Hardest Geezer: The First Man To RUN From Asia To London

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  • Опубликовано: 22 сен 2024
  • Russ Cook AKA The Hardest Geezer turned his life around when a spur-of-the-moment decision to run home after a night out, led to him running 73 marathons in 68 days from Asia to London.
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Комментарии • 136

  • @HappyHourPodcast
    @HappyHourPodcast  2 года назад +87

    Russ spoke for over an hour about his whole Asia To London experience - listen to the full episode to hear about his run in with wolves, what happened when his phone ran out of battery, and heartwarming stories of the times strangers helped him out (link in description) 🇳🇺

    • @theothu
      @theothu 2 года назад +1

      💪

    • @TheDamis360
      @TheDamis360 2 года назад +2

      Do full video podcast like joe rogan please !

  • @danielwilko6959
    @danielwilko6959 5 месяцев назад +173

    Who’s here after he ran the entire length of Africa? What a legend

  • @jensen_chuah
    @jensen_chuah 2 года назад +325

    The mental toughness on this man is insane, he sounds like what Jay from the Inbetweeners would say he did except he actually did it.

    • @triztenklk
      @triztenklk Год назад +1

      😂

    • @aregul12
      @aregul12 9 месяцев назад +1

      Now he’s running the entire length of africa lol

  • @mrb435
    @mrb435 6 месяцев назад +42

    Here 2 years later and this nutter is nearly finished running the length of Africa. What a legend

  • @LucaSantangeloUK
    @LucaSantangeloUK 2 года назад +501

    Russ is elite. He just needs a big brand to back him!! Redbull & GoPro sleeping on him

    • @oscarmunguia1104
      @oscarmunguia1104 2 года назад +2

      dont “need” a brand man can build his own empire

    • @AidanJokes
      @AidanJokes Год назад +13

      Now he has Hoka supporting his Africa run

    • @GT_1307
      @GT_1307 5 месяцев назад

      You wasn’t wrong. Hoka Huel. It’ll be Netflix next

  • @deejaymurley
    @deejaymurley 2 года назад +76

    One of the best guest you’ve had, guy deserves a lot more subs than what he’s got

  • @joshjohnburgess
    @joshjohnburgess 2 года назад +51

    Heard 12 miles from Brighton and thought he's a Worthing lad. Big respect Russ

  • @willmatthews6179
    @willmatthews6179 Год назад +69

    Absolute legend this bloke. He’s running the length of Africa currently and inspiring so many people. Gonna be one of the biggest names of 2023 and fair play to him! No doubt he’s got some bonkers genetics though, who can run 12 miles after not running for 3 years?!?!

    • @brennanread1787
      @brennanread1787 5 месяцев назад +1

      It’s not genetics it mental toughness

  • @marcusjay8103
    @marcusjay8103 2 года назад +47

    As soon as I saw the thumbnail I instantly recognised the guy from a video posted on 'The Zac and Jay show' where they walk to the most remote pub in Scotland. Literally only watched it a few days ago too 😂
    Guys absolutely crazy! Bet he's got some amazing travel stories to tell. Fantastic guest Jack 👌🏼

    • @Camberwell86
      @Camberwell86 2 года назад

      He just did "Dribbling Britain" with GeoWizard where Tom attempts to kick a football across England (70 odd miles) in 24 hours. Watch it it's good

  • @dyzlz4111
    @dyzlz4111 2 года назад +21

    I wanna live a life like him man it’s incredible

  • @thatguyjokes4766
    @thatguyjokes4766 Год назад +17

    Now running across Africa. You’ve got this Russ!

    • @RichardRunning23
      @RichardRunning23 Год назад

      He's inspired me to make my own channel and start challenging myself I dont understand how it's not more known he's inspiring for sure

  • @owenhaynes735
    @owenhaynes735 2 года назад +39

    Another cool guest could be Nick Butter, he was the first person who ran a marathon in every country in the world. He has some great stories of being mugged, being attacked by dogs, having to pay people just to enter a country without being attacked!

