Anyone remember when Gabe Jennings - the Olympic 1500 runner - tried to go on foot from CA to Brazil and ended up learning the hard way that a lot of the world is poor and desperate and violent?
Washington Times wrote:
In 2003, the ever-eccentric Jennings took a 6,000-mile bicycle trek from his parent’s home in Mendocino, Calif., to Brazil to look for a capoeira mestre in hopes that the ancient African martial art was the answer to his training struggles. The trip, complete with nine muggings and a face-to-face meeting with a truck, nearly ended in his death from hepatitis but no resolution to his running career.
Well, it's happened again.
A British guy attempting to run the length of Africa - Russell Cook - and vowing not to cut his hair or shave until he finishes - has been robbed as well.
BBC wrote wrote:
The 26-year-old said he and his team had cameras, phones, cash and passports stolen in the incident in Angola on Saturday.
“One of the reasons why I wanted to run the length of Africa is because no one has ever done it before, and now we are finding out why,” he said.
Full disclosure, the robbery actually happened in June. Dude is still running:
Robbery article:
Jennings article:
