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In this episode we speak with British runner Nick Butter who is the first person in history to run a marathon in every country on Earth. Plus in the quick tip segment Angie shares tips on safely running in cold weather.
Nick Butter is a 31 year old ultra runner from Dorset, UK. He is the first person in history to complete a marathon in every country of the world. He finished his last marathon on November 10th, 2019 and averaged three marathons a week for 96 weeks. A documentary about Nick’s accomplishment is due out in 2020 as well as the first of three books he’s been contracted to write. Nick used his journey to raise money for Prostrate Cancer UK.
Quick Stats
Taken from Nick’s Instagram
196 Marathons 
196 Countries visited 
(all of ‘em)
10,000,000 Steps running
8,271 Kilometres run 
19 Marathons run with the shits 
101 Marathons run without food 
1,014 Litres of water during marathons 
255,000 miles flown 
9 Presidents ran with me
41 Ambassadors ran with me
100% carbon OFFSET 
5000+ Running buddies
6303 Daylight Kilometres 
1967 Darkness Kilometres 
-25C Temperature lowest 
+59C Temperature highest 
60+ Paid bribes 
5 Broken down cars 
5900+ Kilometres driven 
400,000+ Photos taken 
2,411 New friends 
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Transport
18 Trains 
344 Big Planes
111 Tiny Planes 
50 Buses 
290+ Taxis 
11 Cars
29 Metro 
4 Hitch hiked 
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Food
0 Alcohol 
400+ Mission Teas 
80 McDonald’s 
100+ brownies 
190 Room service 
298+ Pasta dishes
Juice Plus Tablets 500 
Pulsin Bars 99 
150 Crap food days 
35 No meal days
289+ Chocolate bars
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Health
1 Dog bite 
11 Near misses 
2 Muggings
1 Hit by car
1 Broken elbow
22 marathons on food poisoning
4 marathons with kidney infection
1 Tooth infection 
320 Painkiller free days
229 Malaria tablets
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Accommodation
280 different beds 
156 hotels
11 hostels
59 host families
29 Guest Houses
599+ Airports
4 Yurts 
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Other
29 Camp fires 
690,000 Calories running 
92 Number of animals seen 
40 Number of languages 
5 Tribes 
24 Volcanos 
5 Mountain ranges 
88 Schools Visited 
140 News channels
260 Interviews 
592 Marathons run all time
89 Ultras run all time
45,000 km run all time
Also Mentioned in This Episode
Nick Butter on the web: Instagram | Website
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One Response
What an incredible journey that must have been! Listening to the story alone is not enough to imagine an sheer highs and lows through the various countries.