    • @jacknelson927
      @jacknelson927 2 года назад

      Does that mean Andorra Estonia all those small countries too

    • @BNFproductions
      @BNFproductions 2 года назад

      @@jacknelson927 Vatican City

    • @owenhaynes735
      @owenhaynes735 2 года назад

      @@jacknelson927 yes, much much smaller countries too

    • @finleyrosebud5791
      @finleyrosebud5791 Год назад

      @@owenhaynes735 Robert Lard would be good too.

    • @finleyrosebud5791
      @finleyrosebud5791 Год назад

      @@owenhaynes735 His friends call him Rob.

  • @Frankeemc1
    @Frankeemc1 2 года назад +25

    The English David goggins

  • @Andystobbz523
    @Andystobbz523 2 года назад +4

    one of the best Eps ever!

  • @dbasher9974
    @dbasher9974 2 года назад +5

    Maybe consider getting someone like ‘Blind Dave’ Heeley on. He had a short film called ‘7 Days’ released about his fundraising efforts of being the first blind person to run 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents. He’s a massive WBA fan and has raised £100,000s for various charities. He has also done challenges such as running 160 miles across the Sahara as well as learning how to swim in order to complete the Alcatraz triathlon. I bet he’s got some great stories and would be really interesting from the POV of a blind person!

  • @liam367
    @liam367 2 года назад +9

    he should be a co host on this, seems like such a sound guy.

  • @ciaranmccarthy3818
    @ciaranmccarthy3818 2 года назад +8

    This is the most interesting guy on the planet I swear

  • @adamsito501
    @adamsito501 2 года назад +39

    behzinga seems to have grown out his beard

    • @RedF_Official
      @RedF_Official 2 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @kingston2411
      @kingston2411 2 года назад +3

      More like ginge has left SE DONS to run marathons

  • @calumporter4687
    @calumporter4687 2 года назад +4

    This guy is the most impressive guy I’ve ever seen. I’m sorry everyone but he is

  • @nickrowe1041
    @nickrowe1041 5 месяцев назад +1

    The journey is more important than the destination.....

  • @kingsleywilson2108
    @kingsleywilson2108 11 месяцев назад +2

    This guy is a legend!!

  • @Bartvdkrommenacker24
    @Bartvdkrommenacker24 10 месяцев назад +2

    Just shows it is so much more a mental than a physical game

  • @RichardRunning23
    @RichardRunning23 Год назад +7

    Now running the length of Africa I mean that's amazing and Inspiring

  • @Nathan93x
    @Nathan93x 2 года назад +4

    I swear stevie asks all the questions i already have in my head haha

  • @jamieg3564
    @jamieg3564 2 года назад +6

    If Russ was in fifa he would have 99 stamina😂. Respect to him tho that’s an incredible story to tell the grandkids, have a great Christmas lads 👊🏻.

  • @jamieblackburn8212
    @jamieblackburn8212 2 года назад +18

    So inspirational I can barely do 5k without dying

  • @Lawrencewd03
    @Lawrencewd03 5 месяцев назад +3

    Imagine if he ran through Africa

  • @SG_____
    @SG_____ 2 года назад +6

    Happy Hour is the only podcast I enjoy lol.

  • @KG2official
    @KG2official 2 года назад +2

    Just brushed over the fact he got hit by multiple wing mirrors 😂

  • @carterclarke5460
    @carterclarke5460 Год назад +2

    He’s currently running around Africa

  • @brunoz6728
    @brunoz6728 2 года назад +6

    This guy is annoyingly humble

    • @ds.3577
      @ds.3577 Год назад

      Why is it annoying you should be inspired

    • @brunoz6728
      @brunoz6728 Год назад

      @@ds.3577 🤓🤓

    • @ds.3577
      @ds.3577 Год назад +1

      @@brunoz6728 helmet

  • @jh230377
    @jh230377 2 года назад +1

    This guy is a legend!!!👍

  • @btkindonesia137
    @btkindonesia137 Год назад

    Brilliant - loved this

  • @aarond9563
    @aarond9563 Год назад +1

    I can't believe my man is still coming on like this is normal. I need to know what kind of warfare this man is in to do stuff like this for fun.

  • @RyanCL140
    @RyanCL140 2 года назад +1

    This blew my mind

  • @D14aos
    @D14aos Год назад +2

    Need to get him back on once he’s absolutely SMASHED Africa!

