• Description: Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1958, Tony Mangan ran around the world from 25 October 2010 to 27 October 2014 - starting and finishing at the Dublin Marathon - covering 50,000 km (31,000 miles) across 41 countries on 5 continents in 1,461 days, running an average of 43.3 km per day. He carried mostly a backpack; in more remote areas he pushed a cart named Nirvana. The journey was run to raise funds for Aware, an Irish charity supporting people with depression
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The World Jogger
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Ireland, Irlanda, Irlande
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Mangan
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13519847
Tony Mangan, Kittery, Maine, USA (Alexandra Daley-Clark, Wikipedia.org)
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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