The Independent Blog: Eight marathons in eight days and we are in the Caribbean Sea after running 6,504 miles across South America

Fifteen months ago, just as the Olympic gun resonated through the streets of London, bracing ourselves against a blizzard at the southerly-most point of continental South America, we began our race to run the length of the continent. Ever since, we have been pulling our trailer, day-on-day, through ice, snow, hurricane-force winds, over 45°C heat, nearly 100 per cent …

Couple sponsoring BirdLife are first in the world to run the entire length of South America unsupported, but supported nature throughout

Imagine how it would feel to run into the Caribbean Sea… Now imagine running into the Caribbean Sea after having run a marathon whilst pulling a trailer weighing up to 100kg… Now imagine running into the Caribbean Sea after having run a marathon almost every day with a trailer for 15 months! This is the …

IT’S…OVER…6,504…MILES!!

IT’S OVER, we’ve crossed the finishline!! 14 months, 23 days, 19 hours, 24 minutes, & 6,504 miles (10.467km) later we have ARRIVED!!! Carupano, Venezuela, Caribbean Sea. ESTA ACABADO, fin de la carrera! Despues 14 meses, 23 dias, 19 horas, 24 minutos, & 6,504 millas (10.467km), hemos llegada!!! Carupano, Venezuela, El mar del caribe.