  • @maxwren-dunstone2904
    @maxwren-dunstone2904 Год назад +1

    Shout out worthing! 😂

  • @Andrew-sr3dj
    @Andrew-sr3dj Год назад +1

    Need Russ back on after hes done Africa

  • @keytostart7053
    @keytostart7053 2 года назад +1

    [forrest gump voice] i just felt like run-ning

  • @bigshagger8277
    @bigshagger8277 2 года назад +2

    I done that about 6 years ago lad

  • @olliebiddle2278
    @olliebiddle2278 2 года назад +1

    Unbelievable guest! Inspired me to book in a 100mile challenge next year.

    • @JeatBunkie
      @JeatBunkie Год назад

      Did you do it?

    • @olliebiddle2278
      @olliebiddle2278 Год назад +11

      @@JeatBunkie Haha I knocked it down to 100k (62 miles), but I did do it! March 5th 2022. Raised £3,600 for Parkinsons UK!

    • @JeatBunkie
      @JeatBunkie Год назад

      @@olliebiddle2278 congrats and respect mate!

  • @jayledger3305
    @jayledger3305 2 года назад

    yes lad reppin the worthing massive

  • @thomaslockey1901
    @thomaslockey1901 2 года назад +2

    Real life forest gump

  • @teqkk2276
    @teqkk2276 2 года назад +3

    I run up the stairs and I’m fucked

  • @tomfrench5189
    @tomfrench5189 Год назад

    My man deserves an OBE

  • @benaldous193
    @benaldous193 Год назад +1

    Wait is this guy from worthing?!?!

  • @jacko2815
    @jacko2815 Год назад

    I ran to Asia for some noodles and ran back via australia

  • @superdrwholock
    @superdrwholock 2 года назад

    What a unit

  • @Arsenalfan990
    @Arsenalfan990 2 года назад

    Great podcast fellAs

  • @mayakahahe3723
    @mayakahahe3723 5 месяцев назад +2

    Africa - completed it mate ✅

  • @lemonade_ib
    @lemonade_ib 5 месяцев назад

    He's already about to finish the whole length of Africa.

  • @Rdon_Ranger
    @Rdon_Ranger 2 года назад

    This guy must be a super human

  • @joesmalltown6303
    @joesmalltown6303 2 года назад

    This is the hardest geezer

  • @lunarwolf9180
    @lunarwolf9180 2 года назад +10

    Idk why but he reminds me of behzinga but with a longer beard

  • @Andez22
    @Andez22 2 года назад

    Oh shit I know this guy he's from my town.

  • @jacksmith3386
    @jacksmith3386 2 года назад

    You've gotta get Nims Purja on the podcast

  • @lemurienconstricteur1745
    @lemurienconstricteur1745 5 месяцев назад

    oh this guy is real interesting

  • @SydPeppa
    @SydPeppa 2 года назад

    Top Lad!

  • @dylanjordan4747
    @dylanjordan4747 Год назад

    full episode won’t play on spotify

  • @TheAuthorizedJay
    @TheAuthorizedJay 2 года назад

    Is there a full video podcast available?

  • @stuartwells4000
    @stuartwells4000 2 года назад

    and people today cant even pop down to the take away to pick up there food, amazing

  • @turdferguson7264
    @turdferguson7264 2 года назад +6

    I was going to run a marathon once. But then I saw sense and had a pizza instead.

  • @wagwanbennydj6003
    @wagwanbennydj6003 2 года назад +1

    Swear I know this bloke but can't figure out where from!

    • @wagwanbennydj6003
      @wagwanbennydj6003 2 года назад

      I remember I watched your video looking for the world's most remote pub!

    • @jonnysconny7663
      @jonnysconny7663 9 месяцев назад

      Zac and jay

  • @fujster
    @fujster Год назад

    it's insane that this is possible. What about his feet...

    • @benman890
      @benman890 Год назад +1

      He's currently running the length of Africa (from cape town to Tunisia) and so much blood was stomped out of his feet that it went into his bladder and he started pissing blood. He's documenting the whole journey on his RUclips channel "Hardest Geezer".

