it's possible to do 36000 miles without having to go to the expense of
    foreign travel and at 3500 miles per year I could probably do it, keep my
    job and not eat into my holidays ;-)

    I do see the point though and most "round the world"'s have a
    requirement to travel a certain minimum distance to qualify. Otherwise
    a quick pirouette around the north or south pole and you're done and
    Ellen McArthur could make the claim having not touched land or run at
    all on her circumnavigation.

    OTOH I wish I was capable of "only" 16,000 miles or even 16 miles!
    --
    Tony

    "I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
    Anon

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  8. Simon Mason
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    "Keith Willoughby" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    roundtheworldbybike.com guy is doing 50,000 miles. He's done Africa and
    the Americas lengthways.

    He's in Istanbul now, btw. Phenomenal stuff.

    Oh I see where he got his 16000 mile definition from.
    It's The Guinness Book of Record's definition -glad to see he didn't agree
    with it ;-)

    --
    Simon Mason
    http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

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  9. Simon Mason
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    "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    OTOH I wish I was capable of "only" 16,000 miles or even 16 miles!

    Why - what's happened? :-(

    --
    Simon Mason
    http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

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  10. Tony Raven
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    Simon Mason said:

    "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    OTOH I wish I was capable of "only" 16,000 miles or even 16 miles!

    Why - what's happened? :-(

    I've never been a runner which is why I cycle.

    --
    Tony

    "I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
    Anon

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  11. Simon Mason
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    "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Simon Mason said:

    "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    OTOH I wish I was capable of "only" 16,000 miles or even 16 miles!

    Why - what's happened? :-(

    I've never been a runner which is why I cycle.

    Phew - I thought you'd lost a leg or summat.

    I can only run if there's a football involved.

    --
    Simon Mason
    http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

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  12. MartinM
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    Tony Raven said:
    Simon Mason said:

    "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    OTOH I wish I was capable of "only" 16,000 miles or even 16 miles!

    Why - what's happened? :-(

    I've never been a runner which is why I cycle.

    I nearly got roped into doing a half marathon (Windsor)this year by a
    work colleague, but
    1. it was massively oversubscribed and I wasn't going to pay £125 for
    a cherridy place
    2. colleague stress fractured his ankle training for the London
    Marathon. In retrospect my knees are not brilliant and it may have
    finished them off.

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  13. Tony Raven
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    Simon Mason said:


    Phew - I thought you'd lost a leg or summat.

    I've reached that stage in life that a medical friend describes as
    "Everything either doesn't work or leaks" ;-(

    --
    Tony

    "I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
    Anon

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  14. Simon Mason
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    "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Simon Mason said:


    Phew - I thought you'd lost a leg or summat.

    I've reached that stage in life that a medical friend describes as
    "Everything either doesn't work or leaks" ;-(

    Well, it's not as bad as having something that doesn't work and leaks as
    well!
    Having an either/or option isn't as bad.

    --
    Simon Mason
    http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

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  15. Email address hidden
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    Hi Simon,

    Jesper took his guidance from Guiness who stipulated four continents.
    Europe/Asia/ Australia/USA. That's what Jesper has achieved and when
    Karl finishes his achievement. He will take the mantle!

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