{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64c105ce6e0909001188b2c1/67405154a38318e3fe78da63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pt 1: The First Person to Run the Length of Africa | Hardest Geezer","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64c105ce6e0909001188b2c1/1732267908642-4ce3f627-007c-4cee-86db-af07941d5845.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hardest Geezer, aka Russ Cook, became the first person to run the entire length of Africa earlier this year. This week he joins Dr Alex George on the Stompcast to reveal the impact of pushing yourself to your extreme limits.</p><p><br></p><p>In part 1, Russ talks about the challenges he did before the Big One (including being buried alive), how making the random choice to run home after a night out kicked off his love of the sport and what made him want to take on this incredible challenge.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hardestgeezer/?hl=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@hardestgeezer</a> and get his new book ‘<a href=\"https://lnk.to/HardestGeezer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mind Over Miles</a>’&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thestompcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@thestompcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>To improve your mental fitness, get Dr Alex’s book <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Manual-BESTSELLER-Fitness-Everyone/dp/1783254904\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mind Manual</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bemettle.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download Mettle</a>: the mental fitness app for men</p>","author_name":"Dr Alex George"}