  • @walterwhite3143
    @walterwhite3143 2 года назад

    David Goggins

  • @losepost
    @losepost 2 года назад

    Where did he keep his luggage?

  • @CamT1
    @CamT1 Год назад

    What episode is this by number so I can find it?

  • @ethanmag1193
    @ethanmag1193 2 года назад

    What running shoes did this guy wear lmao

  • @adamaston1460
    @adamaston1460 Год назад

    Now running the length of Africa

  • @uganiserer1777
    @uganiserer1777 2 года назад

    And on the 69th day he partied ;)

  • @Anonymous-hn4mh
    @Anonymous-hn4mh 2 года назад

    This guy got a book?

  • @MrBillyBubz
    @MrBillyBubz 2 года назад +4

    He didn’t though did he ..

  • @ash.d2101
    @ash.d2101 2 года назад

    I thought that was Ethan with a beard when I saw the thumbnail 😂😂😂

  • @jacko2815
    @jacko2815 Год назад

    Great achievement but there is something about him I can't stand

  • @user-rr4xt8du6c
    @user-rr4xt8du6c 2 года назад

    looks and talks like ally law

  • @randybobandy7236
    @randybobandy7236 2 года назад

    Sea world, oceans fish jump China

  • @dlaldlaldlanutsntnstn1418
    @dlaldlaldlanutsntnstn1418 Год назад +1

    I get jealous of people like this where all their happiness and sense of accomplishment in life comes from something as simple as running a long distance. Like you can just see on his face he's done everything he wanted to do in life and it was just.. running for a long time

  • @treeesus5267
    @treeesus5267 2 года назад

    Stevies trim looks so peak

  • @aidenglasgow4149
    @aidenglasgow4149 2 года назад

    Jay Cartwright

    • @lean2281
      @lean2281 2 года назад

      You don’t believe him ?

  • @woutervanr
    @woutervanr Год назад

    Hmmm yeah, straight police as opposed to the gay police 🤔

  • @matrichards1
    @matrichards1 Год назад

    Mental

  • @ericsonhazeltine5064
    @ericsonhazeltine5064 5 месяцев назад

    What is his accent?

  • @Zeenix2
    @Zeenix2 2 года назад

    He looks like bezhinga with a beard

  • @Pete_R
    @Pete_R 2 года назад +2

    This Guy seems a top bloke so why is his channel dead 😂

    • @Jerryfromtheblocm
      @Jerryfromtheblocm 2 года назад +8

      Cos he ran a world record and didn't film it. This is the type of shit you make documentaries about. But nope just did it for shits and gigs

  • @Dembabarr
    @Dembabarr 2 года назад

    Next run is russia

  • @esgee3829
    @esgee3829 Год назад

    it's weird he calls it "EYE-TEN" when anyone who has been there, from any country in the world, would call it "EE-TEN". dodgy

  • @Jay-in6dl
    @Jay-in6dl 2 года назад +3

    That’s a bit misleading. He ran from the Asian side of Istanbul to London. Incredible achievement regardless.

    • @TheDJinja
      @TheDJinja 2 года назад +37

      so... Asia to London then

  • @9Risky
    @9Risky 2 года назад +3

    “Congrats to everyone who is early and who found this comment”

  • @therealoryo1003
    @therealoryo1003 2 года назад +1

    Fake accent was so annoying

    • @jacko2815
      @jacko2815 Год назад

      Posh boy tryna not be posh

  • @Revelian1982
    @Revelian1982 2 года назад +2

    I just don't believe him. Not because of the task itself, but because he just seems like a liar.

    • @maxepsilon
      @maxepsilon 8 месяцев назад +1

      Watch him now. He's running the entire length of Africa now 😂

    • @mayakahahe3723
      @mayakahahe3723 5 месяцев назад

      Watch him now. He’s just completed Africa

  • @Pete_R
    @Pete_R 2 года назад +4

    68 days 73 marathons and all he's got is 20 minutes of "footage" haha call himself a RUclipsr ffs

    • @Hoeeem
      @Hoeeem 2 года назад +1

      Huh

    • @goblinman8343
      @goblinman8343 2 года назад +14

      Bet you couldn't get off your couch and walk to the supermarket. He doesn't do it for the attention or the money. He does it for his satisfaction.